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Welcome to our online tools page. These advanced tools have been put together so to make your research simpler and more efficient, by adding library resources to your browser.

Libx Toolbar

Stay connected to us with our CLC Libx Toolbar. Add this to your browser, and search out catalog, Worldcat, Google Scholar and several databases, right from our catalog.

This extension works with Firefox and Internet Explorer. It does not work with other browsers such as Opera or Safari. The Firefox version has been tested with Firefox versions 1.5 - 2.0.0.14 on Windows, Linux, and Macintosh OS-X. Versions built after April 2008 also support Firefox 3.0. The Internet Explorer version has been tested with Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP and Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP and Windows Vista.

iGoogle Gadget

Do you use iGoogle? If so, add our iGoogle gadget to your page. This gadget allows you to search our catalog from your own iGoogle page. Don't know about iGoogle yet, give it a try?

Add to iGoogle

CLC Library Catalog Browser Add-On

Do you enjoy using search engines like Google and Yahoo from your browser? Install the CLC Catalog Search so that you can search the CLC Library Catalog the same way you search sites like Google and Yahoo. To Install the Browser Search Plugin, Select the drop down menu from the search field near the top of your browser. From the Bottom of the menu please select "Add Search CLC Library Catalog" to install the plugin.

Oxford English Dictionary Browser Button

Add OED Online to your browser
With this tool, you can highlight a word on any web page, click on the Search OED Online button on your browser toolbar, and the OED Online Find Word search will display the results in your browser window. (Note: JavaScript must be enabled)

Citation Tools

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