We're experimenting with tools to help you find, get, keep, and re-use the information you need. Explore some of the things we've been working on as well as some useful tools from elsewhere that we think you might be interested in. The tools on this page are in "beta" and may not behave the same on all systems. Please try them out and kick the tires. Want to let us know what you think? Know of something that should be added to this list? Send an email to asklib@jhu.edu. LibX Johns Hopkins Edition is a toolbar for Firefox that provides direct access to JHU library resources. Search the library catalog, Google Scholar, and get embedded direct links to the JHU libraries' catalog from websites such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the New York Times Book Review. Easy off-campus proxy access to library subscriptions and integration with Google Scholar makes your searching go that much faster. Learn more and download the JHU LibX Toolbar.
Used to searching the web from your web browser? We are, too, and didn't want you to be stuck without a way to quickly search the JHU Library collections. Add a search plug-in for the JHU library catalog or WorldCat to the search box in the upper right corner of your web browser.
See how they work and install these search plug-ins.
So you're adept at exporting citations from the library catalog or article indexes into your RefWorks account. What about those citations you see while browsing the web? With Ref GrabIT, you can import those directly into your RefWorks account, too. This bookmarklet adds a link to your web browser's bookmarks toolbar, allowing you to send books and articles you see listed online to RefWorks with one click. Learn more or download RefGrabIt. Write-N-Cite is not a JHU Library Beta, but a product from RefWorks. This Word plug-in allows you to access your RefWorks citation database right from within Microsoft Word. Learn more or download Write-N-Cite. Zotero is also not a JHU Library Beta, but while we're on the topic of easy citations, we thought you'd be interested in another option for tracking your citations. This Firefox extension helps you collect, manage, and cite your reference right from your web browser. Learn more and download Zotero.
This Firefox extension from Openly Informatics converts bibliographic citations on webpages to URLs, and can even add a FindIt button to any webpage you visit. It can produce three types of links: Google Scholar, Google News, and Web COinS. Curious to learn more? Read about it and download the OpenURL Referrer.
Now you can add a JHU Library Catalog search box to your customized iGoogle homepage. Click to get the JHU Library Catalog iGoogle Gadget. Rather add it to another site? Grab the code and go. If you'd like to add a WorldCat search to your iGoogle page, you can go get that gadget.
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