Tools & Widgets
Chat with a Librarian
Many reference librarians are offering chat reference using a free service called Meebo . Chat with a librarian live, right from your web browser.
D'Angelo Law Library IM/Chat Service
Regenstein Library IM/Chat Service
Set Your Google Scholar To Use Findit! 
If you use Google Scholar when working off campus, you can now set your preferences to use the Library's Find It! service to help you access the full text of articles available through Library subscriptions.
Journal Tables of Content
The Library is experimenting with using RSS feeds on some of its subject pages to automatically generate lists of articles from the current tables of content of key journals . See, for example, the French Literature and Italian Literature pages. Use the comments link at the bottom of those web pages to tell us what you think.
Lens search plugins
Add Lens searches to your browser. Choose the right plugin for your browser:
LIbX 
LibX is a Firefox plugin that gives you quick and easy access to Library resouces (catalog, electronic journals, and the like):
http://libx.org/editions/download.php?edition=uchicago
The LibX plugin provides a toolbar to search library materials, a context menu, and adds conveniece links to pages. LibX is developed at Virginia Tech. To learn more about the LibX project, go to http://libx.org/.
Proxy It!
Having trouble getting to Library databases and electronic journals from off campus? Use the ProxyIt! bookmarklet to easily send the link through the proxy server to get campus-like access.
* In Firefox or Safari, drag this ⇒ ProxyIt! ⇐ link to your bookmarks toolbar.
* In Internet Explorer, right-click on this ⇒ ProxyIt! ⇐ link and select "Add to Favorites..." (you may receive a Security Alert warning that the favorite may not be safe, click on "Yes" to continue) choose where in your Favorites you wish to save the bookmarklet and then click on "OK".
For more information, see the Proxy page.
ZOTERO
Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives right where you do your work — in the web browser itself.
http://www.zotero.org/
Do you know a tool or widget that would be of use to others?
Tell us about it.
The Library is looking for feedback on new products and tools. The Database Trials section lists the ever changing set of databases we are considering for purchase. The Betas section provides a preview of tools and interfaces which are in development (and may be a little rough around the edges). The Tools & Widgets section includes useful plugins and widgets to make your browser a more powerful research tool.
