[WEB4LIB] Cataloging computer files

[Ernesto Giralt]

María:

DCS, the engine behind DescribeThis (www.describethis.com) can do that, and
would be a "true" cataloguing task, because the engine extracts the metadata
from the content of files (publisher, creator/autor, dates, rights, etc) and
give you a collection, filtered and "searchable", of Dublin Core registers
in XML, RDF or XHTML format. The bad news are that the local search option
for the application exists only internally at Sand, under development and
testing phase.  Currently we are devoted to improve the engine for online
content, but.. with enough users requesting such kind of solution, we can
convince the boss to deploy the desktop version for the public domain;) Even
free, if there are really "enough users"..

Send me an email to ernesto.giralt at esand.net to discuss or comment more
about this, to avoid off-topic messages for the list.


!
Ernesto Giralt.

> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: web4lib at webjunction.org 
> [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org] En nombre de Maria Vagianos
> Enviado el: miércoles, 20 de abril de 2005 15:45
> Para: Multiple recipients of list
> Asunto: [WEB4LIB] Cataloging computer files
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 


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