LibX VMI Edition
LibX Virginia Military Institute edition is a Firefox and Internet Explorer extension that provides direct access to library resources. This Edition has been specifically tailored to allow VMI users seamless access to Preston Library's print and electronic holdings using LibX's toolbar, right-click menu, embedded cues and autolinks.
Toolbar:
Search the Preston Library catalog and Google Scholar from anywhere on the net using the LibX toolbar. Toolbar search blanks allow keyword, title, author and standard ID number searches.
Use the 
icon to add extra search blanks. A screencast on using the toolbar is available from the LibX Homepage (Requires Macromedia Flash)
Right-click menu: Highlight text on a web page or PDF document and right-click to get the following menu:
Search the Preston Library Catalog directly with "Search Now" options- Paste highlighted text to the tool bar with "Add Selection to Search as..." option
- Pass terms to Google Scholar using the "Search via Scholar" option
- Or drag and drop text to the Scholar button on the toolbar
To get full text access to journal articles, LibX searches Google Scholar and then redirects you to the full text if Preston Library subscribes to that journal. You can even highlight or drag and drop an entire citation into Google Scholar.
Embedded Cues: LibX will place cues in web pages that discuss books and journals allowing you to see if Preston owns a copy. Cues are also inserted at the top of Yahoo! and Google results screens, clicking these cues will pass your web search straight to the Preston Library Catalog.
Sites with embedded cues:
- Amazon.com
- Barnes & Noble
- BooksInPrint
- Google
- Google Scholar (you must add VMI as your library in Scholar Preference
- New York Times Book Review
- Yahoo!
Visit the LibX site to watch a screencast for examples of this cool feature. (Requires Macromedia Flash)
Autolinks and xISBN: LibX has the ability to recognize ISSNs, ISBNs and other standard identification numbers used by libraries worldwide. A book can have different ISBNs for the paperback, hardcover, or different editions. When LibX finds one of these it will automatically turn the number into an autolink that you may use to search for specific books and journals at Preston Library. This example from WorldCat shows an autolinked ISBN: 0374292795. Clicking the autolink lets the user see if Preston Library owns a copy of this book.
Installation:
Click here to install LibX VMI Edition Version 1.5.3 for Firefox 
Click here to install LibX VMI Edition Version 1.5.3 for Internet Explorer
If Firefox displays a message "To protect your computer, Firefox prevented this site from installing software on your computer" press the button labeled "Edit Options" and click "Allow" add libx.org to the list of websites from which extensions may be installed. Then click "OK" and visit the "Install" link again.
This extension works with Firefox and Internet Explorer. It does not work with other browsers such as Opera or Safari. it has been tested with Firefox versions 1.5 - 2.0.0.14 on Windows, Linux, and Macintosh OS-X. Versions built after April 2008 also support Firefox 3.0. The Internet Explorer version has been tested with Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP and Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP and Vista.
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 questions about using the VMI edition contact Maj. Flanagan at JTL Preston Library. For more information about LibX, visit the LibX Homepage.
