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Summon - finding a specific article or book chapter: Finding a chapter or an essay from a book

Using Summon to find an article or chapter you know the title of

 

Important: not all books contain the same version of a particular chapter or essay.  In particular, anthologies of older texts can contain extracts only.

To find a chapter or essay in a book using Summon, it is best to use advanced search.

To access advanced search directly from the library homepage, follow the link highlighted below:

 

To access advanced search from the results screen, follow the Options link that appears at the right of the search box:

 

For chapters and essays in books, it is best to search by both author and chapter/essay title, exactly like this:

 

The words from the title need to be searched using the All Fields option, as shown above.  Changing All Fields to Title sounds like a good idea, but it's not in this case. However the author's name does need to searched using the Author rather than All Fields option. You can also use a fuller version of the title with quote marks, if you wish.

 

When you run this search, you will see the book title, not the chapter/essay title, in the results list:

 

This should be the book you need, but occasionally Summon gets it wrong.  You can often check by following the Quick Look link, shown in the screenshot above.  Often, but not always, the Quick Look panel will list the book's contents. You can also follow the Check Availability link to see the record in our book catalogue. If in doubt, you are welcome to contact the library staff before making a special trip to the Institute.