Altmetric Data is Available in the Summon Discovery Service

Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, is a leading global provider of cloud-based solutions for higher education. Offering SaaS solutions for the management and discovery of the full spectrum of library and scholarly materials, as well as mobile campus solutions driving student engagement and success, Ex Libris serves thousands of customers in 90 countries.

They have integrated Altmetric data into their Summon^® discovery service, to significantly enrich user experience and improve content discovery. This new development enables researchers to explore the online shares, comments and discussion relating to individual research outputs with a single click.

Libraries can easily turn on the free Summon-Altmetric integration to display Altmetric badges that highlight the broader impacts and popularity of articles included in Summon result sets. Users can click a badge to explore the coverage and discussions relating to an individual search result (such as an article). This information, tracked by Altmetric, is drawn from sources that include mainstream media, Wikipedia, blogs, social networks, reference managers, post-publication peer-review forums, and other online communities.

Shlomi Kringel, vice president of discovery and delivery solutions at Ex Libris ads:

“Improving the research experience by increasing the discoverability of academic content and enhancing the value of search results is a key objective across all of our services. Adding the Altmetric badges will enable our users to more easily determine the influence that a particular piece of research has had among academics and more general readers, and the reasons behind this influence.”

For more information about this news, or a demo featuring this unique integration you can take part in an upcoming Summon-Altmetric integration webinar in February by registering here.