Whats the advantage to using GILS?
For content owners offering access to information, GILS helps assure that people can find it. Publishers can describe information in their own way and need not commit to exclusive distribution. For intermediaries helping people find information, GILS makes it easier to gather information from any source described. The intermediary has more confidence in what is gathered and is not constantly adjusting to changing interfaces. For direct users finding information on their own, GILS supports going through intermediaries or searching primary sources directly. The user’s search tool can be in the user’s own language and with a range of features supporting everyone from casual browser to professional searcher. For software companies providing search access to information on the desktop, Intranet, or Internet, GILS provides a powerful platform adaptable to a range of architectures. See also .
