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  1. Add "Include matches in Full Text" to "some suggestions to improve your search"

    It would be helpful if user can re-search by "Include matches in Full Text" on the "some suggestions to improve your search" screen that appears when there are zero results,

    4 votes
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  2. custom panel collapse by default

    Allow for the custom panel to be collapsed by default. Instruction Librarians feel that displaying custom panel's create too much distraction on screen.

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  3. Toggle on/off for search results autoload

    Many users prefer the scroll to autoload search results. As convenient as that is, it is reportedly posing a difficulty for those who must use screen readers at our institution. They need to be able to load one page at a time. It isn't important if the citations per page is 10, 20, or some other number just as long as they can page forward and backward in the results. I would like to see a way for users to toggle on/off autoload for search results. If that is not possible, then adding a way in the admin console to…

    1 vote
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  4. Merge audio book holdings into the 'book' record in the same way as print and e-books

    Audio books should be treated in the same way as e and print books and added to the master 'book' record as an additional holding. Currently we have to add audio books as a separate content type so they will always appear as a separate record to the print or e copy and won't be retreived by clicking on the 'book' content type.

    2 votes
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  5. Remove identical links in Summon results for eBooks

    eBook titles that have a MARC record in Library Catalogue are duplicated in the Summon results as a single result entry with 2 links.

    Advised by technical support that this is the current design, case response below. The two links (particularly in the new interface with dropdown is an extra step for users).

    "ILS gets one record by 360 MARC update service and ILS sends the record to Summon.
    Accordingly, the link URLs are same, however, Summon thinks there are two link candidates after M&M, one is from ILS, the other is from Ebook Central. Currently, this is a design."

    5 votes
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  6. Make the display order of Database Finder, custom panels, Topics, etc on the right side more customizable

    Our students love Database Finder, but in many cases the list of matching databases can take up a lot of screen space in the right side pane. Custom panels, Topics, LibGuide results, etc get pushed down on the screen and aren't as visible. I'd like to be able to choose the # of database results that are initially displayed, with an option to see the rest of the list. I'd also like the ability to choose the display order of Database Finder, individual custom panels, and Topics.

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  7. Mandatory e-mail field

    In summon you can email records / titles, from your search results to others via the small feature in the top right corner. Unfortunately, it is not a requirement that the sender of the email is obligatory to fill in the sender field. In principle, you can email posts / titles with associated messages in the note field anonymously - which makes correspondence difficult.

    3 votes
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  8. hamburger

    Currently, our user can change language in the hamburgermenu of Summon.
    We like to have a flag for each language instead of the choice in the hamburgermenu.

    3 votes
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  9. Add "Available physical items only" facet

    Our library wish to make use of the RSS function to list out the latest available items for loan in LibGuide. However it comes with problem which the items in order (i.e. unavailable) are on the top of list. It would be better if the "Available physical items only" facet is available for filtering.

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  10. Allow hyperlinks in the Custom Text feature of the Detail Page

    It would be great to be able to link to a contact form (or other webpage) from text in the Custom Text that can be added to the Detail Page in Summon.

    3 votes
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  11. Add case studies as content type

    It would be great if "case studies" to be added as a content type, the same way it's an option on CINAHL and some other Ebsco products. Our nursing and allied health students often have assignments that specifically require them to use case studies, and it's difficult to narrow those down using Summon.

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  12. Allow a custom message to display on the front page of Summon

    If users arrive at the main page of Summon, it may be confusing for them to understand what content they are searching. Adding text below the basic search box would be a useful way of adding an explanation (see attached picture for potential placement of text).

    Adding a message in this area currently requires use of the external script function in Summon admin. It would be convenient to have a field in the Summon admin to allow the addition of easily customizable text to this part of the page.

    5 votes
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  13. Delete search words when returning to top page from Home Link on result page.

    When returning to the top page from the Home Link in the upper left corner of the search results screen, the current Summon is designed to carry over the search words as they are, but I would like it to be cleared each time.

    6 votes
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  14. Facet search results by Custom Database Name

    As to Database Facet, it is recommended to facet search results by "Custom Database Name" field instead of default "Database Name" field.

    20 votes
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  15. Include a "Library" facet and a "Location" facet

    For Summon institutions with multiple libraries, it would be useful to include facets for library locations and collection type locations.

    For example, users could filter by the library building using the "Library" facet, and also filter by collection type (ex. Stacks, Reference, Reserves) by using the "Location" facet.

    Currently with the "Library Location" facet, library buildings and collection locations are listed here and connected only with "OR". By separating them into their own facets, we can utilize the "AND" logic.

    Application example- We have students asking if we have a certain textbook that circulates. It would be great to search…

    7 votes
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  16. Ability to filter results by format in Summon, e.g. search for books, articles etc.

    As in Primo, provide a mechanism to allow users to search within specific indexes, e.g. to search books, journals, articles separately. This is particularly important when search results cannot be ranked as we would wish, e.g. journal articles before journal titles.

    11 votes
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  17. Display parallel titles in Summon

    The correction in Summon to index parallel titles as titles (instead of as subtitles) was welcomed; however, the resulting elimination of parallel titles in search results displays was not. In the current iteration of Summon, which parallel title appears in the catalog is solely left to chance, and whichever appears first in a bibliographic record. However, if Summon can display all other title subfields and information in search results, including subfields B, N and P, it should include parallel title information as well. The lack of parallel titles is problematic for patron search and retrieval. For example, a patron searching…

    38 votes
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  18. IP Anonymization (or IP masking) in Google Analytics

    Make it possible for a library to add anonymization to their Google Analytics code. See https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2763052?hl=en

    5 votes
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  20. Show unreceived orders in Summon

    At the moment, items ordered in Alma are not displayed in Summon until they have been received by the library. We need lecturers and students to be able to follow the progress of requests they have made or check whether we have already ordered a book before requesting it.

    Alma sends to Summon the following Availability information:
    The status field ( AVA subfield code e) is used to display availability in Summon:

    <datafield tag="AVA" ind1=" " ind2=" ">
    <subfield code="0">991001800998706551</subfield>
    <subfield code="8">2238289780006551</subfield>
    <subfield code="a">353MIC_INST</subfield>
    <subfield code="b">MICL</subfield>
    <subfield code="c">General Lending, Limerick</subfield>
    <subfield code="d">820.9'008</subfield>
    <subfield code="e">unavailable</subfield>
    <subfield code="f">1</subfield>
    <subfield code="g">1</subfield>
    <subfield code="j">MGEN</subfield>…

    3 votes
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