Difference between revisions of "SRU Facilities"
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| + | The SRU components have been created in the context of the Federated Search[link to wiki page]. Federated Search has the following benefits: | ||
| + | *Search space is expanded as new datasources come in | ||
| + | *The complexity of search and index to the datasource providers | ||
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| + | By enabling Federated Search gCube can benefit by: | ||
| + | *Getting more external sources: | ||
| + | **External providers that comply with SRU can be used directly as external datasources | ||
| + | **External providers that do not comply with SRU can be used indirectly as external datasources through SRU Adapters | ||
| + | *Providing gCube datasources to others: | ||
| + | **gCube SearchSystem can be used by others | ||
Revision as of 14:23, 17 July 2014
Introduction
The SRU components have been created in the context of the Federated Search[link to wiki page]. Federated Search has the following benefits:
- Search space is expanded as new datasources come in
- The complexity of search and index to the datasource providers
By enabling Federated Search gCube can benefit by:
- Getting more external sources:
- External providers that comply with SRU can be used directly as external datasources
- External providers that do not comply with SRU can be used indirectly as external datasources through SRU Adapters
- Providing gCube datasources to others:
- gCube SearchSystem can be used by others
