Our Summon Discovery Service has been upgraded, resulting in an improved interface and some new features. Summon allows you to search across the Library’s online collections of journal articles, book chapters, and other publication types. Search it via the Summon search box on the Library homepage.

Results display

• To see a summary of each item click on the ‘Preview’ link. This will display the abstract, subject keywords and other details of the item in the body of your results, instead of in the right-hand panel.
• You can cite, email or export details of individual items. This is in addition to being able to add items to your ‘Saved items’ folder to cite, email or export details for multiple references.
• Definitions from reliable sources, such as Encyclopaedia Britannica, will appear in the right-hand pane. Along with suggested searches you might wish to try.
• Displays of citation counts from the Web of Science/Scopus and social media interaction indicators from Altmetric have been improved. Use these to help you judge the impact of an item.

Refine options improved

• It is now possible to exclude items using the refine options on the left of the screen. Just hover over one of the refine options and click on the red cross that appears. This will exclude items in that category from your results. This is in addition to being able to click on an option, to just look at items in that category.
• Publication date limits have also been improved. Some pre-set options are available, enabling you to easily limit your results to items published in the last 12 months, 3 years, or 5 years. Alernatively, you can use the date slider to select your own custom date range.

Feedback

We hope you find these new features useful. If you have any comments about Summon, please contact Jackie Skinner.

Jackie Skinner, Library Web Manager