The document summarizes the Claremont University Consortium's experience implementing and using Summon, a discovery tool. It discusses how Summon provides a one-stop shop for searching the library's collections, integrating licensed and local content. It also notes that Summon was launched in beta for students in the fall semester, with plans to further enhance the interface in the spring. Both user pros, like extensive coverage and easy faceting, and librarian cons, such as data problems and less intuitive faceting, of Summon are presented.

1. John McDonaldLibrary Claremont University ConsortiumNovember 20, 2009SherlockThe Summon Experience at Claremont

2. What our users needOne-stop shop for library-wide search A comprehensive full text only search

3. What we needJumpstart innovation Persistent and iterative process

4. Integration of discovery toolsInterfaceHigh Usability, Intuitive, Robust, RelevantLibrary Enterprisefinancialadminstudent Non Licensed ContentOpen WebCatalogDigital LibraryLicensed ContentDigital Preservationinsurance, recovery, immutability

5. The Force is with us…Core Team:Sam, Sheree, CandaceJohnContributors: Charlie, Adam, Gale, Alex, Jason

6. Evaluation Matrix

7. ResultsJoined in beta program for SummonProvides us with licensed content options

8. Eliminates federated search

9. Streamlines database selection

10. Incorporates local contentImplementationProvided content streams (catalog, digital library)

11. Content ingested by Summon

12. Released Summon in beta form to students at start of Fall semester

13. Planned release of additional interface overlay as our Sherlock 2.0 upgrade for Spring semester

14. Staff time and costsWill the rebellion win?User prosContentExtensive coverage of our collectionCancel A/I only databases that overlapReduce database choice confusionUsabilityOne stop shopUse as a recommender to native interfaceIncrease use, increase diversity of selectionFacetingNo learning curve

15. Will the empire strike back?Librarian consContentData problemsCoverage of the collectionUsability‘Less advanced’ optionNon intuitive/dynamic facetingNative interface algorithms better suited to database contentBarrier to entry/understandExpected magical elixir (higher standard being applied)

17. DemoSummon @ Claremont