Click here to install LibX Brown Library Edition Version 1.2.2 for Firefox
Click here to install LibX Brown Library Edition Version 1.2.2 for Internet Explorer (beta version)
LibX Brown Edition is a browser extension that provides direct access to the Library's resources from any page on the web. LibX was developed originally for Firefox. A beta version for Internet Explorer is now available. For help installing LibX see below or contact libweb@brown.edu
Toolbar. Search JOSIAH, eJournals, Google Scholar, Open WorldCat, Ocean State Libraries, and the Center for Research Libraries directly from the LibX toolbar. On the far left click the down arrow under "LibX Brown" for shortcuts to the Library home page, Josiah, your Josiah account, easyBorrow, Databases A-Z, eJournals A-Z, and InfoGate.
Context Menu: Using
the right-click context menu, highlight text on a web page to search JOSIAH, Google Scholar, or find it!@brown.
EZProxy Support: Using the right-click context menu, you may reload a page through the proxy, or follow a link via the proxy, making it appear as though you are coming from an on-campus computer.
Magic Button: LibX uses Google Scholar
to search for articles and directs you to the electronic copy subscribed
to by the Library. Highlight a citation, then drag-and-drop it onto the Scholar
button on the toolbar. You can use this feature even from inside a PDF. (See
SCREENSHOT)
TIP: Be sure you set "Brown University" as your Library Link in Google
Scholar preferences.
Brown Logo Cues: LibX places a small Brown logo as a cue
in web pages you visit if the library has resources related to that page.
For instance, book pages at Amazon or Barnes & Noble
will contain cues that link to the book's entry in Josiah. Cues are displayed
at Google, Yahoo! Search, the NY Times Book Review, alibris,
and other pages. See SCREENSHOT.
Support for xISBN: A book title can have
different ISBNs for the
paperback, the hardcover, and 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. Highlight an ISBN on a page to use this functionality.
Autolinking: LibX automatically turns ISBNs, ISSNs, DOIs, and other identifiers into links to Josiah or "find it! @ brown". To turn autolinking off, uncheck "Autolink Pages" in the drop-down menu to the left of the toolbar.
Support for COinS: LibX supports COinS, which can turn certain hidden SPAN tags inserted by authors or publishers into actionable OpenURL (find it! @ brown) links. For example, a search in Current Law Journal Content will show "find it!@ brown" links in journal tables of contents. More information on COinS.
Hide it: If you like the toolbar, but think it takes up too much space, you can hide it. You can still use the Magic Button and the Right-Click Menu for searching and easily bring the toolbar back when you need to enter a search term. You can toggle the toolbar on and off by pressing F9 on Firefox (if it is not in use by another program) or you can check or uncheck it in >>View >>Toolbars or >>Tools >>Toolbars.
Installation - Firefox: Click here to install LibX Firefox Brown Edition Version 1.2.2. If Firefox displays a message "To protect your computer, Firefox prevented this site... from installing software on your computer.", press the button labelled "Edit Options..." and click "Allow" to add "www.brown.edu" to the list of websites from which extensions may be installed. Then click "Ok" and click on the "Install LibX " link again. You will need to relaunch Firefox to see the LibX extension.
Installation - Internet Explorer: Click here to install LibX IE Brown Edition Version 1.2.2. Save the file. Close all Internet Explorer windows and run the file. A wizard will walk you through the installation process. Check the box to re-start Internet Explorer before you click "finish". LibX IE requires that .Net 2.0 or later is installed. You may need to check your Windows Update.
This extension works with Firefox and Internet Explorer only. It does not work with other browsers such as Safari. It has been tested with Firefox versions 1.0, 1.5, 1.5.0.1, 1.5.0.2 and 2.0 and Internet Explorer versions 6 and 7 on Windows, Linux, and Macintosh OS-X.
Copyright: 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.