Library LibX Toolbar
Take Murphy Library with you as you search the internet! This LibX toolbar links you back to Murphy Library resources and librarians whether you are browsing books at Amazon.com, doing research in Google Scholar, or reading the New York Times online.
LibX Main Features:
- a toolbar (quickly search the library catalog, Google Scholar, or GetTeXt by title, author, keyword, etc.);
- a right-click menu (highlight text from any web page or PDF and and right-click for a list of options);
- and embedded links (available on sites like Amazon.com, Google Scholar, NY Times Book Review, Wikipedia, etc.).
Download the GCA Lab Edition (will only be updated twice a year):
The
toolbar is optimized for use with Firefox (for both PC
and MAC).
Download the Firefox toolbar.
We
are testing a toolbar for IE 6.0/7.0 . You may
download the IE toolbar, but be advised that not all
the functionality of the Firefox toolbar works in IE.
Download the Murphy Library Edition (will be updated more often & include new features)
The
toolbar is optimized for use with Firefox (for both PC
and MAC). Download
the Firefox toolbar. This new toolbar edition
enables users to search EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier and
WorldCat in addition to the library
catalog, GetTeXt, and Google Scholar.
We
are testing a toolbar for IE 6.0/7.0 . You may
download the IE toolbar, but be advised that not all
the functionality of the Firefox toolbar works in IE.
LibX Additional Features:
Convenient off campus feature: When you find an article or other resource that requires a library login before it can be viewed, use LibX to reload the page through the library's proxy server. You'll get right in! See the image below:
Quick full text access to journal articles: LibX uses Google Scholar to search for articles and directs the user to the electronic copy subscribed to by Murphy Library. Select a citation, then drag-and-drop it onto the Scholar button on the toolbar. You can use this feature even from inside a PDF file, which makes retrieving papers referenced in a PDF file a snap.
Support
for embedded cues: LibX automatically places the
UW-L
symbol
in web pages if Murphy Library has resources
related to that page. Whenever you see the symbol, click on
the link to look at what the library has to offer. For
instance, book pages at Amazon or Barnes & Noble will link to the book's entry in the
library catalog.
The symbol is displayed at Google, Yahoo! Search, the NY
Times Book Review, and other pages.
Support for xISBN: A book title can have different ISBNs for the paperback, the hardcover, even for different editions. LibX supports OCLC's xISBN service: you can find a book, given an ISBN, even if the library holds this book under a different ISBN.
Copyright: LibX is distributed under the Mozilla Public License. The copyright is held jointly by Annette Bailey and Virginia Tech. For more information about LibX, visit the LibX Homepage.
Questions about the library toolbar? Please ask Jen Holman, Acquisitions/Periodicals Librarian.