Summon Index

• Provider Content in the Summon Index
• Origin of Summon Records, and Match and Merge
• Why there are still lots of duplicate records even though they try to match and merge
• Specific fields searched in basic keyword searches, and all possible advanced search fields
• Intota, the ERM product from ProQuest, has a field that tells us if a journal or database is indexed in Summon what what the index level is like. To find out, you can ask erms@gvsu.eduerms@gvsu.edu.

Facets

• List of facets and refinements, with details on how they work

Disciplines vs. Subjects

• Discipline mapping in Summon
• From Origin of Summon Records: "we index and preserve subject terms from of the source materials indexed"

Relevance Algorithms

• Dynamic Rank and Static Ranks - how results are ordered

Topic Explorer

• Summon Topic
• Recommended Librarian
• Related Topics
• Recommended Research Guides

Recommendation algorithms

• Database recommender
• Best Bets

Linking to content

• What is Index-enhanced direct linking?
• Index-enhanced direct linking FAQ
• Using OpenURL to link to content