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    1. Where can I find the Summon User Guide?
      1. The Summon Service User Guide
    • Product: Summon

    Where can I find the Summon User Guide?

    The User Guide outline below contains links to information throughout the Support Center about the Summon web-scale discovery service.

    If you have other questions about Summon that aren't answered by information found here, you can search the rest of the Support Center using the Search function above.

    And you can always contact us for personalized help! Use the Support Portal option menu near the top of this page.


    The Summon Service User Guide

    To read about a particular subject, click the title and you'll be taken to the document elsewhere in the Support Center that addresses that subject.

    • The Central Discovery Index (CDI)

      • Provider Content in the Central Discovery Index
      • Origin of Summon Records, Participating Providers, and Update Schedules
      • Metadata Content in the Central Discovery Index
      • Content Types Definitions
      • Central Discovery Index Update
    • The Summon User Interface

      • Logos
      • Advanced Search Page URL Address
      • Cover Images
    • The Summon Administration Console

      • Administration Console User Guide
      • Administration Console: Settings
      • Support for Web-Based Proxies
      • Authentication Banner for Remote Users
      • IP Addresses Do Not Appear in Summon Administration Console
    • Understanding Subscription Resources in the Summon Service

      • Data Optimization Checklist
      • Full-Text vs. Abstracting and Indexing Content
      • Choosing Encyclopedia Britannica Databases
      • Including Abstracting and Indexing Databases
      • E-Books FAQ
      • Subscription Rights in the Summon Service
      • ARTstor Images Require Browser Pop-Ups
    • Getting Local Collections Loaded into the Central Discovery Index

      • Exporting Catalog Holdings - Uploading to the Central Discovery Index
      • MARC Mapping Spreadsheet. Instructions, and Policy
      • Catalog File Naming Conventions
      • Content Types Definitions
      • Union Catalog Support
      • Including Your Library's Institutional Repository
      • Mapping OAI-DC fields in Institutional Repositories to Summon Search Fields
      • Real Time Availability Throttling
      • Including LibGuides in the Summon Service
      • Including Non-Bibliographic Content in the Central Discovery Index
      • Catalog Records Returned: Summon Search Versus a Catalog Search
    • Updating Existing Local Collections Loaded in the Central Discovery Index

      • Deleting Catalog Records from the Central Discovery Index
      • Handling a New Full Load of Library Catalog Records to the Central Discovery Index
      • Changing Your Library Catalog or Institutional-Repository Link
    • Open Access Content in the Summon Service

      • Index of HathiTrust Documentation in the Support Center
      • Choosing a HathiTrust Database and Content
      • Including Open-Access Resources
    • User Authentication in the Summon Service

      • Authentication Banner for Remote Users
      • Support for Web-Based Proxies
    • Including Library Managed Holdings in the Summon Service

    • Direct Linking in the Summon Service

      • Linking to Results
      • Index-Enhanced Direct Linking FAQ
      • Index-Enhanced Direct Linking to Provider Content
      • Setting Priority Order for Index-Enhanced Direct Linking to Provider Content
      • Index-Enhanced Direct Linking Special Providers
      • Linking to Catalog Records
      • Summon: Linking to Institutional Repositories
      • Linking to A&I (Abstracting and Indexing) Content
    • Configurations within the Summon Administration Console

      • Settings
      • Google Analytics
      • Chat Widget Settings
      • Database Recommender Settings
      • Best Bets Suggestions Settings
      • Basic Search Interface Customizations
      • Advanced Search Interface Customizations
      • Metadata Mapping Tool
      • Usage Reports in the Summon service
      • Catalog Detail Page
      • Custom Text Editor
    • Configurations Outside of the Summon Administration Console

      • Web of Science Integration Feature
      • Search Boxes and Search Widgets
      • Create a Search Box or Search Widget
      • Using the Summon API
      • Integration with VuFind using the Summon API
    • Searching in The Summon Service

      • User (Patron) Access
        • Responsive Design (only for Summon 2.0)
        • Using Mobile Devices
        • Problems Authenticating Remote Users
    • Search Features

      • Basic Search
      • Advanced Search Interface
      • Boolean, Phrase, Wildcard and Proximity Searching
      • Autocomplete Feature
      • Database Recommendation Feature
      • Emphasizing a Search Term
      • Native-Language Searching in the Summon Service
      • Stop Words in the Summon Service
      • 880 Catalog Record Field Display
      • How to Add Results Beyond Your Library's Collection
      • Augmenting Your Library's Physical Collection With Full-Text Indexing
    • Search Results

      • Topic Explorer (only for Summon 2.0)
      • Summon Topics (only for Summon 2.0)
      • Suggested Librarian (only for Summon 2.0)
      • Recommended Research Guides (only for Summon 2.0)
      • Summon Record Contents and Display
      • Item Preview
      • Sorting Search Results
      • 880 Catalog Record Field Display
      • Display of Call Numbers and Dewey Numbers
      • Relevance Ranking in the Summon Service
      • Missing Article or Book Citation in Search Results
      • Content Spotlighting (only for Summon 2.0)
      • Search Result Facets
      • Disciplines in the Central Discovery Index
      • Subject Terms
      • Book and E-Book Facet Behavior
      • Results Counts vs. Facet Counts
      • Real Time Availability of Search Results in Library Catalog
      • Availability Statuses in the Summon Service
      • "Full Text Online" Availability Status Policy
      • Automated Query Expansion (only for Summon 2.0)
      • Related Searches
      • Create RSS Feeds for Searches
    • Using Results

      • Exporting Results Citations
      • Saving Citations
    • Help, Troubleshooting and Community Resources

      • System Status Page
      • Additional Recorded Training Sessions and Special Event Presentations for 360 Services, Intota, 360 KB, Summon, and Ulrich s
      • Summon End User Feedback Form
      • Problems Accessing Your FTP Site
      • Problems Authenticating Remote Users (Patrons)
      • Remote Authentication Methods
      • Troubleshooting Server Not Found Errors and Local ISP Issues
      • Help for Patrons
      • Clients Mailing List: Signup Instructions
      • Joining an Ex Libris User Group
    • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

      • Accessibility
      • Index-Enhanced Direct Linking FAQ
      • Administration Console: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
      • E-Books FAQ
      • Discipline-Scoped Searching FAQ
    • Release Notes and Updates


    • Date Created: 21-Feb-2014
    • Last Edited Date: 11-Mar-2023
    • Old Article Number: 10433
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