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What are add-ons?

Pimp My Browser: Next-Generation Information Literacy Demands Control of the Browser ASEE 2009 Conference Austin, TX June 15, 2009 Andrew Wohrley Engineering Librarian Auburn University Libraries wohrlaj@auburn.edu. What are add-ons?. Extend browser capabilities Work in Firefox

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What are add-ons?

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  1. Pimp My Browser: Next-Generation Information Literacy Demands Control of the Browser ASEE 2009 ConferenceAustin, TXJune 15, 2009Andrew WohrleyEngineering LibrarianAuburn University Librarieswohrlaj@auburn.edu

  2. What are add-ons? • Extend browser capabilities • Work in Firefox • Firefox add-ons Open Source • Customize features • Permit synergies of add-ons • Search in LibX • Save in Zotero • Option to translate page with Google Translate • Create footnotes and bibliographies in Word documents using Zotero plug-in

  3. LibX • “Instant-on” library catalogs • Open Source • Accommodates most catalogs • Can link to Google Scholar • Supports complex Boolean searches

  4. Google Translate • Best free translation plug-in • Supports most major languages • Click on button for translations of pages • Can add it to webpages for instant translations • Beware: Translations are not perfect—just useful

  5. Google Translate • http://translate.google.com/translate_t?hl=en#

  6. News Article Translations

  7. Google Translates the article

  8. Zotero • Citation Management • Supports different styles • Instant footnotes • Instant bibliographies • Instant downloading of citation • Instant downloading of articles • Excellent documentation and tutorials

  9. Disadvantages Advantages • Pre-1.0 add-ons • Zotero formatting: • Will not reduce full caps • Will not correct typos • Google Translate not perfect • He can become she • Slang rarely translates • LibX requires tech support • Usually free • Open Source • Easily learned • Few barriers to use

  10. Follow-up Research • Compare students who use add-ons against those who don’t • What prevents students from using add-ons? • What features do students want in add-ons?

  11. Conclusion • Browser customization enhances research • Automates tedious parts of research • Enforces style guides • Saves exact citations automatically • Can organize and save citations on own computer • Students learning a foreign language can check work against Google Translate.

  12. Bibliography • LibX • http://www.libx.org • Google Translate • http://translate.google.com/translate_tools?hl=en • Zotero • http://www.zotero.org • Mozilla add-ons • https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox

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