CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and TORONTO, Canada — February 4, 2008 — Endeca Technologies, Inc., an information access software company, and The University of Toronto announced today that The University of Toronto Library has selected the Endeca Information Access Platform (IAP) to serve as the foundation for a new resource-discovery system that will support an enhanced user experience across a broad range of information resources.
As the third-largest university library in North America, the University of Toronto Library's mission is to foster the search for knowledge and understanding in the university and the wider community. This new application will take advantage of a range of information access capabilities available in the Endeca IAP, including Guided Navigation, search, Content Spotlighting, and more. Specifically, this initiative will facilitate the discovery of resources not only from the University of Toronto Library's 15,000,000-volume print collection — the largest in Canada — but also from 12,000,000 articles in more than 8,700 electronic journals, from 150,000,000 citations in nearly 200 abstract and index databases, and from over 100,000 full-text electronic books available through the Ontario Council of University Libraries Scholars Portal services. This implementation will draw together into a single framework a vast array of information that supports the research, teaching, and learning activities.
The project, slated to start this month, will be the most extensive Endeca project of its kind in the library space to date.
University of Toronto chief librarian Carole Moore says, "This initiative will greatly enhance the student experience by drawing together information resources that previously required the use of many different systems. The Endeca IAP will allow us to offer a single, uniform approach to information discovery."
About University of Toronto
The University of Toronto Library system is the largest academic library in Canada and is ranked in the top five among research libraries in North America. The system consists of over 30 libraries serving over 60,000 students and staff. This array of college libraries, special collections, and information centres covers subject areas from architecture to zoology. In addition to more than 16 million print holdings, the library system offers access to one of the largest collections of online library materials in North America.
About Endeca
Endeca's innovative information access software helps people explore, analyze, and understand complex information, guiding them to unexpected insights and better decisions. The Endeca Information Access Platform, built around a new class of access-optimized database, powers applications that combine the ease of searching and browsing with the analytical power of business intelligence. More than 500 leading global organizations including ABN AMRO, Boeing, Cox Newspapers, the (US) Defense Intelligence Agency, Dell, Ford Motor Company, Hyatt, IBM, John Deere, the Library of Congress, Texas Instruments, and Walmart.com rely on Endeca to power business-critical applications that increase revenue, reduce costs, and streamline operations.
Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, Endeca has operations in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information: endeca.com or info@endeca.com.
Contacts:
Craig VerColen
Endeca
617-674-6190
cvercolen@endeca.com