summon launch

Summon

http://library.hud.ac.uk/summon

How did we get here?

• 10 years ago…

Microsoft Word (2000)

How did we get here?

• 10 years ago…

OneLog (2003)

How did we get here?

• 10 years ago…

MetaLib (2006)

How did we get here?

• 10 years ago…

How did we get here?

How did we get here?

(launched Nov 2004)

How did we get here?

“This is the transformational technology which has long been needed to meet

student and academic staff expectations in an increasingly complex information

environment.”

What’s in Summon now?

49,705,667 items…although it’s probably

changed since I wrote this slide!

What’s in Summon now?

• 35,660,372 journal articles (inc. OA)• 33,927 journals (both print & electronic)• Printed material held in the Libraries• University Repository• Electronic books (inc. ebrary,

Books24x7)• UniTube Off-Air Recordings

What’s not in Summon now?

• In-house material held on UniTube• University Archives• …?

Summon demo…

• library.hud.ac.uk/summon

Summon Key Dates

Oct 2009 start of Summon implementation

Feb 2009 new A-Z journal list goes livenew Link Resolver goes live

Mar 2010 formal launch of Summon (beta)…runs in parallel with MetaLib

Aug 2010 Summon replaces MetaLib

(by end of July)

Summon

http://library.hud.ac.uk/summon