Faceted Browsing

TRLN has purchased the Endeca Information Access Platform for Libraries to create a single search interface across the online catalogs of all four TRLN institutions. Endeca will not replace any of the existing campus ILS platforms which, unlike Endeca, also power the administrative functions of acquisitions and circulation. The new system will index the combined catalog records of Duke University Libraries, North Carolina Central University Libraries, North Carolina State University Libraries and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Libraries. This powerful new search engine will improve upon traditional keyword searching by adding faceted browse to more fully expose and exploit the rich metadata in our online catalogs. In time, the Endeca implementation will enable TRLN to facilitate new collaborative services to its patrons.