LibX Augsburg College Edition

The LibX Library Toolbar gives you quick access to the Augsburg Library's electronic resources from your web browser. With LibX installed, all the power of Lindell Library's Article searhing, CLICnet book search, Worldcat, Journal Finder, Google Scholar, and more are just a click or two away.

Click to install LibX Augsburg College Edition for Firefox

Click here to install LibX Augsburg College Edition for Internet Explorer

Note for IE users: Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 or higher is required for IE installation process.
Click here to download .NET Framework file, if update is required.

Features:

Toolbar & right-click context menu:

Search the library catalog directly from the LibX toolbar or by using the right-click context menu. Just highlight the term you want to search, right click, and choose the search option you need. Use the blue down-arrow in the toolbar to add a search box and construct advanced searches. You can also select text and drag-and-drop it onto the search button to execute a search.
The right-click context menu changes automatically depending on what is selected. For instance, if an ISBN is selected, the context menu will offer the option to search directly using that specific identifier. Currently recognized are CrossRef DOIs, ISBNs, ISSNs, and PubMed IDs.

OpenURL support:

LibX gives direct access to the Augsburg Journal Locator and menu, using the OpenURL standard to point you to the full text of an article or link to you interlibrary loan. OpenURL can also work well in connection with Google Scholar.

Google Scholar Support:

Select text and search for the selected text on Google Scholar. LibX will read Scholar's results for you, determine whether a cited paper was found and, if so, ask the Journal Locator to link to a subscribed copy, should you not have access to the copy to which Scholar links. You can use this feature even from inside a PDF, which makes retrieving papers referenced in a PDF file a snap.

Embedded cues:

LibX places linked cues in web pages you visit if the library has resources related to that page. Whenever you see the Augsburg , click on the to look at what the library has to offer. For instance, book pages at Amazon or Barnes & Noble will contain cues that can check whether the library has that book. Other pages that will contain cues are Google, Yahoo! Search, the NY Times Book Review, and others.

Autolinking:

LibX automatically links ISBNs, ISSNs, DOIs, PubMed IDs, and other identifiers to library resources available to you.

COinS:

LibX supports COinS, which can turn hidden tags inserted by web site authors or publishers into actionable links that allow you to download the full text of an item.

xISBN:

A book title can have different ISBNs for paperback copies, hardcover copies, and even for different editions. LibX supports OCLC's xISBN service: you can find a book in CLICnet, given an ISBN, even if we hold this book under a different ISBN.

Installation:

Click to install LibX Augsburg College Edition for Firefox

Click here to install LibX Augsburg College Edition for Internet Explorer

Note for IE users: Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 or higher is required for IE installation process.
Click here to download .NET Framework file, if update is required.

Help

If Firefox displays a message "To protect your computer, Firefox prevented this site from installing software on your computer.", press the button labeled "Edit Options..." and click "Allow" to add augsburg.edu to the list of websites from which extensions may be installed. Then click "OK" and visit the "Install" link again.

If the toolbar is blank after installation (does not contain links to Augsburg College), install the most current version of Firefox, then install LibX again.

This extension works with Firefox only. It does not work with other browsers such as Internet Explorer or Safari. It has been tested with Firefox versions 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 on Windows, Linux, and Macintosh OS-X.

To uninstall: In Firefox, go to "Tools," then "Extensions" or "Add-ons" highlight LibX, then click the button that says "Uninstall." Restart your browser.

Copyright Notice

LibX is distributed under the Mozilla Public License. The copyright is held jointly by Annette Bailey and Virginia Tech.

Privacy

By using this extension you may send the URL of pages you are currently visiting to your library's catalog server. Such information is sent only if you are actively using the extension; it is never sent automatically. If you wish to avoid this you must turn off the referrer URL by setting network.http.sendRefererHeader to 0 in your preferences.

For more information about LibX, visit the LibX Homepage.