Web Apps & Browser Tools
Open Search Add-ons
Add-ons for your browser Search Engine Manager (works in Firefox 2+ and Internet Explorer 7+)- UMBC Library Catalog Search: Install
Search for books, cds, dvds, journals and more
- UMBC Journals Search: Install
Search for print and electronic journals subscribed to by UMBC
- UMBC Digital Collections Search: Install
Search for photographs, electronic theses and dissertations from UMBC candidates, posters, playbills, and more.
LibX Toolbar: UMBC Edition
LibX Toolbar: UMBC Edition is a browser extension (also known as a plug-in or add-on) that provides direct access to the Library's resources from any page on the web. In addition to searching the library catalog, LibX allows you to access library subscriptions by right-clicking on any web page and reloading that page via Research Port. LibX also embeds visual cues - the Find It button 
or the UMBC icon 
- in web pages such as Wikipedia, Google search results, and Amazon.com to help you locate resources which are available at UMBC.
LibX was originally developed for Firefox, but a beta version is now available for Internet Explorer. The LibX Toolbar is available at http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/reference/libx.php.
Finding scholarly articles with Google Scholar
Did you know that you can use Google Scholar to search for scholarly journal articles? And by properly setting your preferences UMBC students, faculty and staff can even get access to UMBC journal subscriptions.
- Go to the Google Scholar Preferences page (or click on the Scholar Preferences link on the main Google Scholar page)
- Scroll down to Library Links and search for UMBC
- Select University of Maryland, Baltimore County - FindIt @ UMBC
- Click the Save Preferences button
Now you will see a FindIt @ UMBC link next to articles which are available at the Albin O. Kuhn Library. Articles which are available online will have the FindIt @ UMBC link next to the article title; articles which are available in the library will have the FindIt @ UMBC link beneath the citation.
If you also install the LibX Toolbar, the button will appear to guide you to resources available at UMBC.
Questions about using Google Scholar? Contact the AOK Library Reference Department: http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/askus/
