Y'all might be interested in this:
<http://www.code4lib.org/node/165>The package I've made available consists of a basic Solr introduction with steps to follow to ensure things are working at each stage, from launching Solr to indexing several sample data sets. And the teacher's pets will be the ones that make it through to firing up Solr flare and *seeing* their data in an elegant faceted browser.
Feedback on what doesn't work (and success if it all *just works*) is welcome.
Erik
