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LibX IE: An Internet Explorer Add-On for Direct Library Access

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dc.contributor.authorBaker, Nathanen
dc.contributor.committeechairBack, Godmar V.en
dc.contributor.committeememberTilevich, Elien
dc.contributor.committeememberButt, Ali R.en
dc.contributor.departmentComputer Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:47:05Zen
dc.date.adate2007-12-19en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:47:05Zen
dc.date.issued2007-09-06en
dc.date.rdate2007-12-19en
dc.date.sdate2007-10-26en
dc.description.abstractIncreasingly, students choose to use general search engines for research rather than taking advantage of the resources provided by university libraries. As university libraries offer services such as the careful selection of material and subscriptions to peer-reviewed journals, it is important that the library become integrated into research workflows. Existing technologies on library servers do not provide the level of integration we believe is most helpful to users. LibX is a browser add-on designed to assist research by making library resources more accessible than they are through the library's own tools. It provides a client-side interface to these library services through the web browser. This integration enhances productivity and augments the user's existing information-seeking behavior. We extended the existing Firefox version of LibX into a browser-agnostic framework, allowing LibX services to be provided on multiple browser platforms. We created a toolbar and context menu system, written in C#, to extend the existing LibX features to the Internet Explorer web browser. The primary focus of this work is on the software engineering challenges presented in creating this version. We also designed a new framework for web localization, allowing pages viewed by the user to be modified on the client side by rules written by LibX developers, library staff, or individual users. The framework also provides a way for these rules to be distributed, updated, and composed, enhancing the browsing experience by augmenting it with additional information. The design and behavior of this framework is a secondary focus of this work.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10262007-134511en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10262007-134511/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/35504en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartNathan_Thesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectInternet Exploreren
dc.subjectlibraryen
dc.subjecttoolbaren
dc.subjectLibXen
dc.titleLibX IE: An Internet Explorer Add-On for Direct Library Accessen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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