OCLC SiteSearch Database Builder – Pears

Concepts

Pears System Overview
Pears-Newton Comparison
Pears Database Build Process

Tasks

Creating a New Pears Database
Converting a Newton Database to a Pears Database
Creating a Pears Database Description Configuration File Based on an Existing Newton .dsc File
Making a Pears Database Available in WebZ

Reference

Pears Database Description Configuration File
Pears Tags (.tags) File
Pears Record Handlers
Pears Index Routines
Pears-Newton Index Routine Comparison
The SiteSearch Database Operations Tool (SSDOT) for Pears
OCLC Office of Research Pears Open Source Project