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Endeavor update
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Princeton picks Voyager
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DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, USA Jan. 14, 2000 - Endeavor Information Systems Inc. announced today Princeton University, an ARL member, has chosen the Voyager integrated library information management system to replace their current NOTIS system.
Princeton's libraries include the Harvey S. Firestone Memorial Library and 18 special libraries, including 15 department collections. The Princeton
libraries support 6,000 students and 1,000 faculty researchers with 6 million books, 3 million microforms, 36,000 linear feet of manuscripts, 30,000 periodicals in 52 languages. Some of Princeton's special
collections include Western Americana, the Gest East Asian Collection, the Morris L.
Parrish Collection of Victorian Novelists, the Robert H. Taylor Collection of English and American Literature, the Howard Behrman Collection of American Literature, the Miriam Y. Holden Collection on American Women, and the Junius Spencer Morgan Collection of Virgil.
"At Endeavor, we continue to take pride in Voyager's success with academic and research libraries, particularly ARL libraries like Princeton
University," commented Jane Burke, Endeavor's President and CEO. "Our top priority is to continue to provide the best library information system available for the changing needs of our academic and
research library customers. With a campus-wide commitment to teaching and research, Princeton has made a solid decision to choose the smart design of Voyager."
Based in Des Plaines, Illinois, Endeavor Information Systems Incorporated is an employee-owned information technology company formed in September
1994. Over 600 academic and research libraries of every size have chosen Endeavor's high performance library system.
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Manukau Institute of Technology combines Voyager and Selfcheck
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First Library in Australasia to Combine Endeavor and 3M Products
DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, Dec. 21, 1999: Endeavor Information Systems announced today the Manukau Institute of Technology Library in Manukau City,
Auckland, New Zealand is the first Voyager library in the New Zealand and Australia area to implement the Voyager integrated library system interface with the 3M SelfCheck System.
With Voyager’s easy to use graphical user interface, patrons are able to find information quickly and accurately; then by using SelfCheck, patrons
may check out their own materials. This do-it-yourself procedure saves libraries time and money while increasing the productivity of the library staff.
"Voyager was a huge step—it’s wonderful. Now with Voyager and SelfCheck, the staff can spend more quality time with customers that need
us," explained Barbara Garriock, Institute Librarian at Manukau Institute of Technology. "We don’t feel we have to push customers through as quickly as possible to serve them all efficiently."
"SelfCheck wasn’t used to its highest capacity with the previous library automation system because the system was just very slow,"
Garriock explained. She said in an environment where customers are used to a quick self-service society, students now feel empowered by the phenomenal speed of the Voyager system and the convenience of SelfCheck.
"This way, students don’t have to wait for library staff to check out their books, they can do it on their own, giving them more time to study," she said.
"New Zealand has become a very automated society--patrons appreciate SelfCheck because it is fast, easy, and guarantees their privacy,"
explained Trevor Cheer, 3M New Zealand Account Executive.
"Voyager was designed to incorporate time saving advancements like the SelfCheck system." explained Jane Burke, Endeavor’s President and
CEO. "Progressive systems like Voyager and SelfCheck are implemented in today’s libraries to enhance the power of library professionals. We are proud of the Manukau Institute of Technology Library for
recognizing the needs of the staff and patrons and meeting those needs by combining Voyager’s smart design with SelfCheck’s efficiency."
Established in 1970, Manukau Institute of Technology is one of New Zealand’s premier education and training institutes. The four campuses across
Manukau, central Auckland, and Drury serve 22,000 students and over 800 staff. The catalog of the Manukau Institute of Technology Library may be accessed at library.manukau.ac.nz
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Endeavor on NT
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16 Diverse Libraries Opt for Voyager Windows NT
DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, Nov. 30, 1999: Endeavor Information Systems announced that a total of sixteen Voyager customers have opted for an NT server
solution. The Voyager NT customers are diverse, ranging from academic and theological libraries to specialized research and museum libraries.
"In comparison to other systems, Voyager had what we were looking for," explained Joy Jewett, Assistant Director of the T.J. Jones
Memorial Library at North Central University (NCU). "We wanted a smaller system and our campus IT group suggested an NT system. Now the University is exploring a campus-wide NT solution."
The Voyager NT system manages North Central University's unique 75,000 volume collection focused on urban and international ministry. Voyager's
ability to search NCU sister schools and the Z39.50 access to libraries with similar collections were important factors in the library's Voyager selection. NCU recently went into production with Voyager NT.
"There is no doubt that NT is a strategic system," explained Verne Coppi, Endeavor's Vice President, Development. "We expect to see
it mature and handle larger numbers of users. It is a testament to Voyager's smart design that we can deliver all the capabilities in this environment."
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