What is Summon?
Summon is a new kind of database or library search engine that includes records for books, articles, conference proceedings, theses and dissertations, videos, music, images, manuscripts, standards,...
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Summon makes performing scholarly research easier. Because Summon search results are a mix of content from many providers, including records from Addison, the library catalog, major journal publishers,...
View ArticleFull text and Summon
Summon both indexes full-text books, articles, and more from many providers and knows what sources we have online in full text.
View ArticleSummon has changed display and linking of citation-only records
Summon has implemented a new way to display and link to content that exists only as a citation in its database (as opposed to those available in full text). Currently this includes many records...
View ArticleFDI workshop on Summon for research offered Mar 5
Tuesday, March 5, 201310:00am - 11:45am3310 TorgersenLed by Annette Bailey, Lesley Moyo, and Tracy GilmoreRegister online
View ArticleStart searches for ebooks in Summon (ebook records are being removed from...
The number of ebooks available through the Virginia Tech Libraries has increased exponentially in the last year, to over half a million. Our new E-preferred monograph acquisitions (ebook) policy means...
View ArticlePlease provide feedback on Summon database
Start the survey hereThe libraries are constantly seeking to improve how the Summon database works: how search results are returned and displayed, how facets can limit and focus the number of results,...
View ArticleJournals search tab goes away after May 31
For many years, we have recommended using the Journal Title Database to find information about journals: direct links, coverage dates, vendor platforms, and links to information about these journals...
View ArticleAccess to restricted library resources through VPN ending
The University Libraries will be removing support for access via the VPN (Virtual Private Network) to restricted resources such as ejournals, ebooks, and databases. We have upgraded the Off Campus Sign...
View ArticleSummon database passes 2 billion records
Summon , the library's discovery database, now includes 2.1 billion records representing over 90 different kinds of content. Over 348 million new records were added in 2014.
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