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Install Engineering Libx Plugins

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LibX: visit the LibX Homepage and see their FAQ, or contact the webmaster
Firefox extensions: see Firefox Add-ons: Extensions

By using this extension your browser may send the URL of visited pages to MERLIN. Such information is sent only if you are actively using the extension.
To avoid this you must turn off the referrer URL by setting network.http.sendRefererHeader to 0 in Firefox preferences
- Note: Some web sites that require referer information will not work correctly.

Unless otherwise specified on this page, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License (Duke University). LibX is distributed under the Mozilla Public License. The copyright is held jointly by Annette Bailey and Virginia Tech.

If you're having trouble installing LibX, see our installation help page. For other questions or suggestions, contact the webmaster.

What is LibX?

"LibX demonstrates the power of client-side technology in providing users with direct access to library resources while doing research on the web. Practical implications: LibX makes access to library resources immediate and effortless."* Annette Bailey, Virginia Tech

Plugin for Searching Library Resources
- LibX is a Firefox/Chrome plugin that allows you to quickly search the MERLIN catalog, Summon@MU, Google Scholar, etc.

Right-click Menu
- Highlight text on a web page or PDF and right-click for a menu of search options
- Set preferences for databases/catalogs that display in right-click menu

Embedded Links
- Look for when you are at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Google Books, the New York Times Book Review, and many other sites.

Auto-Linking Feature
- LibX links any numbers perceived as ISSNs or ISBNs.

Support for Google Scholar

Off-campus Access to Online Resources

*Library Hi Tech, Vol. 24, No. 2. (2006), p. 290.

Plugin for Searching Library Resources

Click on the MU icon to the right of the address bar.

LibX plugin

Enter search words in the box in the LibX toolbar
Click on the Library Catalog link to display additional search options.

Select the database/catalog you wish to search.
- The MERLIN catalog is the default, but you can switch to Summon@MU, FindIt@MU or Google Scholar.
- You can search by multiple terms in different fields (author, title, ISBN/ISSN, etc.)
The fields searched changes based on which database is being searched.

Scroll down the menu to see more options.