Search and Discovery Tools
Information is only useful if it can be found. Search and
discovery tools help users do just that, and must be increasingly
sophisticated to connect users to sought after resources in an
ever-deepening pool.
Search and discovery tools differ from database management tools
such as Inmagic DBTextWorks. Database management systems do often
include search interfaces, but also features for building the
database, populating it with information, reporting, exporting, and
other data-specific features. A discovery interface is designed and
optimized just for searching and resource discovery and sharing,
providing features such as:
- fast, relevancy-based keyword search results;
- spelling corrections and did-you-mean suggestions of alternate
terms;
- links to related resources;
- faceted browsing to easily narrow down results; and
- tools for saving and sharing searches and records.
Andornot often works with the following applications in
particular, recommending each for specific situations. Please click
the logos for more information on each.
