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Features of the eGranary Digital
Library Appliance |
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Easy installation |
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Fast... Up to 5,000 times faster than
satellite connection |
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Can cut Internet connectivity costs by
70% or more |
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Looks and acts just like the
real Internet. Users need no additional training. |
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Content and software are
updateable via a subscription to the eGranary Digital
Library Update Service |
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Fast and comprehensive search
capabilities |
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Reliable and fast platform for building and delivering any
curriculum |
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Double the content (5 million documents and growing...) |
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Technical Features: |
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Runs on Microsoft Windows or Linux Server Operating Systems |
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Can be configured to provide all basic network services
(DNS, DHCP, etc.) |
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Customized proxy
- Users find resources using their original URLs
- Integrates easily with existing Internet connection
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Search services based on Lucene indexing and Java search
interface |
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20GB of space for the development of local Web content |
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Local content indexed along with eGranary Digital Library
content |
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Full-time tracking of usage and errors
- Real usage feedback for contributing
authors/publishers/curriculum builders
- Provides librarians statistics on patron preferences
- Accounts for amount of bandwidth conserved
- Indicates what additional content is desired by patrons
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Costs:
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$2,800 for server, OS, and configuration. |
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For more information,
see:
http://www.egranary.org/ |
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Or contact:
The WiderNet Project
201 Communications Center
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
Tel: 1-319-335-2200
Email: librarian@widernet.org
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The WiderNet Project