SummonRefresher Workshop

December 14-15, 2017

Matthew Reidsma // Grand Valley State University

Centralized Index

Match & Rank

Matching

  1. The cat sat on the mat.
  2. The dog stood on the mat.
  3. The cat sat while the dog stood.

MacCormick, J. 9 algorithms that changed the future: The ingenious ideas that drive today's computers. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. pp. 13-21.

  1. The cat sat on the mat.
  2. The dog stood on the mat.
  3. The cat sat while the dog stood.
Word Location
cat 1, 3
dog 2, 3
sat 1, 3

MacCormick, J. 9 algorithms that changed the future: The ingenious ideas that drive today's computers. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. pp. 13-21.

  1. (1)The (2)cat (3)sat (4)on (5)the (6)mat.
  2. (1)The (2)dog (3)stood (4)on (5)the (6)mat.
  3. (1)The (2)cat (3)sat (4)while (5)the (6)dog (7)stood.
Word Location
cat 1-2, 3-2
dog 2-2, 3-6
sat 1-3, 3-7

MacCormick, J. 9 algorithms that changed the future: The ingenious ideas that drive today's computers. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. pp. 13-21.

Ranking

  1. The cat sat on the mat.

    Links or Citations from:

    1. Website 1
    2. Website 2
    3. Website 3
  2. The dog stood on the mat.
  3. The cat sat while the dog stood.

    Links or Citations from:

    1. Website 2
    2. Website 4

MacCormick, J. 9 algorithms that changed the future: The ingenious ideas that drive today's computers. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. pp. 13-21.

Catalog vs. Summon

Catalog vs. Summon

What's in the Index?

Databse listing with Summon flag

More on Summon's In Index Flag

What's in the Index?

Detail listing with Summon flag

More on Summon's In Index Flag

Dynamic Rank
Static Rank

gvsu.edu/s/0BJ

Peer Review vs. Scholarly

More detail on facets

Open Access

Screen shot of search for OA journal that has mixed results

More detail on facets

Subject vs. Discipline

  • Discipline: 59 terms from HILCC taxonomy, mapped from authority titles in Knowledge Base and Ulrichs, + subject terms that are an exact match
  • Subjects: Preserved from provider metadata (so, a mess)

More on discipline mapping

Topic Explorer

The topic explorer

Topics

Screenshot of Summon search showing heart attack

More on Summon Topics

Wrong Topics

Screenshot of Summon search showing branding

More on Summon Topics gone wrong

Wrong Topics

Screenshot of Summon search showing rape in the US

More on Summon Topics gone wrong

Recommended Librarian

Screenshot of Summon recommending a librarian "Librarian information needs to be on the top page of the LibGuide"

More on Recommended Librarian

IEDL vs. Link Resolver

More on IEDL

Tips and Tricks!

Tips and Tricks!

Mappable search forms

Tips and Tricks!

Scoped Search Generator

Tips and Tricks!

  • Boolean
  • Field Searching
  • Wildcards ? and *
  • Proximity Searching
  • Emphasis Searching

More Tips and Tricks!

Tips and Tricks!

More Tips and Tricks!

Thank You

libgudes.gvsu.edu/summonworkshop