This module provides an interface for users to search one or more collections via a variety of protocols and peruse the combined results. One core application is searching library catalogues via Z39.50, a protocol for search queries against bibliographic information. The search UI is configured as a content type. This way you can make multiple search nodes, for example, one to search libraries in your city and another to search all the libraries in a region. Take a look at IRSpy to see which libraries provide their catalogs through this protocol.
The actual searching is done by a daemon called Pazpar2 that provides a web service. Since this module is a client of that service, it can search any targets exported by Pazpar2 which, in addition to Z39.50, include SRU/SRW and SOLR. The protocols are modular and Pazpar2 is GPL licensed so it would be straightforward to add more.
For more information please see the home page and for detailed installation instructions consult the documentation.
The module is developed by Index Data with funding from the Dansk BiblioteksCenter (DBC).
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- Maintenance status: Actively maintained
- Development status: Under active development
- Module categories: Search, Third-party Integration
- Reported installs: 8 sites currently report using this module. View usage statistics.
- Downloads: 540
- Last modified: January 24, 2013
