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The Research Browser, or: Finding, Organizing, and Writing

June 16, 2008 by Jay Datema
Filed in Browsers, Catalogs, Firefox, Frameworks

I’ve been thinking that Firefox is coming close to offering what Cameron Barrett predicted in 2000, an actual application platform.
I recommend three Firefox add-ons: LibX for searching the library, Zotero for organizing, and Scribefire for writing.
As Firefox 3 nears midnight release for Download Day, I’ve updated the NYPL LibX toolbar for compatibility. Let me [...]

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Google in your catalog?

December 21, 2007 by Joe Dalton
Filed in Catalogs, FRBR, Google Books, Persistent Identifiers

Roy Tennant has recently pointed out some usability problems that can arise when linking to digitized books through OPAC systems. In the New York Public Library’s case, links to Google books are being handled in the catalog by the addition of what looks like a “Google record” – one for each (electronic format) [...]

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