Hello,

I haven't seen anyone post a link to the new OPAC at NCSU and
thought it might be of interest to everyone as it is a rich example
of the use of facets.

To get an idea on how well received it is....one student recently
commented that "The new system is incredible. It would be difficult
to exaggerate how much better it is than our old online card catalog
(and therefore that of most other universities). I've found myself
searching the catalog just for fun, whereas before it was a chore to
find what I needed."

Link to the new OPAC search:
http://www2.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/?
view=full&Ntt=ranganathan&Ntk=Keyword&N=206305&Nty=1

Guide to the faceted interface:
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/index_arrows.html

Press release:
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/news/libraries.php?p=1998&more=1

A few of the blog entries:
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/endeca/press.html

If I can be of any help sharing our experiences helping NCSU let me
know.

Full disclaimer: I am the founder of Endeca. I wanted to share this
site as the entire Endeca team is very pleaseed to play a small role
in inspiring the NCSU students to spend more time appreciating the
great treasures in the library.

Best,
Steve Papa
Endeca