Click here to install LibX GVSU for Firefox or for Internet Explorer (see install instructions below)

LibX  Edition is a browser toolbar that provides direct access to GVSU Libraries resources. It features:

Toolbar & right-click context menu: Search GVSU's library catalog directly from the LibX toolbar or using the right-click context menu.

Support for off-campus: Using the GVSU Libraries EZProxy, 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.

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 the GVSU Libraries. 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. To use this feature, you must activate this link in the Firefox profile in which LibX is installed: Activate Google Scholar support.(See LibX FAQ Question 11)

Support for embedded cues: LibX places cues in web pages you visit if GVSU Libraries have resources related to that page. Whenever you see the cue, click on the link to look at what GVSU Libraries have to offer. For instance, book pages at Amazon or Barnes & Noble will contain cues that link to the book's entry in GVSU's Library Catalog. Cues are 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 ISBN, even if GVSU Libraries holds this book under a different ISBN.

Installation:

For Firefox - Click on Firefox link above. 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.library.wwu.edu to the list of websites from which extensions may be installed. Then click "Ok" and visit the "Install" link again.

For Internet Explorer - For the toolbar to work in Internet Explorer you will need .Net 2.0 framework installed before installing the toolbar. Get .Net 2.0 from Microsoft. Click on Internet Explorer link above. You will first get a "File Download Security" warning window. Click on Run. Then you will get an Internet Security Window warning you of an "Unknown Publisher". Click on Run. Then the LibX Setup will begin. Click on Next, then I Agree, then Install.

LibX was created by Annette Bailey and Godmar Back.

For more information about LibX, visit the LibX Homepage. LibX is available for customization by other libraries.