Libx toolbar

What is LibX?

LibX makes off-campus access to electronic databases and journals easier. It is a handy toolbar customised by the Library that you can install on your home browser to enhance your access to the Library's resources and services.

Please note: LibX is available for Firefox and Google Chrome browsers only. The plugin is ONLY available for installation on your home PC or a PC where you have administrator rights.

Once installed you will have quick links on your toolbar to search the Catalogue and Leicester eLink, or get straight to the Library website.

View of Libx toolbar

(Copyright: LibX is distributed under the Mozilla Public License.

LibX was created by Annette Bailey and Godmar Back at Virginia Tech).

Have you recently upgraded to Firefox 8.0 or higher? You need to un-install your existing LibX toolbar and install an updated version for it to work.

Features of the LibX toolbar

Search the Catalogue

With LibX you can search the Catalogue from any web page:

by dragging-and-dropping text on the words "Search University of Leicester Catalogue" in the LibX toolbar.
or by selecting text, right clicking it, and selecting the appropriate option from the context menu.

Support for off-campus access via EZproxy

LibX provides off-campus access to library resources from any web page, not just from the Library's web pages, through our EZproxy server. Follow the easy setup instructions below once you've installed LibX, then from any web page you can use the context menu to reload the page using EZproxy. When prompted for log in, enter your University IT account username and password to access the Library's resources as if you were on-campus.

Quick full text access to journal articles

LibX uses Google Scholar to search for articles and, if available, directs you to the full text electronic copy through the library's "E-link" page.

Turning your LibX toolbar off and on

It's easy to turn off your LibX toolbar - just toggle the F9 key on your keyboard to turn the toolbar on or off.

Installation

Remember: The LibX plugin is ONLY available for installation on your home PC or a PC where you are administrator.

Installation files and instructions

Setting up the LibX toolbar

Go to LibX Preferences - it displays at the end of the pulldown list for UoL Library Links.

Select the Tab 'Context Menu'
Select the Tab 'Proxy'
Ensure that the check box UoL EZProxy is checked/enabled

Once this is done, LibX allows you to access UoL subscribed electronic resources and databases. If you right click anywhere on the page you have arrived at, you will be given the option to reload this page through EZproxy. If this is a subscribed resource, you will gain access. A list of subscriptions is available from the Databases and eResources page.