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====== Summon ====== | ====== Summon ====== | ||
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===== Vendor ===== | ===== Vendor ===== | ||
- | SerialsSolutions\\ http://www.serialssolutions.com/discovery/summon/\\ \\ Summon™is web-scale discovery servic ethat enables a familiar web-searching experience of the full breadth of content found in library collections—from books and videos to e-resources such as articles.\\ No need to broadcast searches to other databases —it provides one search box for a researcher to enter any terms they want and quickly get credible results in one relevancy ranked-list.\\ \\ | + | |
+ | SerialsSolutions\\ | ||
+ | [[http://www.serialssolutions.com/discovery/summon/|http://www.serialssolutions.com/discovery/summon/]]\\ | ||
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+ | Summon™is web-scale discovery servic ethat enables a familiar web-searching experience of the full breadth of content found in library collections—from books and videos to e-resources such as articles.\\ | ||
+ | No need to broadcast searches to other databases —it provides one search box for a researcher to enter any terms they want and quickly get credible results in one relevancy ranked-list.\\ | ||
===== Key Features ===== | ===== Key Features ===== | ||
- | Web-Scale Discovery: Full-Breadth of Library Content\\ \\ A single search\\ Provides a Google-like search experience, allowing researchers to use one search box to discover credible and reliable library content.\\ \\ Relevant results\\ Delivers search results in a relevancy-ranked list so the most relevant results appear at the top of the list.\\ \\ Complete and instant access\\ Incorporates the comprehensive knowledge of library's holdings so that researchers can access their results including full-text of electronic articles.\\ \\ Hosted for easy support\\ The Summon™ service is provided as a hosted service to minimise impact on library staff.\\ \\ Mobile Accessibility\\ searching of a library’s collection through the Summon™ web-scale discovery service from a mobile\\ device\\ \\ integration\\ The Summon™ web-scale discovery service provides an open API that allows integration with existing applications, such as learning management systems.\\ \\ Results refinement\\ navigate and narrow search result sets using multiple methods, such as filtering, faceting and sorting.\\ \\ Clear, immediate results\\ Valuable information is displayed within the results list, allowing for quick appraisal. This data includes abstracts, item location, online full text availability, and more.\\ \\ Full-text filter\\ The Summon™ service provides time-efficient research for the busy student by allowing results set to be limited to items immediately available in full text online.\\ \\ Citation formatting\\ Quickly cut and paste citations in your preferred style.\\ \\ Bibliographic information export\\ export citations to bibliographic management software applications such as EndNote, RefWorks and ProCite.\\ \\ Scholarship filter\\ Giving you the ability to limit results to "scholarly" publications including peer-reviewed material.\\ \\ "Did you mean?" suggestions\\ The Summon™ service provides alternative guidance for misspellings or low yield queries.\\ | + | |
+ | Web-Scale Discovery: Full-Breadth of Library Content\\ | ||
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+ | A single search\\ | ||
+ | Provides a Google-like search experience, allowing researchers to use one search box to discover credible and reliable library content.\\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | Relevant results\\ | ||
+ | Delivers search results in a relevancy-ranked list so the most relevant results appear at the top of the list.\\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | Complete and instant access\\ | ||
+ | Incorporates the comprehensive knowledge of library's holdings so that researchers can access their results including full-text of electronic articles.\\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | Hosted for easy support\\ | ||
+ | The Summon™ service is provided as a hosted service to minimise impact on library staff.\\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | Mobile Accessibility\\ | ||
+ | searching of a library’s collection through the Summon™ web-scale discovery service from a mobile\\ | ||
+ | device\\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | integration\\ | ||
+ | The Summon™ web-scale discovery service provides an open API that allows integration with existing applications, such as learning management systems.\\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | Results refinement\\ | ||
+ | navigate and narrow search result sets using multiple methods, such as filtering, faceting and sorting.\\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | Clear, immediate results\\ | ||
+ | Valuable information is displayed within the results list, allowing for quick appraisal. This data includes abstracts, item location, online full text availability, and more.\\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | Full-text filter\\ | ||
+ | The Summon™ service provides time-efficient research for the busy student by allowing results set to be limited to items immediately available in full text online.\\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | Citation formatting\\ | ||
+ | Quickly cut and paste citations in your preferred style.\\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | Bibliographic information export\\ | ||
+ | export citations to bibliographic management software applications such as EndNote, RefWorks and ProCite.\\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | Scholarship filter\\ | ||
+ | Giving you the ability to limit results to "scholarly" publications including peer-reviewed material.\\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | "Did you mean?" suggestions\\ | ||
+ | The Summon™ service provides alternative guidance for misspellings or low yield queries. | ||
===== Customers ===== | ===== Customers ===== | ||
- | Please see the '[[he_systems_review|Discovery - Who uses what systems]]' section for an updated list.\\ | ||
- | + | Please see the '[[:he_systems_review|Discovery - Who uses what systems]]' section for an updated list. | |
- | * Birmingham City University: http://bcu.summon.serialssolutions.com/#!/ | + | |
- | + | * Birmingham City University: [[http://bcu.summon.serialssolutions.com/#!/|http://bcu.summon.serialssolutions.com/#!/]] | |
- | * De Montfort University: http://www.library.dmu.ac.uk/ | + | |
- | + | * De Montfort University: [[http://www.library.dmu.ac.uk/|http://www.library.dmu.ac.uk/]] | |
- | * Manchester Metropolitan University: https://www.library.mmu.ac.uk/ | + | |
- | + | * Edge Hill University: [[https://edgehill.summon.serialssolutions.com/|https://edgehill.summon.serialssolutions.com/ ]] \\ | |
- | * Middlesex University: http://www.lr.mdx.ac.uk/summon/ | + | * Manchester Metropolitan University: [[https://www.library.mmu.ac.uk/|https://www.library.mmu.ac.uk/]] \\ |
- | + | * Senate House Libraries: [[http://external.shl.lon.ac.uk/summon/index.php|http://external.shl.lon.ac.uk/summon/index.php]] \\ | |
- | * Senate House Libraries: http://external.shl.lon.ac.uk/summon/index.php | + | * Teesside University: [[http://lis.tees.ac.uk/|http://lis.tees.ac.uk/]] |
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- | * Teesside University: http://lis.tees.ac.uk/ | + | * University of Brighton: [[https://staff.brighton.ac.uk/is/libraries/Pages/Online-Library.aspx|https://staff.brighton.ac.uk/is/libraries/Pages/Online-Library.aspx]] |
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- | * University of Brighton: https://staff.brighton.ac.uk/is/libraries/Pages/Online-Library.aspx | + | * University of Glasgow: [[https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/library/|https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/library/]] |
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- | * University of Glasgow: https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/library/ | + | * University of Huddersfield: [[http://library.hud.ac.uk/summon/|http://library.hud.ac.uk/summon/]] |
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- | * University of Huddersfield: http://library.hud.ac.uk/summon/ | + | * University of Hull: [[http://libguides.hull.ac.uk/summon|http://libguides.hull.ac.uk/summon]] |
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- | * University of Hull: http://libguides.hull.ac.uk/summon | + | * University of the West of England: [[http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/library/|http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/library/]] |
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- | * University of the West of England: http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/library/ | + | * University of West London: [[http://www.uwl.ac.uk/library|http://www.uwl.ac.uk/library]] |
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- | * University of West London: http://www.uwl.ac.uk/library | + | * University of Worcester: [[http://summon.worc.ac.uk/|http://summon.worc.ac.uk/]] |
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- | * University of Worcester: http://summon.worc.ac.uk/ | + | |
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===== External Links ===== | ===== External Links ===== | ||
- | + | * [[http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/02/digital-libraries/discovery-at-dartmouth/|Discovery at Dartmouth.]]By David Rapp. The Digital Shift (Library Journal). 27th February 2012 \\ //'The Ivy League university was a beta partner for the Summon discovery service in 2008. In the group’s report “Next-Generation Systems at Dartmouth College,” released in September 2008, the No. 1 need was listed right at the top, on the very first page:'We currently have a super abundance of resources accessed through a complex, disjointed discovery layer…. We need to strive for much simpler ways to find much more relevant information.' One search box to rule them all—federated discovery of all available resources (print, media, electronic resources) from a single point of entry is an overarching need. Next generation services must radically enhance resource integration and move us on from the isolated data silos of the present'.// | |
- | * [[http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/02/digital-libraries/discovery-at-dartmouth/|Discovery at Dartmouth.]]By David Rapp. The Digital Shift (Library Journal). 27th February 2012\\ //'The Ivy League university was a beta partner for the Summon discovery service in 2008. In the group’s report “Next-Generation Systems at Dartmouth College,” released in September 2008, the No. 1 need was listed right at the top, on the very first page:'We currently have a super abundance of resources accessed through a complex, disjointed discovery layer…. We need to strive for much simpler ways to find much more relevant information.' One search box to rule them all—federated discovery of all available resources (print, media, electronic resources) from a single point of entry is an overarching need. Next generation services must radically enhance resource integration and move us on from the isolated data silos of the present'.// | + | |
- | + | * Presentation by Greenwich University: [[http://www.slideshare.net/informationservices/summon-discovery|http://www.slideshare.net/informationservices/summon-discovery]] | |
- | * Presentation by Greenwich University: http://www.slideshare.net/informationservices/summon-discovery | + | |
- | + | * Resources: [[http://www.serialssolutions.com/discovery/summon/resources/|http://www.serialssolutions.com/discovery/summon/resources/]] | |
- | * Resources: http://www.serialssolutions.com/discovery/summon/resources/ | + | |
- | + | * Paul Stainthorp (University of Lincoln) Summon blog post: [[http://paulstainthorp.com/2011/08/10/notes-on-serials-solutions-summon/|http://paulstainthorp.com/2011/08/10/notes-on-serials-solutions-summon/]] | |
- | * Paul Stainthorp (University of Lincoln) Summon blog post: http://paulstainthorp.com/2011/08/10/notes-on-serials-solutions-summon/ | + | |
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* Implementing and evaluating Summon at Huddersfield and Northumbria Universities'. By Thoburn, June, Coates, Annette and Stone, Graham [JISC] Project Report. 2010: [[http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/9921/1/JISCSummonCase-StudyreportFinal.pdf|Simplifying resource discovery and access in academic libraries]] | * Implementing and evaluating Summon at Huddersfield and Northumbria Universities'. By Thoburn, June, Coates, Annette and Stone, Graham [JISC] Project Report. 2010: [[http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/9921/1/JISCSummonCase-StudyreportFinal.pdf|Simplifying resource discovery and access in academic libraries]] | ||
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