IBM to help digitize resources of Japan's oldest private university

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"Keio University's Research Institute for Digital Media and Content is relying upon IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition as the search engine, indexing system and common interface for a project that is digitizing documents, research findings and other works amassed in the university's collections to make them available on demand," the company said in a press release, July 20.

"The project will bring together research information stored in different formats and systems that is currently difficult to find and access," it said.

The IBM solution enables users to search a broad range of information sources such as databases, university Web sites, file systems and content management systems all from a single interface.

The new system provides Keio University with a flexible framework that can address the complex relationship of information across the university and help researchers quickly find what they are looking for.

"Working with IBM, we are creating an intuitive research environment that simplifies the sharing and access of information and provides it in context to open new possibilities for understanding," said Jun Murai, Ph.D., vice president and chief operating officer, Research Institute for Digital Media and Content, Keio University. "We expect the IBM solution will have a dramatic impact on our university by assisting researchers in uncovering complex information relationships and helping them gain new insight which ultimately can lead to new discoveries."

"We needed a system that could analyze content across interdisciplinary fields and that was flexible enough to support users of all ages and backgrounds," said Keiko Shimazu, associate professor with Keio University's Research Institute for Digital Media and Content. "OmniFind Enterprise Edition allows people outside of Keio University to access pertinent information regardless of its location. In this way, we can help them quickly mine the expertise we've gained to assist them in creating new intellectual content."