One of the issues that has always been a priority for me when looking at resource discovery tools was content.
In order for the service to be successful we need to ensure that relevant appropriate content has been indexed and so far in testing I am encouraged with the results we have seen.
In the first stage of implementing Summon the main content to be indexed is
- Library catalogue
- Electronic resources – ejournals, ebooks, market reports etc
We have hopes for adding local collections in the second stage.
With the library catalogue in order to ensure the data is being surfaced in Summon we purchased ‘Capita connect’ and are now working on mapping the data and tweaking the display.
With our electronic resources (approx 100) , once we identified the ones we currently are unable to index (approx 10) , we have then been working through the list and adding to Summon. In some cases its simply a matter of locating it in the knowledge base and switching it on while in others we are having to check our holdings, import data, troubleshoot queries etc.
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