What Summon Searches

Summon searches approximately 800 million items, including but not limited to:

• scholarly journal articles
• newspaper articles
• ebooks
• audio files
• video files

It draws from many full-text and article-indexing databases as well as digital repositories from colleges, universities, research centers, and other open-access archives on the web.

At this time, the library catalog is not indexed in Summon. Use the Library Catalog or the Classic Catalog to search for print books and other physical items that are not included in Summon search results.

Keep in Mind

• Summon searches many but not all library resources
• Comprehensive or targeted searches should be done in subject specific databases
• The library catalog is not indexed in Summon. Use the Library Catalog or the Classic Catalog to search for print books and other physical items that are not included in Summon search results.

If you are unsure which databases to search, ask a librarian.

Summon at CUL

The new Summon search interface is the first phase of a project to improve the search, discovery, and access experience at CUL. The goal is to unveil an enhanced search system in January 2012.

What Do You Think?

Summon is a work in progress, with content being added continually. We encourage you to use the feedback link on the Summon screen to let us know what you think. Your input is important and will help to guide our development of this new search tool.

More questions?

Ask a Librarian!

System Messages or Errors

If you experience problems with databases, please fill out a Problem Connecting form to notify library staff.