[WEB4LIB] Re: Cataloging computer files

[Robin Boulton]

There is a commercial alternative also: for years I have used dtSearch, a
full-text indexing program (in fact I first came across it as DOS shareware
in about 1988). It takes a long time to build an index but it's blazingly
fast on searches. I mention it because it works well across multiple network
drives which I don't know if Google or Microsoft desktop engines will do (I
had the impression that they would only search a C: drive, not D: thru Z: -
might be totally wrong about that).

> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]
> On Behalf Of Chris Hirt
> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:58 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: Cataloging computer files
> 
> Maria,
> 
> Have you tried Google Desktop Search? http://desktop.google.com/
> 
> It might be what you're looking for.
> 
> Chris Hirt
> Library Systems Programmer
> Calvin College - Grand Rapids, MI
> 
> >>> Maria Vagianos <mvagianoslib at gmail.com> 04/20/05 9:52 AM >>>
> Hi all,
> 
> I need to figure out a way to catalog all data files on our computer
> drives, and index them in such a way that all staff can later find
> computer files easily when they do research.  Problem is, we have so
> much data stored all over these drives, that it is very hard to find
> anything when we really need it.  Consequently, if files aren't named,
> saved and indexed in an organized way, then  the information is
> effectively lost to the researcher.
> 
> Is there a program you can suggest tthat can help me do this?
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> Maria
>