LibX Widget

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What is LibX?

LibX Columbia University Edition is a Firefox extension which provides direct access to Columbia's resources. The LibX tool is a browser plugin and is created from an open source framework. Currently, 524 academic and public libraries have created public LibX editions, and Columbia has its own version available for Firefox.

Columbia University Libraries' LibX tool is updated periodically. Sign Up Here to Receive Update Notifications

Installation Instructions

If you have a previous version of CUL LibX or another LibX, this installation will overwrite your current version. You do not need to be an administrator to install the Firefox plugin.

  1. In Firefox, right-click here and choose Save Link As to download LibX.
Install-SAVELINKAS

  1. A dialog box will appear. Choose a location to save LibX to and select Save.
  2. From within Firefox, open the File menu and select Open File from the menu options.
Install-OPENFILE

  1. Browse to the folder to where you downloaded the LibX plugin, select the LibX .xpi file, and click Open.
  2. Click Install Now in the Software Installation window
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Copyright and Privacy Information

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.

In addition, you may be sending information such as ISBN and ISSN numbers to OCLC, DOIs o CrossRef's server, and PubMed IDs to the PubMed server in order to retrieve metadata information. If configured for your edition, you may also send URLs to your library's EZProxy to determine whether the current page can be proxied when using the right-click context menu. Use the LibX -> Preferences panel to turn these services off if desired.

For more information on LibX, please visit the LibX Homepage.

Need Help?

For help with one of our widgets or tools, send e-mail to: widget-help@libraries.cul.columbia.edu.