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OERca2 Searcher Tool

overview
This tool will be used for both internal search of objects, documents, users, and external searches on content. Internally, users may want to find objects with which they are working, objects that have already been cleared in OERca, documents containing objects of interest, or users within the system. This search interface will be a simple keyword search using all metadata in OERca to present results. Externally, users might use this search to reach out to sites like Flickr and Google Image Search to find openly licensed content. They will be required to specify the licensing constraints for their search, but will be presented with the results from a few different site options. External searches will allow the user to instantly download the object into OERca and begin using it as a replacement (they will need to designate the original object, for replacement). Internal searches will allow the user to specify whether they want a particular object as a replacement.

functionality

 * search objects, documents, users on OERca metadata
 * select objects from OERca or external sites as replacements
 * search objects from Flickr, Google Image Search using advanced, license specific search fields within each site
 * download objects from Flickr, Google Image Search results into OERca (with specified original object for replacement)
 * sort OERca search results by course, title/name, keyword match, date, license