Summon: how to find journal articles and conference proceedings on a subject

http:// unihub.mdx.ac.uk / study / library

What is Summon?• Google-like search interface

• Searches all our Library resources in one go

• Search across all subject areas

• Materials covered include books, DVDs, journals, journal databases, conference proceedings and reports

• Results are displayed with the most relevant first

• Access full-text if available

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This guide shows you how to use Summon to find journal articles and conference proceedings

In order to access Summon log into MyUnihub

You can register for password reset in case you forget your login details

 myUniHub > My Study > My Library

Select ‘Summon’ from the list of resources

Accessing Summon this way, means that you should be able to access full-text material where available

Enter your search terms (keywords) into the search box and click ‘Search’

If you are using Summon outside the University, then click on this link to set the Middlesex University Cookie on to your home/work computer. This will make it easier to access anything available full-text online.

Your search results are displayed in a list

Number of results

Your search results list different types of information including books, journals, conference proceedings etc

To restrict your search to journals and/or conference proceedings….. …..select ‘Journal article’ and/or ‘Conference proceedings’ from the ‘Content Type’ options…..

…..only journals and conference proceedings (print and electronic) are now displayed

To get more information about an item…

….more information and an abstract will be displayed here

….hover the cursor over the title or click….

You can refine your search in several ways eg.

Limit to items which are full-text online ie. you can read the article or paper on your computer

Scroll down the screen for more refining options eg. refining by subject, date and language etc

Limit to scholarly journals ie good quality academic journals

Limit search within a discipline eg. engineering. Cick on ‘More’ for further options

Other refining options are available further down the screen

Refine your search by subject, date, or language

To refine by date, select and drag the button, then click ‘Update’

Refining by Subject allows you to select subject (search) terms

Click on ‘More’ to get a full list of subject terms, then select subjects to refine your search

Some items are available full-text online

Select ‘Full-text online’….

.…you can then open the PDF or HTML file to view the full-text article/paper

Look out for this icon

If you are using Summon from outside the University, you may sometimes experience problems accessing full-text items

A troubleshooting online guide is available :

MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Library Subject Guides > Accessing Electronic Resources

Some journals are available in print only

When no ‘Online’ icon is displayed, the item is print only. Click on ‘Check availability’ to find out where the journal is located

Look at ‘Subscription summary’ to find out where the journal is located in the library and what issues/years we have

Need further help?

Contact your Librarian:

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/liaisonlibrarians

Make an appointment:

http://bit.ly/MakeAnAppointmentLibrarians