The Yale Law Library Guide to using LibX in Firefox

See also: Guide to LibX Linking to MORRIS
(from external sources such as Amazon.com)
And Installation Support Page.

What is LibX?

  1. Toolbar: LibX is a Firefox toolbar, or extension.The Yale Law Library LibX edition provides direct access from your Firefox browser to the Yale Law Library catalog (MORRIS), the Yale University Library catalog (ORBIS), a combined catalog of Law Libraries throughout the United States (AccessLaw), and to Google Scholar.
  2. Right-click menu: when you have installed LibX you can highlight text on a web page or PDF and right-click for a menu of search options
  3. Embedded links: LibX will also embed links on search results in Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google Scholar, NYT Book Reviews, and more.

1. TOOLBAR

Below is a screenshot demonstrating some of the links and preferences settings for the LibX Firefox extension.

2. RIGHT-CLICK CONTEXT MENU

From the Right-Click Context Menu you can:
  • directly search MORRIS or Google Scholar (try this with a citation you need!)
  • chose "Add Selection to Search as..." which will add the text to the search box in the toolbar - from there you can do all the regular searches

Alternatively, instead of right-clicking, you can drag and drop the selected text into the search box on the toolbar, or directly onto the Google Scholar button (which will immediately run a Scholar search).

Also, the context menu will change, depending on what text is highlighted. For instance, if an ISBN is selected, you will be offered appropriate ISBN searches. Currently recognized are CrossRef DOIs, ISBNs, ISSNs, and PubMed IDs.

How to Enter a search using LibX:

An example of a successful search result:

t:(Legal Research) and a:(Cohen, Morris) and (Sound Recording)

3. EMBEDDED LINKS

LibX places the cue Yale Law Library Icon in web pages such as:

  • Amazon
  • Barnes & Noble
  • Google
  • New York Times Book Reviews
  • Yahoo! Search, and more...

Click on the cue to get online access to the article or to see if the Yale Law Library owns the book. For a more detailed example of how this process works, click here.

For additional information, watch this screencast for examples of this cool feature from the LibX developers.

Please note that LibX is currently in beta, which means we can only offer limited support at this time. If you are having trouble installing LibX, see our installation help page.

To Install LibX click on the button:

For additional information about LibX:


Copyright: LibX is distributed under the Mozilla Public License. The copyright is held jointly by Annette Bailey and Virginia Tech.


This page was last updated on 12/11/07