Search Recommendation Report

The Search Strategy Committee prepared a report for distribution outlining the new direction for search at Penn State.  The main points of the strategy are:

1. Use google.com with the psu.edu sitesearch parameter for providing raw search results for all of psu.edu as a zero-cost solution.
2. Allow individual units to use any method for providing search results for their own site(s).
3. Provide access to research search engines for analysis of Penn State's Web presence.
4. Communicate and promote the search strategy to the Penn State community.
5. Provide code for "plug and play" implementations of the search strategy.
6. Provide informal training for those who wish to have more information about implementing the strategy.
7. Provide search redirection from search-results.aset.psu.edu.

The entire report may be viewed in two formats:

• Search Recommendation Report (PDF)
• Search Recommendation Report (DOC)