NONPROFIT / SEARCH
Advanced Search & Bibliographic Digitisation Platform
How we built a professional semantic search platform for a cultural association in 30 days, turning a static digital archive into a scientifically-consultable resource.
A cultural association had an author's entire digitised bibliography but lacked an effective tool to consult it. The need was a web platform allowing scholars to perform advanced semantic and full-text searches (Fuzzy Search) to find exact occurrences and phrase variants across thousands of pages, going beyond the limits of simple text search. Previous attempts had failed due to excessive development timelines.
We designed and developed a custom platform based on the Apache Solr search engine, configuring it to handle high-performance fuzzy searches and precise occurrence counting across large volumes of text. We implemented an architecture that includes a dedicated admin section, allowing association staff to upload, tag, and index new texts completely independently.
Challenging the timelines of previous attempts, we released a functional MVP in just 30 days, completing the full platform in the following months. For the first time, association members had a professional, fast, and precise search tool, transforming a static archive into a dynamic resource consultable at a scientific level.