NOTE: Refreshed look delayed till later on 15th or early 16th.
Additional updates:
As well as the changes listed below, there are two new features coming:
1) Select a result source: In some results, you will see “More Options” where you can select the source of the item if we have access to it on multiple sites:
2) Login to Summon: Login to the Summon results to see… more results! When Users log into Summon (upper right), some results that were excluded due to some Providers’ rights policies become visible:
Note: the log-in screen that appears will be primarily for CWL users. For Users with OpenAthens Personal or Access Accounts, they must login as they do for other resources (ie here first https://openathens.library.ubc.ca/ ).
On December 15th, 2021, a refreshed look is coming to UBC Library’s Summon interface (that’s the discovery service from the Library’s “General” tab on the Homepage.
Some of the key changes are as follows:
1) Changes to left-hand facets:
- The look will be different (see images below)
- “Refine your search” will have boxes to tick & “Add collections beyond your Library” will be moved there
- “Content Type” will have a scroll bar for all types in results & boxes to tick
- “Publication Date” will remove its scroll range display and replace with set date ranges in boxes or a pen icon where you can specify a range
- Other facets will require a box to be ticked rather than a green checkmark
2) General changes:
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- The “Advanced” search button will be replaced with an “Options” button in the search box
- The folder icon for “Saved Items” in a result is being replaced with a bookmark icon and moved to the left of the PermaLink icon
- “Online” is now an icon on the right
3) Article results changes:
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- “Peer-Reviewed” moved to the right of the result
- “Full Text Online” hypertext replaced with a button
- REMEMBER => “Article PDF” & “View Complete Issue” links are due to Browzine’s integration within Summon. They are not Summon links
Current Summon View:
View December 15th:
There will also be some changes to how…
- Open Access articles look:
- “Open Access” moved to right of result
- “OpenVersion” moved up beside the Journal Article link, where available. NOTE: “OpenVersion” is our name for Unpaywall, a source of Open Access articles that may or may not be the final published version of the article
- Print book results look:
- Locations are behind a drop-down menu & “Availability” is clearer
- eBook results look:
- “Full Text Online” changed from hypertext to a button
However, functionality should remain generally the same.