Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Widgets, toolbars & add-ons, oh my!



Library tools
UW-Madison's Ebling Library has created a variety of tools for free download, including:
  • Ebling Library toolbar - search MadCat, Google Scholar, PubMed, etc.
  • iGoogle gadgets - Library Express, Find It, Refworks, MadCat, health science resources
  • Browser extensions - Firefox addons and Greasemonkey scripts
Journal, newspaper & e-book databases
  • Knovel e-books: biochemistry, biotechnology, food science, toxicology, engineering - widget, toolbar and search plugin
  • Lexis-Nexis news & legal resources - browser toolbar
  • JSTOR journal database - Facebook app
  • WorldCat global library catalog - Facebook app
Health sciences
UW-Madison's Ebling Library
has collected a variety of tools, including:
  • National Library of Medicine toolbar - PubMed, Medline, Entrez, NLM/NIH resources
  • HONcode toolbar - "health information you can trust"
Research citation management