Simplifying resource discovery and access in academic libraries: implementing and evaluating Summon at Huddersfield and Northumbria Universities

The University of Huddersfield and Northumbria University were two of the first commercial adopters of the Summon web-scale discovery system in Europe. Both universities had encountered issues with their existing federated searching products, with students and staff expressing dissatisfaction.

This chapter describes the selection, implementation and testing of Summon at both universities drawing out common themes and differences, with suggestions for those intending to implement Summon and some ideas for future development.