[WEB4LIB] Re: In defense of stupid users

[Roy Tennant]

On May 6, 2005, at 1:15 PM, K.G. Schneider wrote:

> The reality is that when you have been to Paree--the world of full-text
> searching--going back to the farm of searching limited metadata is
> frustrating and limiting, no matter who tells you otherwise. You can 
> poke in
> a few extra terms here or there, add a few thingamabobs, but you can't
> possibly match the richness of full-text retrieval.

But for my money the best solution is full-text searching "sweetened" 
with metadata to improve relevancy. Let's call it the Chicago solution 
--  a farm-influenced Paris.
Roy