Web Browser Search Plug-Ins October 22, 2007
Posted by Phoebe in : Cool tools, Database Tip , trackbackOne of the comments on the LibX toolbar post asked about ways we could customize that toolbar to allow searches of specific databases, like JStor.
There is a way to search a database right from your web browser toolbar, using a customized search plugin. Most browsers come with options for searching Google, Yahoo or Amazon, but you can add options like WorldCat, the Oxford English Dictionary, and ProQuest.
We’ve set up a page collecting the plug-ins we’ve found or created here. If you don’t see a search plug-in for the database you want, contact Phoebe Acheson and ask for it. Not every database works with the plug-in generator we’re using, but many do.
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I’ve created one of these to make it easier to search for E-Journals. It can be installed here.
Thank you! Would it be okay with you if we added this link to our Search Plugins web page?
Fine by me.