Summon: Getting Started

Summon is a "discovery layer" that allows you to search the content owned and accessible to the College of Wooster Libraries, using a Google-like interface. This includes specific journal, book, media and Digital Resource Commons (DRC) content.

• you are first starting your research, to get ideas or background info

• you have had difficulty finding sources in other databases

• you need an alternative to Google - easy searching , but with more credible results 

• you want specific books or media in a library catalog, instead try CONSORT or OhioLINK

• you want historical newspaper articles, instead try databases for specific newspapers such as the  Historical Cleveland Plain Dealer, Historical Los Angeles Times, Historical New York Times, or Historical Times of India

• you want business research, specifically country, company or industry reports

• you want legal research, specifically legal journal titles, case reports, or legislation

• you want the advanced features of searching a specific database

Please contact the Research Help Desk for personal assistance.

To report a Summon problem, use this form.

Special thanks to the Ohio Wesleyan University Libraries for allowing us to adapt portions of their Summon LibGuide for our own use.