Andrew,
My library doesn't have Summon yet, but I have attended some webinars and
searched Summon instances at other libraries. In my mind, one big feature
that Summon seems to lack is the ability to expose the contents of an
individual library's index to mainstream search engines, such as Google. The
Google Scholar Library Links approach, where users can encounter links to
resources available through their library as part of their "regular" search
results, seems like a real winner to me, but at this point, I don't think
that Summon helps a library to do that. Am I wrong? Lately, I've been
contemplating what it might be like if we could build a Summon-like index
and then slap a Google Custom Search on it. That feels like it would be a
big step in the right direction.
Shirley
On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Andrew Nagy <asnagy_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Eric - As I read your email, I can only think about how Summon has
> answered all of these questions and has brought true resource discovery to
> fruition. Since you raise these questions, you must think that Summon is
> missing something. What is Summon missing that is not allowing it to
> resolve these struggles?
>
> Andrew
>
Received on Tue Aug 31 2010 - 15:50:18 EDT