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LibX Browser Extension: Journalism Library: Home

Install Journalism Libx Toolbar

Note: LibX 2.0 was written for Firefox and Chrome. Journalism plugin searches Merlin Catalog, Communication & Mass Media, Business Source Premier, and Google Scholar.

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

By using this extension your browser may send the URL of pages you are currently visiting to MERLIN 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 Firefox preferences (note that this may cause some web sites that require referer information to 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)

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

 

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

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

LibX 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 Discover@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.