Summon® gives you the power to search nearly all of the Library’s print and online resources at once, including items such as:
- Print and electronic books
- Scholarly journals
- Magazines and newspapers
- Dissertations and theses
- Streaming videos
- Open access collections
Summon’s filters and limiters allow you to search millions of items on your topic and zero in on the most relevant books, articles, and videos in the Library’s collections.
Summon is a great place to begin any research project because it searches easy-to-overlook databases and e-book collections. Ready to get started? This video from ProQuest will explain the basics of searching for content, refining the results, and saving citations:
After watching this short tutorial, you will be ready to take Summon for a test drive. Click here to get started.
After trying a few basic searches in Summon, you may want to watch this “beyond the basics” tutorial:
As always, the Library welcomes comments and suggestions about our electronic resources. Please use our evaluation form to send feedback about Summon or any of our databases.