Summon update

We have been working with Serials Solutions on a number of issues with our Summon installation.
– harvesting of the IR and Digital Library, SS are working on this now and they should be searchable in the next few days
– updating catalogue records in Summon – the current records reflect the catalogue back in November, we are waiting for them to start processing the update files but this will not happen until sometime after 15 Feb as they have a large backlog of loads.
– bibs with no item records were not included in the first load by mistake, we a sending them an update file – sadly this includes most of our online journals
– LC Subject headings – should be indexed and searchable – SS looking at why this does not work
– Dates limiting working inconsistently for catalogue records – probably a MARC map issue – SS investigating
– Full text not resolving to articles in Ebsco databases – doing a title search instead – 360 Link issue – will be resolved in next two weeks
– replace 360 Search with Summon in Learn – Catherine working with Flexible Learning Group
– date formats and spelling of catalog – on SS to-do list
– Help pages – ideas to Catherine please
– ISBNs with hyphens not linking back to catalogue – investigating but looks like the ISBN are not in our catalogue so can’t link
– issues with Endnote and APA exporting – need to document these more before sending to SS – offers of help would be great
– availability information from catalogue – expected after 15 Feb

Please report any other issues to Library IT or add to wiki
Cheers, Anne

3 thoughts on “Summon update”

  1. Detail of each problem and what should be happening. Deborah could you talk to Catherine as I have asked her to following up on this. If we can get it done quickly we can prime Heather for the User Group Meeting Thanks, Anne

  2. Re ISBN not linking, I chose an example that we have in the Catalogue, so hopefully the failure to link is related to the bibs with no item records problem. I found an eBook example that does have an item record (se=treaties alliances world) and it goes straight to the eBook, as it should do.

    Deirdre

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