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Short presentation given as part of the launch of Summon at the University of Huddersfield.
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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
