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Summon Research Assistant via proxy
Integrate Summon Research Assistant (SRA) with a proxy client, such as EZproxy. Currently the only way for patrons to use SRA with a proxy client is by following the authentication banner link.
We don't use Microsoft or Google authentication and our federated SSO service is not supported. We don't require authentication for anything but RSA so we prefer not use the authentication banner.
It would be helpful if we could set up the RSA link button to redirect via proxy server (e.g. https://windesheim.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://windesheim.summon.serialssolutions.com/#!/research_assistant?)
We now have a css file set up to display a proxified custom link based on…
6 votes -
Add Publinova (SURF) to Summon
At the moment, Summon indexes the Dutch HBO Kennisbank, which includes theses and research publications from Dutch universities of applied sciences.
From January 2026, research publications will move to a new platform called Publinova, also managed by SURF (theses will stay in HBO Kennisbank).
To ensure continued discovery of Dutch applied research, please start indexing Publinova in Summon.
This will keep research publications from Dutch universities of applied sciences searchable and accessible to users.URL: www.publinova.nl
30 votes -
Add Publinova (SURF) to Summon
At the moment, Summon indexes the Dutch HBO Kennisbank, which includes theses and research publications from Dutch universities of applied sciences.
From January 2026, research publications will move to a new platform called Publinova, also managed by SURF (theses will stay in HBO Kennisbank).
To ensure continued discovery of Dutch applied research, please start indexing Publinova in Summon.
This will keep research publications from Dutch universities of applied sciences searchable and accessible to users.URL: www.publinova.nl
3 votes -
Possibility to set facet 'New Record' to Expanded by default
In Summon, in addition to the 'Time Period' facet which allows you to filter by 'Last 1/3/5/10 years', there is also a facet called 'New Record', which allows you to filter by 'Last 7/30/90 days'. This facet is collapsed by default, and there is no option to have it expanded by default. I would like to have the ability to configure this setting.
14 votes -
Reset Preview Environment
Ideally the preview environment and production environment are nearly identical and so that you can test how different configurations and settings will work. Eventually though, it's likely that some changes you made it preview no longer match production and discovering every change is difficult and time consuming.
It would be helpful to offer an opt-in feature where institutions can select a box in the Admin Console. Doing so will schedule a refresh of your preview environment to match your production environment. This would take place before each feature release (not monthly) and only if the user opts in.
3 votes -
Automatically Carry Over Queries Between Library Search and Research Assistant
Currently, when a user switches between the Library Search tab and the Research Assistant tab in Summon, the query does not carry over automatically. Users must manually enter the same search in each tab, which can be time-consuming and may disrupt workflow.
1 vote -
Ability to customise the text above search box in the Summon home page.
We would like to have the ability to change the name above the search box in the Summon home page. The text currently reads "Library Search" and, in order to customise it, the only option is adding a JavaScript code. JavaScript isn't user friendly and it relies on customers knowing JavaScript. Despite that, we have tried adding a script but it did not work successfully across all browsers, with some browsers displaying the new text and others not picking up on the change.
Creating an static option, such as adding an option in Translations, would make it easy for customers…
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Enhance Multilingual Navigation with Custom Links Functionality
We would like to request an enhancement to the “Custom Links” feature.
Currently, it is not possible to set menu names and destination URLs separately for each language version of a page.
We would appreciate it if you could enable the ability to customize menu names and links individually for each language.
We believe this improvement would make multilingual navigation smoother and lead to a better user experience.6 votes -
Add option for Public Notes to display in the Summon brief result
The 'Display eResource Public Notes' and 'Display eResource Public Notes' settings in the Summon Administration Console currently allow public notes from the Client Center to be displayed in the Quick Look, but users may not always click on 'Quick Look' before trying to access the content and would be unaware of the note. If the note could also appear on the brief result (under the journal/bibliographic information, for example) then that would flag any important information to users without them needing to click on 'Quick Look'.
7 votes -
Add a search result facet for Publication Title
Currently there is no option to add a facet on the search results screen to filter by publication (journal) title. Searching a specific journal can be done in the following ways:
- Pre-search, by using Advanced Search/Options to add the journal's title or ISSN as an AND;
- Post-search, by clicking on a hyperlinked journal title within a result, which opens the "search within journal" function in a new window;
- Using the E-Journal Portal to find the journal, then using the search box to search within the journal
None of these options allows for the user to execute a search, then browse…
4 votes -
Bring back the date slider to the Publication Date facet
We'd love the option to use a date slider in addition to manually inputting start and end dates for the Publication Date facet. The slider is so much simpler for users, as having to think up very specific dates can seem arbitrary, and takes more time to execute. You've indicated that the histogram in previous versions of the Summon UI caused performance issues; we don't necessarily need a histogram. Just a slider!
4 votes -
Create collections in Summon
It would be great to be able to create collections by selecting resources directly in Summon, even if we don't have Alma.
Collections could be displayed in the same way as in Primo :
https://aul.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/collectionDiscovery?vid=01AUL_INST:AUL&inst=01AUL_INST5 votes -
Customise New Search button
We would like to be able to customise the url of the 'New Search' button, so that it links to our own Library Search home page, with embedded Summon search, rather then the default Summon instance.
Currently, we only have the option to use the Home link, via the institutional logo, to link back to our Library Search home page, which is not accepted practice, as this should link to the institution's home page.
We can currenetly use the 'Custom Link' option, but this is not user-friendly, as the link appears in the banner (and hamburger menu), rather than next…
2 votes -
Add "Cited by" and "Cites" links to the article "Quick Look" and saved folder
Right now the only way to view or use the "Cited by" and "Cites" options is from the search results list. When you look at the "Quick Look" of the article or save it and then look in the saved folder, these options are no longer present. Adding "Cited by" and "Cite" to the "Quick Look" and saved folder views of an article would enhance usability.
4 votes -
Improve the copy function in Research Assistant
The copy function in Research Assistant copies the abstracts of all the 5 articles, some of which can be very long abstracts. Links to the record will be more suitable instead. E.g. Summon permalink to the record.
1 vote -
Add full language and translation functionality for Real Time Availability results
When switching from Italian to English the list of results cannot display translated locations.
Please add full language and translation functionality for Real Time Availability results.
42 votes -
Let users receive an email when there is a new notification in the 360 Client Center.
Let users receive an email when there is a new notification in the 360 Client Center.
2 votes -
Enable Current Content Mapping to be Downloaded for SoA
As a Summon over Alma customer, we are unable to download our current mapping. When we submit a ticket to get the information, it may take over a month to get the information. Making this available to download from the Summon Admin tool would streamline things for customers and support.
Example Case: 07955367
3 votes -
Library Locations > Translation in other language
The library's locations are currently displayed in Japanese only. We would like to add the other language terms.
4 votes -
Month/Year format for custom dates
Have the option of Month/Year as an acceptable format for custom dates. This is often how journals are dated.
2 votes
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