The library is proud to present the beta version of Summon – a new discovery tool that allows you to search many (but not all) library resources the same way you search the free web.

Summon retrieves citations from most, but not all, of the library resources; each citation includes a link to either the online version of the item or a link to a record that indicates where a paper (or microfilm) version is located within the UST Libraries.

It works by indexing content from thousands of publishers.  Then it retrieves results from publishers with whom we have agreements.  Summon doesn’t index content from all publishers, nor do we have agreements with all publishers.  So in many cases you’ll still want to use subject-specific databases to find more info.  But when you don’t know where to start, Summon is a good place.

You can find all types of resources in this one single search.

Stay posted for more news on this new resource.  In the meantime, give it a whirl.  Keep in mind that we’re still in the beta phase, testing it and tweaking it so that we get maximum return.