Library Website and SUMMIT updates

I have a couple announcements from Library IT regarding the library website and the SUMMIT catalog.

First, you may have noticed that the link to “Classic Catalog” under “Quick Links” on the homepage has disappeared. Let me assure you, SUMMIT hasn’t gone away—it has been incorporated into the main homepage “Search” box located just below the Quick Links. This is intended to allow quicker access to SUMMIT results.

This box now includes a drop-down menu that allows for basic field selection (author, title, call number, etc.).If you select any field other than “Keyword” for your search, the search will automatically be conducted in the classic SUMMIT catalog. Alternately, you can simply click on “Advanced Search” in that area to directly access the SUMMIT start page for its more advanced features. Searches performed with the default “Keyword” setting will be conducted using Discover tool.

Frequent users of SUMMIT, if they have not already, may prefer to bookmark the SUMMIT start page and bypass the homepage altogether. The address for that page is: http://summit.syr.edu

Second, a notification of some upgrades to SUMMIT. On Friday afternoon (the 21^st) for a few moments between 3 and 5pm, SUMMIT will be offline briefly for maintenance. Over the following few days Library IT will be testing different aspects of the upgrade—during this time some features of SUMMIT may be unavailable. If you have problems using SUMMIT during this time, please call the Research Assistance Desk at (315) 443-4083.

If you have any questions, please let me know.