Summon
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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
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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.
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Send notifications when quarterly loads are live
It would be great if notifications were sent to the content ingestion report subscribers when quarterly full loads (SUM-######) of library catalog and institutional repository records have been processed and are live in Summon.
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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."…
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Option to rename CSL citation styles in admin console
At this moment, the name of citation styles provided by RefWorks can be changed in Translataions tab in Summon Admin Console.
As we can now load citation sytles from CSL styles repository, it would be great if library can customize the name of the CSL styles as well.style as well.5 votes -
MUSIC Content Type in Summon
It would be very helpful if Summon could separate music sound content from audio books/spoken word recordings and even from streaming audio. It would finally allow our music users to be able to limit their searches only to music relevant products.
5 votesFor next year we are planning additions and changes for resource types. We will take this under consideration and will include this as part of that project if possible.
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Language-dependent custom panels
It would be a great addition if custom panels were language dependent and you can set that in the Client Center directly and easily. This way German contents would be displayed on the German side and English contents on the English side. The tool with Wikipedia already works like this.
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Option to toggle WoS / Scopus citation counts in search results
It would be good if we could choose to make either WoS or Scopus citation counts visible in Summon, instead of having to have either both or neither switched on.
Because we no longer subscribe to WoS but do subscribe to Scopus, the only way we could get WoS citation counts removed from the Summon search results was to untrack Web of Science in Intota. We don't like to untrack resources that we've previously subscribed to, because doing so means we can't see any of the historical data attached to Web of Knowledge collection databases. This is just how Intota…
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Add geographic facet to the results page
The ability to limit the search on the results page with a geographic subject facet. This would allow users to search within their results for items on regional specific items.
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Initiate Best Bets from the Resource.
It would be simpler to add a check-box for Best Bet and text box to insert the description to the resource activation, than to enter that same information separately. Also, the Best Bet would then use the same version of the URL that the link resolver uses, and it would be updated when that URL changes in the Knowledge base.
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Primo Style Search Profile
We would love to see a feature similar to the Primmo Search Profile (https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Product_Documentation/Primo_VE/010Configuring_Search_Profiles) included in Summon. As a Summon over Alma customer, we would love to more easily be able to link out to WorldCat, highlight our Course Reserves, and more.
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Add a French Dictionary/Encyclopedia (3rd search results pane)
As a francophone (French-speaking) library, we would like to be able to add an authoritative dictionary/encylopedia whose topics can be displayed in the 3rd search results pane. Much like Wikipedia and other encyclopedias.....
Suggestions - Universalis.fr, Larousse.fr, etc.
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Show the details of contract with publishers concerning search target
Contents which are searchable in Summon differ per publisher or database.
It will be helpful for librarian if they could confirm the details of contracts about search target or the breakdown of search target in ClientCenter.4 votes -
Signature search
Our users search directly for the signature of a book. It would be a good supplement if this search option were supplemented.
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Integrate NII's "cites/cited by" Information to Citation Trail
NII(National Institute for Informatics) provides "cites/cited by" Information.
https://support.nii.ac.jp/ja/cia/manual_result
It is very desireble to integrate this "cites/cited by" information to "Citation Trail", for there is not much Japanese article information in current "Citation Trail".4 votes -
Publisher search
It is too much required to add a publisher list in filter part to select search from specific publisher too
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Improve the COinS metadata to include e-book URLs
Add ebook URLs to the Summon COinS metadata so it can be included when importing a bookmark or reference into other systems.
The COinS metadata available in the HTML of a Summon results page includes valuable information such as record ID, title, ISBN but it doesn't include the e-book URL. This is a problem if you want to bookmark items to Zotero, Talis reading lists or other systems.
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Best bets and Database Recommender icon differentiation
We use both the Best Bets and Database Recommender features to promote databases in the context of a Summon search. We use the Best Bets feature to promote key databases for a subject and we use the Database Recommender feature to promote databases not indexed in Summon. Due to the tags used, a search will often retrieve both Best Bets and Database Recommenders. We would really like to either be able to customise the icons or have a different icon for each feature?
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Let 360 Link make use of the EBSCO API
Have 360 Link make use of the EBSCO API, which would allow 360 Link to do a 'pre-check' for article availability and suppress the full text link if the EBSCO API returns an unavailable status. This EBSCO API option is a feature currently available in Alma but not yet available in 360 Link. It would be great if Summon could take advantage of this API too.
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Lengthy Topic Explorer
The current Topic Explorer is so lengthy, possible to shorten it?
The whole page look very wordy.It would be good if we can add the logo of the resource also.
4 votes
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