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Web Browser Extensions

2006-10-31T21:39:06Z

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Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

*FRBR Bookmarklets are similar to those available from Jon Udell (listed above), but take variant ISBNs in the same FRBR worksets into account [http://alcme.oclc.org/bookmarks/ FRBR Bookmarklets]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension to be installed to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] (including Firefox) requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.
* If you need help, you might try dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest]

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

* One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. See below for more information.
* There is a big list at http://userscripts.org/tags/library
* Also see the list at dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific#head-74c0fda1054b04bf3e2365d467e32a47e3feba7b GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific: Amazon]
* [http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ Seattle Public Library]
* [http://snarfed.org/space/palo+alto+library+amazon+greasemonkey Palo Alto Library]
* [http://dream.sims.berkeley.edu/~ryanshaw/wordpress/amazon2melvyl/ Melvyl (University of California libraries)]
* [http://wiki.netbib.de/coma/Linky KVK (Germany)]
* [http://www.brianandmegan.com/llcoop.php Lakeland Library Co-op (West Michigan)]
* [http://www.sathish.net/ New York Public Library]
* [http://chrisnolan.ca/archive/ID/627 Toronto Public Library]
* [http://www.ryanmwilliams.com/wpblog/index.php/archives/2005/08/07/library-search/ Timberland Regional Library (Washington State)]
* [http://ashkev.weblogs.us/archives/279 Cass District Library (Michigan)]
* [http://vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron/2006/01/build_notes_for.html Ann Arbor District Library (AADL, in Michigan)]
* [http://www.libraryforlife.org/firefox/ St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana) - Official], [http://blog.skagirlie.net/?p=25 blog.skagirlie.net report]
* [http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/60/ University of Huddersfield (UK)] (Amazon.co.uk only)

=== Book Burro ===

Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Mozilla/Firefox Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]
* [http://labs.lcls.org/2006/01/how-to-add-your-library-catalog-to.html LCLS Lab How to: Add Your Library Catalog to the Firefox Searchbar]
* [http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/lls/library/chipzone/searchplugin.html Seminole County Florida Library - (How to Create a) Mozilla Search Plugin] (particularly for Horizon Information Portal)

== Mozilla/Firefox Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

These are links to info, not direct links to the install.

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* [http://www.hclib.org/blogs/CatalogNews.cfm?ID=42 Hennepin County Library (MN)]
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)
* [http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/search-engines/ Winnefox Library System] 28 different flavors of keyword catalog search Firefox extensions for [http://www.winnefox.org/ Winnefox Library System]'s SirsiDynix [http://webcat.winnefox.org/ catalog]
* [http://www.libraryforlife.org/firefox/ St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana)]
* [http://lansinglibraryweb.blogspot.com/2006/03/lansing-librarys-keyword-search-plug.html/ Lansing Public Library (Illinois)] catalog search plugin (Sirsi-Dynix's Horizon/HIP 3.06A)

= Internet Explorer Search Providers =

Internet Explorer 7 support search providers, similar to (but with a completely different syntax than) Firefox search plugins.

* [http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/09/14/466186.aspx IEblog - Adding Search providers to IE 7 using OpenSearch 1.1 - September 14, 2005]
* [http://anonymouse.org/addons/addons.html Anonymouse.org - Search provider for IE 7 to surf anonymously]
* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/OpenSearch.xml OpenSearch Description] for the University of Huddersfield, also available as a search target at [http://www.a9.com a9.com] (further info available on this [http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/70/ weblog])

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==
* [http://morrisvillecollegelibrary.mylibrarytoolbar.com/ Morrisville State College Libraries Toolbar] - Created using [http://www.conduit.com/ Conduit].
* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions with RSS feeds built-in)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/firefox/ University of Huddersfield (UK) Library Toolbar] (Firefox only).

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1799&application=firefox HBLL Toolbar] Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University (Firefox only).

* [http://labs.library.upenn.edu/toolbars/toolbars.html Penn Library Toolbar] (Firefox only).

* [http://letterenbibliotheek.mylibrarytoolbar.com/ Letterenbibliotheek toolbar]

* [http://www.library.ucsf.edu/research/galentools/ GALEN Toolbar] University of California, San Francisco Library.

* [http://priorhealthscienceslibrary.mylibrarytoolbar.com/ Prior Health Sciences Library toolbar]

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://healthlinks.washington.edu/about/toolbars/firefox/ HealthLinks Toolbar] University of Washington (Firefox only).

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://npg.nature.com/npg/toolbar/ Nature.com toolbar] (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1840 LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

* One great resource for building toolbars is [http://www.conduit.com/ Conduit]. Over 90 libraries have used it so far. It provides a toolbar for Firefox and Internet Explorer. (Formerly [http://www.effectivebrand.com/Intro.aspx Effective Brand])

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Custom Firefox Extensions with the Mozilla Build System] This article describes how to set up the development environment for a large, complex Firefox extension with components written in C or C++ (not only JavaScript & XUL.)
*[http://www.georgenava.com/applauncher.php George Nava's XUL applications] Collection of XUL application examples. At the bottom of the page there is "Codex" app that you can use to poke around the source code for the entire collection to see how he made it all work.
* [http://www.webmonkey.com/06/25/index3a.html Your First Firefox Extension] Extensions tutorial at Webmonkey.

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Bailey, Annette [http://www.access2006.uottawa.ca/2006-10-13-03-bailey.mp3 LibX: A Firefox Extension for Libraries] (MP3 audio) Access 2006
* Bridgewater, Rachel and Heins, Beth. [http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/bridgewa/present/onlinenw2006/firefox_talk/ Firefox Can Do That? Using Extensions to Customize Your Web Browser] Online Northwest 2006

* Akerman, Richard. [http://www.internet-librarian.com/2005Presentations/C104_Akerman.pps How to Enhance Access with Browser Extensions] Internet Librarian International 2005

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000924.html Distance from the default: Web browser extensions] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

* [http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice] "web experiments gone horribly awry"

* [http://librarytoolbar.blogspot.com/ Library toolbar] Blog voor bijhouden van info over het gebruik van Library Toolbars

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Web Browser Extensions

2006-06-05T09:59:00Z

Scilib: /* Academic, Search, Other Toolbars */ added nature toolbar

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

*FRBR Bookmarklets are similar to those available from Jon Udell (listed above), but take variant ISBNs in the same FRBR worksets into account [http://alcme.oclc.org/bookmarks/ FRBR Bookmarklets]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] (including Firefox) requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.
* If you need help, you might try dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest]

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

* One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. See below for more information.
* There is a big list at http://userscripts.org/tags/library
* Also see the list at dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific#head-74c0fda1054b04bf3e2365d467e32a47e3feba7b GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific: Amazon]
* [http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ Seattle Public Library]
* [http://snarfed.org/space/palo+alto+library+amazon+greasemonkey Palo Alto Library]
* [http://dream.sims.berkeley.edu/~ryanshaw/wordpress/amazon2melvyl/ Melvyl (University of California libraries)]
* [http://wiki.netbib.de/coma/Linky KVK (Germany)]
* [http://www.brianandmegan.com/llcoop.php Lakeland Library Co-op (West Michigan)]
* [http://www.sathish.net/ New York Public Library]
* [http://chrisnolan.ca/archive/ID/627 Toronto Public Library]
* [http://www.ryanmwilliams.com/wpblog/index.php/archives/2005/08/07/library-search/ Timberland Regional Library (Washington State)]
* [http://ashkev.weblogs.us/archives/279 Cass District Library (Michigan)]
* [http://vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron/2006/01/build_notes_for.html Ann Arbor District Library (AADL, in Michigan)]
* [http://www.libraryforlife.org/firefox/ St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana) - Official], [http://blog.skagirlie.net/?p=25 blog.skagirlie.net report]
* [http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/60/ University of Huddersfield (UK)] (Amazon.co.uk only)

=== Book Burro ===

Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Mozilla/Firefox Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]
* [http://labs.lcls.org/2006/01/how-to-add-your-library-catalog-to.html LCLS Lab How to: Add Your Library Catalog to the Firefox Searchbar]
* [http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/lls/library/chipzone/searchplugin.html Seminole County Florida Library - (How to Create a) Mozilla Search Plugin] (particularly for Horizon Information Portal)

== Mozilla/Firefox Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

These are links to info, not direct links to the install.

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* [http://www.hclib.org/blogs/CatalogNews.cfm?ID=42 Hennepin County Library (MN)]
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)
* [http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/search-engines/ Winnefox Library System] 28 different flavors of keyword catalog search Firefox extensions for [http://www.winnefox.org/ Winnefox Library System]'s SirsiDynix [http://webcat.winnefox.org/ catalog]
* [http://www.libraryforlife.org/firefox/ St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana)]
* [http://lansinglibraryweb.blogspot.com/2006/03/lansing-librarys-keyword-search-plug.html/ Lansing Public Library (Illinois)] catalog search plugin (Sirsi-Dynix's Horizon/HIP 3.06A)

= Internet Explorer Search Providers =

Internet Explorer 7 support search providers, similar to (but with a completely different syntax than) Firefox search plugins.

* [http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/09/14/466186.aspx IEblog - Adding Search providers to IE 7 using OpenSearch 1.1 - September 14, 2005]
* [http://anonymouse.org/addons/addons.html Anonymouse.org - Search provider for IE 7 to surf anonymously]
* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/OpenSearch.xml OpenSearch Description] for the University of Huddersfield, also available as a search target at [http://www.a9.com a9.com] (further info available on this [http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/70/ weblog])

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions with RSS feeds built-in)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/firefox/ University of Huddersfield (UK) Library Toolbar] (Firefox only).

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1799&application=firefox HBLL Toolbar] Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University (Firefox only).

* [http://labs.library.upenn.edu/toolbars/toolbars.html Penn Library Toolbar] (Firefox only).

* [http://letterenbibliotheek.mylibrarytoolbar.com/ Letterenbibliotheek toolbar]

* [http://www.library.ucsf.edu/research/galentools/ GALEN Toolbar] University of California, San Francisco Library.

* [http://priorhealthscienceslibrary.mylibrarytoolbar.com/ Prior Health Sciences Library toolbar]

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://healthlinks.washington.edu/about/toolbars/firefox/ HealthLinks Toolbar] University of Washington (Firefox only).

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://npg.nature.com/npg/toolbar/ Nature.com toolbar] (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1840 LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

*[http://www.effectivebrand.com/Intro.aspx Toolbar creator by Effective Brand]

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Custom Firefox Extensions with the Mozilla Build System] This article describes how to set up the development environment for a large, complex Firefox extension with components written in C or C++ (not only JavaScript & XUL.)
*[http://www.georgenava.com/applauncher.php George Nava's XUL applications] Collection of XUL application examples. At the bottom of the page there is "Codex" app that you can use to poke around the source code for the entire collection to see how he made it all work.

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Bridgewater, Rachel and Heins, Beth. [http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/bridgewa/present/onlinenw2006/firefox_talk/ Firefox Can Do That? Using Extensions to Customize Your Web Browser] Online Northwest 2006

* Akerman, Richard. [http://www.internet-librarian.com/2005Presentations/C104_Akerman.pps How to Enhance Access with Browser Extensions] Internet Librarian International 2005

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000924.html Distance from the default: Web browser extensions] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

* [http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice] "web experiments gone horribly awry"

* [http://librarytoolbar.blogspot.com/ Library toolbar] Blog voor bijhouden van info over het gebruik van Library Toolbars

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Widgets

2006-03-19T16:21:14Z

Scilib: /* Development */ link to microformats

Widget is a rather unfortunate term, since it has a generic meaning, but it covers a multitude of new technologies based around JavaScript, HTML, and plugin architectures. Unlike [[Web Browser Extensions]], widgets typically work within some other application platform.

== Application Platforms ==

* [http://widgets.yahoo.com/ Yahoo Widgets] (formerly Konfabulator)
* [http://microsoftgadgets.com/ Microsoft Gadgets]
* [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/dashboard/ Apple MacOS X Dashboard], [http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/ Download Dashboard Widgets]
* [http://desktop.google.com/plugins/ Google Sidebar Plugins]
* [http://www.google.com/apis/homepage/ Google Homepage Modules]
* [http://my.opera.com/community/dev/widgets/ Opera Widgets]. Although these depend on libraries from the [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] web browser, they run outside the browser.

== Development ==

[[JavaScript]] is a key development technology (programming language) for most widgets, as well as for some Web Browser Extensions.

[http://microformats.org/wiki/widget-examples Microformats - Widget Examples] has some useful info.

Web Browser Extensions

2006-03-07T21:18:31Z

Scilib: /* Journal Articles and Conference Presentations */ added bridgewater talk

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

*FRBR Bookmarklets are similar to those available from Jon Udell (listed above), but take variant ISBNs in the same FRBR worksets into account [http://alcme.oclc.org/bookmarks/ FRBR Bookmarklets]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] (including Firefox) requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.
* If you need help, you might try dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest]

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

* One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. See below for more information.
* There is a big list at http://userscripts.org/tags/library
* Also see the list at dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific#head-74c0fda1054b04bf3e2365d467e32a47e3feba7b GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific: Amazon]
* [http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ Seattle Public Library]
* [http://snarfed.org/space/palo+alto+library+amazon+greasemonkey Palo Alto Library]
* [http://dream.sims.berkeley.edu/~ryanshaw/wordpress/amazon2melvyl/ Melvyl (University of California libraries)]
* [http://wiki.netbib.de/coma/Linky KVK (Germany)]
* [http://www.brianandmegan.com/llcoop.php Lakeland Library Co-op (West Michigan)]
* [http://www.sathish.net/ New York Public Library]
* [http://chrisnolan.ca/archive/ID/627 Toronto Public Library]
* [http://www.ryanmwilliams.com/wpblog/index.php/archives/2005/08/07/library-search/ Timberland Regional Library (Washington State)]
* [http://ashkev.weblogs.us/archives/279 Cass District Library (Michigan)]
* [http://vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron/2006/01/build_notes_for.html Ann Arbor District Library (AADL, in Michigan)]
* [http://www.libraryforlife.org/firefox/ St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana) - Official], [http://blog.skagirlie.net/?p=25 blog.skagirlie.net report]
* [http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/60/ University of Huddersfield (UK)] (Amazon.co.uk only)

=== Book Burro ===

Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Mozilla/Firefox Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]
* [http://labs.lcls.org/2006/01/how-to-add-your-library-catalog-to.html LCLS Lab How to: Add Your Library Catalog to the Firefox Searchbar]
* [http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/lls/library/chipzone/searchplugin.html Seminole County Florida Library - (How to Create a) Mozilla Search Plugin] (particularly for Horizon Information Portal)

== Mozilla/Firefox Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

These are links to info, not direct links to the install.

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)
* [http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/search-engines/ Winnefox Library System] 28 different flavors of keyword catalog search Firefox extensions for [http://www.winnefox.org/ Winnefox Library System]'s SirsiDynix [http://webcat.winnefox.org/ catalog]
* [http://www.libraryforlife.org/firefox/ St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana)]

= Internet Explorer Search Providers =

Internet Explorer 7 support search providers, similar to (but with a completely different syntax than) Firefox search plugins.

* [http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/09/14/466186.aspx IEblog - Adding Search providers to IE 7 using OpenSearch 1.1 - September 14, 2005]
* [http://anonymouse.org/addons/addons.html Anonymouse.org - Search provider for IE 7 to surf anonymously]

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/firefox/ University of Huddersfield (UK) Library Toolbar] (Firefox only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1840 LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Custom Firefox Extensions with the Mozilla Build System] This article describes how to set up the development environment for a large, complex Firefox extension with components written in C or C++ (not only JavaScript & XUL.)

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Bridgewater, Rachel and Heins, Beth. [http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/bridgewa/present/onlinenw2006/firefox_talk/ Firefox Can Do That? Using Extensions to Customize Your Web Browser] Online Northwest 2006

* Akerman, Richard. [http://www.internet-librarian.com/2005Presentations/C104_Akerman.pps How to Enhance Access with Browser Extensions] Internet Librarian International 2005

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000924.html Distance from the default: Web browser extensions] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

* [http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice] "web experiments gone horribly awry"

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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Web Browser Extensions

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Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

*FRBR Bookmarklets are similar to those available from Jon Udell (listed above), but take variant ISBNs in the same FRBR worksets into account [http://alcme.oclc.org/bookmarks/ FRBR Bookmarklets]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] (including Firefox) requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.
* If you need help, you might try dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest]

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

* One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. See below for more information.
* There is a big list at http://userscripts.org/tags/library
* Also see the list at dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific#head-74c0fda1054b04bf3e2365d467e32a47e3feba7b GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific: Amazon]
* [http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ Seattle Public Library]
* [http://snarfed.org/space/palo+alto+library+amazon+greasemonkey Palo Alto Library]
* [http://dream.sims.berkeley.edu/~ryanshaw/wordpress/amazon2melvyl/ Melvyl (University of California libraries)]
* [http://wiki.netbib.de/coma/Linky KVK (Germany)]
* [http://www.brianandmegan.com/llcoop.php Lakeland Library Co-op (West Michigan)]
* [http://www.sathish.net/ New York Public Library]
* [http://chrisnolan.ca/archive/ID/627 Toronto Public Library]
* [http://www.ryanmwilliams.com/wpblog/index.php/archives/2005/08/07/library-search/ Timberland Regional Library (Washington State)]
* [http://ashkev.weblogs.us/archives/279 Cass District Library (Michigan)]
* [http://vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron/2006/01/build_notes_for.html Ann Arbor District Library (AADL, in Michigan)]
* [http://www.libraryforlife.org/firefox/ St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana) - Official], [http://blog.skagirlie.net/?p=25 blog.skagirlie.net report]
* [http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/60/ University of Huddersfield (UK)] (Amazon.co.uk only)

=== Book Burro ===

Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Mozilla/Firefox Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]
* [http://labs.lcls.org/2006/01/how-to-add-your-library-catalog-to.html LCLS Lab How to: Add Your Library Catalog to the Firefox Searchbar]
* [http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/lls/library/chipzone/searchplugin.html Seminole County Florida Library - (How to Create a) Mozilla Search Plugin] (particularly for Horizon Information Portal)

== Mozilla/Firefox Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

These are links to info, not direct links to the install.

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)
* [http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/search-engines/ Winnefox Library System] 28 different flavors of keyword catalog search Firefox extensions for [http://www.winnefox.org/ Winnefox Library System]'s SirsiDynix [http://webcat.winnefox.org/ catalog]
* [http://www.libraryforlife.org/firefox/ St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana)]

= Internet Explorer Search Providers =

Internet Explorer 7 support search providers, similar to (but with a completely different syntax than) Firefox search plugins.

* [http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/09/14/466186.aspx IEblog - Adding Search providers to IE 7 using OpenSearch 1.1 - September 14, 2005]
* [http://anonymouse.org/addons/addons.html Anonymouse.org - Search provider for IE 7 to surf anonymously]

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/firefox/ University of Huddersfield (UK) Library Toolbar] (Firefox only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1840 LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Custom Firefox Extensions with the Mozilla Build System] This article describes how to set up the development environment for a large, complex Firefox extension with components written in C or C++ (not only JavaScript & XUL.)

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Akerman, Richard. [http://www.internet-librarian.com/2005Presentations/C104_Akerman.pps How to Enhance Access with Browser Extensions] Internet Librarian International 2005

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000924.html Distance from the default: Web browser extensions] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

* [http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice] "web experiments gone horribly awry"

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Web Browser Extensions

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Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

*FRBR Bookmarklets are similar to those available from Jon Udell (listed above), but take variant ISBNs in the same FRBR worksets into account [http://alcme.oclc.org/bookmarks/ FRBR Bookmarklets]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] (including Firefox) requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.
* If you need help, you might try dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest]

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

* One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. See below for more information.
* There is a big list at http://userscripts.org/tags/library
* Also see the list at dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific#head-74c0fda1054b04bf3e2365d467e32a47e3feba7b GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific: Amazon]
* [http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ Seattle Public Library]
* [http://snarfed.org/space/palo+alto+library+amazon+greasemonkey Palo Alto Library]
* [http://dream.sims.berkeley.edu/~ryanshaw/wordpress/amazon2melvyl/ Melvyl (University of California libraries)]
* [http://wiki.netbib.de/coma/Linky KVK (Germany)]
* [http://www.brianandmegan.com/llcoop.php Lakeland Library Co-op (West Michigan)]
* [http://www.sathish.net/ New York Public Library]
* [http://chrisnolan.ca/archive/ID/627 Toronto Public Library]
* [http://www.ryanmwilliams.com/wpblog/index.php/archives/2005/08/07/library-search/ Timberland Regional Library (Washington State)]
* [http://ashkev.weblogs.us/archives/279 Cass District Library (Michigan)]
* [http://vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron/2006/01/build_notes_for.html Ann Arbor District Library (AADL, in Michigan)]
* [http://www.libraryforlife.org/firefox/ St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana) - Official], [http://blog.skagirlie.net/?p=25 blog.skagirlie.net report]
* [http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/60/ University of Huddersfield (UK)] (Amazon.co.uk only)

=== Book Burro ===

Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Mozilla/Firefox Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]
* [http://labs.lcls.org/2006/01/how-to-add-your-library-catalog-to.html LCLS Lab How to: Add Your Library Catalog to the Firefox Searchbar]

== Mozilla/Firefox Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

These are links to info, not direct links to the install.

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)
* [http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/search-engines/ Winnefox Library System] 28 different flavors of keyword catalog search Firefox extensions for [http://www.winnefox.org/ Winnefox Library System]'s SirsiDynix [http://webcat.winnefox.org/ catalog]
* [http://www.libraryforlife.org/firefox/ St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana)]

= Internet Explorer Search Providers =

Internet Explorer 7 support search providers, similar to (but with a completely different syntax than) Firefox search plugins.

* [http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/09/14/466186.aspx IEblog - Adding Search providers to IE 7 using OpenSearch 1.1 - September 14, 2005]
* [http://anonymouse.org/addons/addons.html Anonymouse.org - Search provider for IE 7 to surf anonymously]

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/firefox/ University of Huddersfield (UK) Library Toolbar] (Firefox only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1840 LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Custom Firefox Extensions with the Mozilla Build System] This article describes how to set up the development environment for a large, complex Firefox extension with components written in C or C++ (not only JavaScript & XUL.)

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Akerman, Richard. [http://www.internet-librarian.com/2005Presentations/C104_Akerman.pps How to Enhance Access with Browser Extensions] Internet Librarian International 2005

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000924.html Distance from the default: Web browser extensions] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

* [http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice] "web experiments gone horribly awry"

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Web Browser Extensions

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Scilib: /* Mozilla/Firefox Library and Academic Search Plugins */ added sjcpl

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

*FRBR Bookmarklets are similar to those available from Jon Udell (listed above), but take variant ISBNs in the same FRBR worksets into account [http://alcme.oclc.org/bookmarks/ FRBR Bookmarklets]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] (including Firefox) requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.
* If you need help, you might try dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest]

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

* One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. See below for more information.
* There is a big list at http://userscripts.org/tags/library
* Also see the list at dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific#head-74c0fda1054b04bf3e2365d467e32a47e3feba7b GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific: Amazon]
* [http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ Seattle Public Library]
* [http://snarfed.org/space/palo+alto+library+amazon+greasemonkey Palo Alto Library]
* [http://dream.sims.berkeley.edu/~ryanshaw/wordpress/amazon2melvyl/ Melvyl (University of California libraries)]
* [http://wiki.netbib.de/coma/Linky KVK (Germany)]
* [http://www.brianandmegan.com/llcoop.php Lakeland Library Co-op (West Michigan)]
* [http://www.sathish.net/ New York Public Library]
* [http://chrisnolan.ca/archive/ID/627 Toronto Public Library]
* [http://www.ryanmwilliams.com/wpblog/index.php/archives/2005/08/07/library-search/ Timberland Regional Library (Washington State)]
* [http://ashkev.weblogs.us/archives/279 Cass District Library (Michigan)]
* [http://vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron/2006/01/build_notes_for.html Ann Arbor District Library (AADL, in Michigan)]
* [http://www.libraryforlife.org/firefox/ St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana) - Official], [http://blog.skagirlie.net/?p=25 blog.skagirlie.net report]
* [http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/60/ University of Huddersfield (UK)] (Amazon.co.uk only)

=== Book Burro ===

Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Mozilla/Firefox Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]

== Mozilla/Firefox Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

These are links to info, not direct links to the install.

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)
* [http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/search-engines/ Winnefox Library System] 28 different flavors of keyword catalog search Firefox extensions for [http://www.winnefox.org/ Winnefox Library System]'s SirsiDynix [http://webcat.winnefox.org/ catalog]
* [http://www.libraryforlife.org/firefox/ St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana)]

= Internet Explorer Search Providers =

Internet Explorer 7 support search providers, similar to (but with a completely different syntax than) Firefox search plugins.

* [http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/09/14/466186.aspx IEblog - Adding Search providers to IE 7 using OpenSearch 1.1 - September 14, 2005]

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/firefox/ University of Huddersfield (UK) Library Toolbar] (Firefox only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1840 LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Custom Firefox Extensions with the Mozilla Build System] This article describes how to set up the development environment for a large, complex Firefox extension with components written in C or C++ (not only JavaScript & XUL.)

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Akerman, Richard. [http://www.internet-librarian.com/2005Presentations/C104_Akerman.pps How to Enhance Access with Browser Extensions] Internet Librarian International 2005

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000924.html Distance from the default: Web browser extensions] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

* [http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice] "web experiments gone horribly awry"

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Web Browser Extensions

2006-02-25T02:16:23Z

Scilib: /* Library-Related User Scripts */ added official SJCPL link

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

*FRBR Bookmarklets are similar to those available from Jon Udell (listed above), but take variant ISBNs in the same FRBR worksets into account [http://alcme.oclc.org/bookmarks/ FRBR Bookmarklets]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] (including Firefox) requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.
* If you need help, you might try dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest]

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

* One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. See below for more information.
* There is a big list at http://userscripts.org/tags/library
* Also see the list at dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific#head-74c0fda1054b04bf3e2365d467e32a47e3feba7b GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific: Amazon]
* [http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ Seattle Public Library]
* [http://snarfed.org/space/palo+alto+library+amazon+greasemonkey Palo Alto Library]
* [http://dream.sims.berkeley.edu/~ryanshaw/wordpress/amazon2melvyl/ Melvyl (University of California libraries)]
* [http://wiki.netbib.de/coma/Linky KVK (Germany)]
* [http://www.brianandmegan.com/llcoop.php Lakeland Library Co-op (West Michigan)]
* [http://www.sathish.net/ New York Public Library]
* [http://chrisnolan.ca/archive/ID/627 Toronto Public Library]
* [http://www.ryanmwilliams.com/wpblog/index.php/archives/2005/08/07/library-search/ Timberland Regional Library (Washington State)]
* [http://ashkev.weblogs.us/archives/279 Cass District Library (Michigan)]
* [http://vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron/2006/01/build_notes_for.html Ann Arbor District Library (AADL, in Michigan)]
* [http://www.libraryforlife.org/firefox/ St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana) - Official], [http://blog.skagirlie.net/?p=25 blog.skagirlie.net report]
* [http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/60/ University of Huddersfield (UK)] (Amazon.co.uk only)

=== Book Burro ===

Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Mozilla/Firefox Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]

== Mozilla/Firefox Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

These are links to info, not direct links to the install.

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)
* [http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/search-engines/ Winnefox Library System] 28 different flavors of keyword catalog search Firefox extensions for [http://www.winnefox.org/ Winnefox Library System]'s SirsiDynix [http://webcat.winnefox.org/ catalog]

= Internet Explorer Search Providers =

Internet Explorer 7 support search providers, similar to (but with a completely different syntax than) Firefox search plugins.

* [http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/09/14/466186.aspx IEblog - Adding Search providers to IE 7 using OpenSearch 1.1 - September 14, 2005]

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/firefox/ University of Huddersfield (UK) Library Toolbar] (Firefox only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1840 LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Custom Firefox Extensions with the Mozilla Build System] This article describes how to set up the development environment for a large, complex Firefox extension with components written in C or C++ (not only JavaScript & XUL.)

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Akerman, Richard. [http://www.internet-librarian.com/2005Presentations/C104_Akerman.pps How to Enhance Access with Browser Extensions] Internet Librarian International 2005

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000924.html Distance from the default: Web browser extensions] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

* [http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice] "web experiments gone horribly awry"

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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Widgets

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Web Browser Extensions

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Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

*FRBR Bookmarklets are similar to those available from Jon Udell (listed above), but take variant ISBNs in the same FRBR worksets into account [http://alcme.oclc.org/bookmarks/ FRBR Bookmarklets]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] (including Firefox) requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.
* If you need help, you might try dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest]

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

* One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. See below for more information.
* There is a big list at http://userscripts.org/tags/library
* Also see the list at dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific#head-74c0fda1054b04bf3e2365d467e32a47e3feba7b GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific: Amazon]
* [http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ Seattle Public Library]
* [http://snarfed.org/space/palo+alto+library+amazon+greasemonkey Palo Alto Library]
* [http://dream.sims.berkeley.edu/~ryanshaw/wordpress/amazon2melvyl/ Melvyl (University of California libraries)]
* [http://wiki.netbib.de/coma/Linky KVK (Germany)]
* [http://www.brianandmegan.com/llcoop.php Lakeland Library Co-op (West Michigan)]
* [http://www.sathish.net/ New York Public Library]
* [http://chrisnolan.ca/archive/ID/627 Toronto Public Library]
* [http://www.ryanmwilliams.com/wpblog/index.php/archives/2005/08/07/library-search/ Timberland Regional Library (Washington State)]
* [http://ashkev.weblogs.us/archives/279 Cass District Library (Michigan)]
* [http://vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron/2006/01/build_notes_for.html Ann Arbor District Library (AADL, in Michigan)]
* [http://blog.skagirlie.net/?p=25 St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana)]
* [http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/60/ University of Huddersfield (UK)] (Amazon.co.uk only)

=== Book Burro ===

Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Mozilla/Firefox Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]

== Mozilla/Firefox Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

These are links to info, not direct links to the install.

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)
* [http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/search-engines/ Winnefox Library System] 28 different flavors of keyword catalog search Firefox extensions for [http://www.winnefox.org/ Winnefox Library System]'s SirsiDynix [http://webcat.winnefox.org/ catalog]

= Internet Explorer Search Providers =

Internet Explorer 7 support search providers, similar to (but with a completely different syntax than) Firefox search plugins.

* [http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/09/14/466186.aspx IEblog - Adding Search providers to IE 7 using OpenSearch 1.1 - September 14, 2005]

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/firefox/ University of Huddersfield (UK) Library Toolbar] (Firefox only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1840 LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Custom Firefox Extensions with the Mozilla Build System] This article describes how to set up the development environment for a large, complex Firefox extension with components written in C or C++ (not only JavaScript & XUL.)

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Akerman, Richard. [http://www.internet-librarian.com/2005Presentations/C104_Akerman.pps How to Enhance Access with Browser Extensions] Internet Librarian International 2005

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000924.html Distance from the default: Web browser extensions] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

* [http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice] "web experiments gone horribly awry"

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Web Browser Extensions

2006-02-09T18:01:55Z

Scilib: /* Opera Widgets */

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

*FRBR Bookmarklets are similar to those available from Jon Udell (listed above), but take variant ISBNs in the same FRBR worksets into account [http://alcme.oclc.org/bookmarks/ FRBR Bookmarklets]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] (including Firefox) requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.
* If you need help, you might try dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest]

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

* One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. See below for more information.
* There is a big list at http://userscripts.org/tags/library
* Also see the list at dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific#head-74c0fda1054b04bf3e2365d467e32a47e3feba7b GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific: Amazon]
* [http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ Seattle Public Library]
* [http://snarfed.org/space/palo+alto+library+amazon+greasemonkey Palo Alto Library]
* [http://dream.sims.berkeley.edu/~ryanshaw/wordpress/amazon2melvyl/ Melvyl (University of California libraries)]
* [http://wiki.netbib.de/coma/Linky KVK (Germany)]
* [http://www.brianandmegan.com/llcoop.php Lakeland Library Co-op (West Michigan)]
* [http://www.sathish.net/ New York Public Library]
* [http://chrisnolan.ca/archive/ID/627 Toronto Public Library]
* [http://www.ryanmwilliams.com/wpblog/index.php/archives/2005/08/07/library-search/ Timberland Regional Library (Washington State)]
* [http://ashkev.weblogs.us/archives/279 Cass District Library (Michigan)]
* [http://vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron/2006/01/build_notes_for.html Ann Arbor District Library (AADL, in Michigan)]
* [http://blog.skagirlie.net/?p=25 St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana)]
* [http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/60/ University of Huddersfield (UK)] (Amazon.co.uk only)

=== Book Burro ===

Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Mozilla/Firefox Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]

== Mozilla/Firefox Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

These are links to info, not direct links to the install.

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)
* [http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/search-engines/ Winnefox Library System] 28 different flavors of keyword catalog search Firefox extensions for [http://www.winnefox.org/ Winnefox Library System]'s SirsiDynix [http://webcat.winnefox.org/ catalog]

= Internet Explorer Search Providers =

Internet Explorer 7 support search providers, similar to (but with a completely different syntax than) Firefox search plugins.

* [http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/09/14/466186.aspx IEblog - Adding Search providers to IE 7 using OpenSearch 1.1 - September 14, 2005]

= Opera Widgets =

The [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] web browser has introduced its own extensions technology, very confusingly called [http://my.opera.com/community/dev/widgets/ Opera Widgets]. (Not to be confused with other types of [[Widgets]].)

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/firefox/ University of Huddersfield (UK) Library Toolbar] (Firefox only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1840 LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Custom Firefox Extensions with the Mozilla Build System] This article describes how to set up the development environment for a large, complex Firefox extension with components written in C or C++ (not only JavaScript & XUL.)

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Akerman, Richard. [http://www.internet-librarian.com/2005Presentations/C104_Akerman.pps How to Enhance Access with Browser Extensions] Internet Librarian International 2005

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000924.html Distance from the default: Web browser extensions] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

* [http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice] "web experiments gone horribly awry"

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Web Browser Extensions

2006-02-09T18:01:29Z

Scilib: added Opera Widgets

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

*FRBR Bookmarklets are similar to those available from Jon Udell (listed above), but take variant ISBNs in the same FRBR worksets into account [http://alcme.oclc.org/bookmarks/ FRBR Bookmarklets]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] (including Firefox) requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.
* If you need help, you might try dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest]

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

* One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. See below for more information.
* There is a big list at http://userscripts.org/tags/library
* Also see the list at dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific#head-74c0fda1054b04bf3e2365d467e32a47e3feba7b GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific: Amazon]
* [http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ Seattle Public Library]
* [http://snarfed.org/space/palo+alto+library+amazon+greasemonkey Palo Alto Library]
* [http://dream.sims.berkeley.edu/~ryanshaw/wordpress/amazon2melvyl/ Melvyl (University of California libraries)]
* [http://wiki.netbib.de/coma/Linky KVK (Germany)]
* [http://www.brianandmegan.com/llcoop.php Lakeland Library Co-op (West Michigan)]
* [http://www.sathish.net/ New York Public Library]
* [http://chrisnolan.ca/archive/ID/627 Toronto Public Library]
* [http://www.ryanmwilliams.com/wpblog/index.php/archives/2005/08/07/library-search/ Timberland Regional Library (Washington State)]
* [http://ashkev.weblogs.us/archives/279 Cass District Library (Michigan)]
* [http://vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron/2006/01/build_notes_for.html Ann Arbor District Library (AADL, in Michigan)]
* [http://blog.skagirlie.net/?p=25 St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana)]
* [http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/60/ University of Huddersfield (UK)] (Amazon.co.uk only)

=== Book Burro ===

Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Mozilla/Firefox Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]

== Mozilla/Firefox Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

These are links to info, not direct links to the install.

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)
* [http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/search-engines/ Winnefox Library System] 28 different flavors of keyword catalog search Firefox extensions for [http://www.winnefox.org/ Winnefox Library System]'s SirsiDynix [http://webcat.winnefox.org/ catalog]

= Internet Explorer Search Providers =

Internet Explorer 7 support search providers, similar to (but with a completely different syntax than) Firefox search plugins.

* [http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/09/14/466186.aspx IEblog - Adding Search providers to IE 7 using OpenSearch 1.1 - September 14, 2005]

= Opera Widgets =

The [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] web browser has introduced its own extensions technology, very confusingly called [http://my.opera.com/community/dev/widgets/ Opera Widgets]. (Not to be confused with other types of [Widgets].)

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/firefox/ University of Huddersfield (UK) Library Toolbar] (Firefox only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1840 LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Custom Firefox Extensions with the Mozilla Build System] This article describes how to set up the development environment for a large, complex Firefox extension with components written in C or C++ (not only JavaScript & XUL.)

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Akerman, Richard. [http://www.internet-librarian.com/2005Presentations/C104_Akerman.pps How to Enhance Access with Browser Extensions] Internet Librarian International 2005

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000924.html Distance from the default: Web browser extensions] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

* [http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice] "web experiments gone horribly awry"

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities

2006-02-08T04:26:16Z

Scilib: added app devel confs

= Conference Listings =

== General Library Conferences ==

* American Library Association: Annual and Midwinter conferences. See http://www.ala.org/ala/events/eventsconferences.htm for more information.

* Library and Information Association of South African Ninth Annual Conference 2006: 25 - 29 September 2006. See http://www.liasa.org.za/conferences/conference2006/cfp.php for more information.

== Public Library Conferences ==

*Public Library Track at Internet Librarian 2005: [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/001341.html Implementing New Technologies in PLs]

* Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries (WAPL) Annual Conference, May 3-5, 2006, Wisconsin Rapids, WI. See http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/wapl/conf.html for more information.

== Academic Library Conferences ==
* Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians (WAAL) Annual Conference, March 28-31, 2006, Stevens Point, WI. Watch http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/waal/ for more information!

== Local/State Library Conferences ==
* Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference, "Grand River, Great Libraries," October 25-28, 2005, La Crosse, WI. See http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/conferences/2005/ for more information.

* Missouri Association of School Librarians Annual Fall Seminar, November 12, 2005, Columbia, MO. See http://www.maslonline.org for more information

* Illinois : Reaching Forward South Conference for Library Support Staff, September 28 & 29, 2006, Springfield, IL. See http://www.reachingforwardsouth.org/ for more information.

== Special Library Conferences ==
*[http://www.sla.org/content/Events/index.cfm SLA's Events & Conferences]
**[http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2006/index.cfm 2006 SLA Annual Conference] will be held in Baltimore, Maryland (June 11-14, 2006)

== Technology-Heavy Library Conferences ==
*[http://www.blog-u.com/ Blog University] September 18, 2005 Marriott Crystal City, Arlington, VA
*[http://www.internet-librarian.com/2005Presentations/ Internet Librarian International 2005] London, UK October 10-11 2005
*[http://www.internet-librarian.com/ Internet Librarian International 2006] London, UK October 16-17 2006
*[http://www.infotoday.com/il2005/default.shtml Internet Librarian 2005] Monterey, CA October 24-26, 2005
*[http://www.infotoday.com/il2006/default.shtml Internet Librarian 2006] Monterey, CA October 23-25, 2006
*[http://www.infotoday.com/cil2006/default.shtml Computers in Libraries] Hilton, Washington, D.C. March 22-24, 2006
*[http://www.vala.org.au/conf2006.htm VALA2006 : Connecting with Users] 8 - 10 February, 2006, Melbourne, Australia

== Library Application Development Conferences ==
* [http://www.access2006.uottawa.ca/ Access 2006] October 11-14, 2006 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
* [http://www.code4lib.org/2006/ code4lib 2006] February 15-17, 2006 LaSells Stewart Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
*[http://www.infotodayblog.com/ InfoToday Blog]
*[http://litablog.org/ LITA Blog]
*[http://plablog.com/ PLA Blog]
*[http://westerncapeliasa.blogspot.com/ Library and Information Association of South Africa Western Cape Branch Blog]

=Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out=
*[http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000128.html Ten Things I've Learned Presenting at Library Conferences]

= Other Lists of Conferences =

* [http://icisc.neasist.org/quickcalendar.html International Calendar of Information Science Conferences (ICISC) - quick view] (also see [http://icisc.neasist.org/ fancy view])

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Web Browser Extensions

2006-01-31T22:21:43Z

Scilib: added IE Search Providers section

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

*FRBR Bookmarklets are similar to those available from Jon Udell (listed above), but take variant ISBNs in the same FRBR worksets into account [http://alcme.oclc.org/bookmarks/ FRBR Bookmarklets]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] (including Firefox) requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.
* If you need help, you might try dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest]

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

* One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. See below for more information.
* There is a big list at http://userscripts.org/tags/library
* Also see the list at dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific#head-74c0fda1054b04bf3e2365d467e32a47e3feba7b GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific: Amazon]
* [http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ Seattle Public Library]
* [http://snarfed.org/space/palo+alto+library+amazon+greasemonkey Palo Alto Library]
* [http://dream.sims.berkeley.edu/~ryanshaw/wordpress/amazon2melvyl/ Melvyl (University of California libraries)]
* [http://wiki.netbib.de/coma/Linky KVK (Germany)]
* [http://www.brianandmegan.com/llcoop.php Lakeland Library Co-op (West Michigan)]
* [http://www.sathish.net/ New York Public Library]
* [http://chrisnolan.ca/archive/ID/627 Toronto Public Library]
* [http://www.ryanmwilliams.com/wpblog/index.php/archives/2005/08/07/library-search/ Timberland Regional Library (Washington State)]
* [http://ashkev.weblogs.us/archives/279 Cass District Library (Michigan)]
* [http://vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron/2006/01/build_notes_for.html Ann Arbor District Library (AADL, in Michigan)]
* [http://blog.skagirlie.net/?p=25 St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana)]
* [http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/60/ University of Huddersfield (UK)] (Amazon.co.uk only)

=== Book Burro ===

Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Mozilla/Firefox Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]

== Mozilla/Firefox Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

These are links to info, not direct links to the install.

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)
* [http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/search-engines/ Winnefox Library System] 28 different flavors of keyword catalog search Firefox extensions for [http://www.winnefox.org/ Winnefox Library System]'s SirsiDynix [http://webcat.winnefox.org/ catalog]

= Internet Explorer Search Providers =

Internet Explorer 7 support search providers, similar to (but with a completely different syntax than) Firefox search plugins.

* [http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/09/14/466186.aspx IEblog - Adding Search providers to IE 7 using OpenSearch 1.1 - September 14, 2005]

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/firefox/ University of Huddersfield (UK) Library Toolbar] (Firefox only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1840 LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Custom Firefox Extensions with the Mozilla Build System] This article describes how to set up the development environment for a large, complex Firefox extension with components written in C or C++ (not only JavaScript & XUL.)

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Akerman, Richard. [http://www.internet-librarian.com/2005Presentations/C104_Akerman.pps How to Enhance Access with Browser Extensions] Internet Librarian International 2005

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000924.html Distance from the default: Web browser extensions] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

* [http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice] "web experiments gone horribly awry"

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Web Browser Extensions

2006-01-19T23:02:15Z

Scilib: /* Journal Articles and Conference Presentations */ added my ILI2005 presentation

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

*FRBR Bookmarklets are similar to those available from Jon Udell (listed above), but take variant ISBNs in the same FRBR worksets into account [http://alcme.oclc.org/bookmarks/ FRBR Bookmarklets]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] (including Firefox) requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.
* If you need help, you might try dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest]

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

* One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. See below for more information.
* There is a big list at http://userscripts.org/tags/library
* Also see the list at dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific#head-74c0fda1054b04bf3e2365d467e32a47e3feba7b GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific: Amazon]
* [http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ Seattle Public Library]
* [http://snarfed.org/space/palo+alto+library+amazon+greasemonkey Palo Alto Library]
* [http://dream.sims.berkeley.edu/~ryanshaw/wordpress/amazon2melvyl/ Melvyl (University of California libraries)]
* [http://wiki.netbib.de/coma/Linky KVK (Germany)]
* [http://www.brianandmegan.com/llcoop.php Lakeland Library Co-op (West Michigan)]
* [http://www.sathish.net/ New York Public Library]
* [http://chrisnolan.ca/archive/ID/627 Toronto Public Library]
* [http://www.ryanmwilliams.com/wpblog/index.php/archives/2005/08/07/library-search/ Timberland Regional Library (Washington State)]
* [http://ashkev.weblogs.us/archives/279 Cass District Library (Michigan)]
* [http://vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron/2006/01/build_notes_for.html Ann Arbor District Library (AADL, in Michigan)]
* [http://blog.skagirlie.net/?p=25 St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana)]
* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/firefox/hudamazon.user.js University of Huddersfield (UK)] (Note: this is a direct link to the JavaScript code.)

=== Book Burro ===

Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]

== Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

These are links to info, not direct links to the install.

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)
* [http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/search-engines/ Winnefox Library System] 28 different flavors of keyword catalog search Firefox extensions for [http://www.winnefox.org/ Winnefox Library System]'s SirsiDynix [http://webcat.winnefox.org/ catalog]

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/software/librarysearch.xpi LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Custom Firefox Extensions with the Mozilla Build System] This article describes how to set up the development environment for a large, complex Firefox extension with components written in C or C++ (not only JavaScript & XUL.)

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Akerman, Richard. [http://www.internet-librarian.com/2005Presentations/C104_Akerman.pps How to Enhance Access with Browser Extensions] Internet Librarian International 2005

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

* [http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice] "web experiments gone horribly awry"

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Talk:Web Browser Extensions

2006-01-19T22:55:01Z

Scilib: linking to javascript: installs?

Question: Can someone post a link or some directions on how these toolbars were created? from 66.162.186.66

Answer: Although none of the links provided gives specific, step-by-step instructions for building a specific library toolbar, you will find throughout the extensive Programming Resources section many links that will guide you to build a toolbar. [[User:Scilib|Scilib]] 17:07, 14 Jul 2005 (EDT)

== Accessibilty & webdevelopers extensions ==

I was thinking about accessibility in libraries, both from the point of view of the patron that uses library's PCs and from the point of view of the staff that designs library sites.
So I added some extensions "Fangs Screen Reader Emulator", "Web Developer Toolbar", "Web Accessibility Toolbar", and more extensions could be added. Only I am not sure this is the right (or the main) place where put this kind of resources. What do you think?
--[[User:Everything|everything]] 07:08, 15 Jul 2005 (EDT)

I think it should focus only on extensions that are very closely related to libraries, and access to library content (including searching). Otherwise it will end up being a list of every extension. (scilib) 13:09, 15 Jul 2005 (EDT)

== linking to javascript: installs? ==

I don't know how to make JavaScript links in MediaWiki (necessary to add direct links to search plugins). [[User:Scilib|Scilib]] 17:55, 19 January 2006 (EST)

Web Browser Extensions

2006-01-19T22:54:21Z

Scilib: /* Library and Academic Search Plugins */ search plugin link clarification, info moved to talk

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

*FRBR Bookmarklets are similar to those available from Jon Udell (listed above), but take variant ISBNs in the same FRBR worksets into account [http://alcme.oclc.org/bookmarks/ FRBR Bookmarklets]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] (including Firefox) requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.
* If you need help, you might try dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest]

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

* One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. See below for more information.
* There is a big list at http://userscripts.org/tags/library
* Also see the list at dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific#head-74c0fda1054b04bf3e2365d467e32a47e3feba7b GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific: Amazon]
* [http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ Seattle Public Library]
* [http://snarfed.org/space/palo+alto+library+amazon+greasemonkey Palo Alto Library]
* [http://dream.sims.berkeley.edu/~ryanshaw/wordpress/amazon2melvyl/ Melvyl (University of California libraries)]
* [http://wiki.netbib.de/coma/Linky KVK (Germany)]
* [http://www.brianandmegan.com/llcoop.php Lakeland Library Co-op (West Michigan)]
* [http://www.sathish.net/ New York Public Library]
* [http://chrisnolan.ca/archive/ID/627 Toronto Public Library]
* [http://www.ryanmwilliams.com/wpblog/index.php/archives/2005/08/07/library-search/ Timberland Regional Library (Washington State)]
* [http://ashkev.weblogs.us/archives/279 Cass District Library (Michigan)]
* [http://vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron/2006/01/build_notes_for.html Ann Arbor District Library (AADL, in Michigan)]
* [http://blog.skagirlie.net/?p=25 St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana)]
* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/firefox/hudamazon.user.js University of Huddersfield (UK)] (Note: this is a direct link to the JavaScript code.)

=== Book Burro ===

Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]

== Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

These are links to info, not direct links to the install.

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)
* [http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/search-engines/ Winnefox Library System] 28 different flavors of keyword catalog search Firefox extensions for [http://www.winnefox.org/ Winnefox Library System]'s SirsiDynix [http://webcat.winnefox.org/ catalog]

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/software/librarysearch.xpi LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Custom Firefox Extensions with the Mozilla Build System] This article describes how to set up the development environment for a large, complex Firefox extension with components written in C or C++ (not only JavaScript & XUL.)

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

* [http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice] "web experiments gone horribly awry"

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Web Browser Extensions

2006-01-19T22:52:02Z

Scilib: /* User Scripts */ added greasemonkey clarification

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

*FRBR Bookmarklets are similar to those available from Jon Udell (listed above), but take variant ISBNs in the same FRBR worksets into account [http://alcme.oclc.org/bookmarks/ FRBR Bookmarklets]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] (including Firefox) requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.
* If you need help, you might try dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest]

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

* One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. See below for more information.
* There is a big list at http://userscripts.org/tags/library
* Also see the list at dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific#head-74c0fda1054b04bf3e2365d467e32a47e3feba7b GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific: Amazon]
* [http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ Seattle Public Library]
* [http://snarfed.org/space/palo+alto+library+amazon+greasemonkey Palo Alto Library]
* [http://dream.sims.berkeley.edu/~ryanshaw/wordpress/amazon2melvyl/ Melvyl (University of California libraries)]
* [http://wiki.netbib.de/coma/Linky KVK (Germany)]
* [http://www.brianandmegan.com/llcoop.php Lakeland Library Co-op (West Michigan)]
* [http://www.sathish.net/ New York Public Library]
* [http://chrisnolan.ca/archive/ID/627 Toronto Public Library]
* [http://www.ryanmwilliams.com/wpblog/index.php/archives/2005/08/07/library-search/ Timberland Regional Library (Washington State)]
* [http://ashkev.weblogs.us/archives/279 Cass District Library (Michigan)]
* [http://vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron/2006/01/build_notes_for.html Ann Arbor District Library (AADL, in Michigan)]
* [http://blog.skagirlie.net/?p=25 St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana)]
* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/firefox/hudamazon.user.js University of Huddersfield (UK)] (Note: this is a direct link to the JavaScript code.)

=== Book Burro ===

Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]

== Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

I don't know how to make JavaScript links in MediaWiki (necessary to add direct links to search plugins).

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)
* [http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/search-engines/ Winnefox Library System] 28 different flavors of keyword catalog search Firefox extensions for [http://www.winnefox.org/ Winnefox Library System]'s SirsiDynix [http://webcat.winnefox.org/ catalog]

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/software/librarysearch.xpi LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Custom Firefox Extensions with the Mozilla Build System] This article describes how to set up the development environment for a large, complex Firefox extension with components written in C or C++ (not only JavaScript & XUL.)

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

* [http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice] "web experiments gone horribly awry"

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Web Browser Extensions

2006-01-19T22:51:17Z

Scilib: moved slayeroffice to weblogs sometimes covering this topic

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

*FRBR Bookmarklets are similar to those available from Jon Udell (listed above), but take variant ISBNs in the same FRBR worksets into account [http://alcme.oclc.org/bookmarks/ FRBR Bookmarklets]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.
* If you need help, you might try dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest]

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

* One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. See below for more information.
* There is a big list at http://userscripts.org/tags/library
* Also see the list at dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific#head-74c0fda1054b04bf3e2365d467e32a47e3feba7b GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific: Amazon]
* [http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ Seattle Public Library]
* [http://snarfed.org/space/palo+alto+library+amazon+greasemonkey Palo Alto Library]
* [http://dream.sims.berkeley.edu/~ryanshaw/wordpress/amazon2melvyl/ Melvyl (University of California libraries)]
* [http://wiki.netbib.de/coma/Linky KVK (Germany)]
* [http://www.brianandmegan.com/llcoop.php Lakeland Library Co-op (West Michigan)]
* [http://www.sathish.net/ New York Public Library]
* [http://chrisnolan.ca/archive/ID/627 Toronto Public Library]
* [http://www.ryanmwilliams.com/wpblog/index.php/archives/2005/08/07/library-search/ Timberland Regional Library (Washington State)]
* [http://ashkev.weblogs.us/archives/279 Cass District Library (Michigan)]
* [http://vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron/2006/01/build_notes_for.html Ann Arbor District Library (AADL, in Michigan)]
* [http://blog.skagirlie.net/?p=25 St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana)]
* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/firefox/hudamazon.user.js University of Huddersfield (UK)] (Note: this is a direct link to the JavaScript code.)

=== Book Burro ===

Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]

== Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

I don't know how to make JavaScript links in MediaWiki (necessary to add direct links to search plugins).

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)
* [http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/search-engines/ Winnefox Library System] 28 different flavors of keyword catalog search Firefox extensions for [http://www.winnefox.org/ Winnefox Library System]'s SirsiDynix [http://webcat.winnefox.org/ catalog]

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/software/librarysearch.xpi LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Custom Firefox Extensions with the Mozilla Build System] This article describes how to set up the development environment for a large, complex Firefox extension with components written in C or C++ (not only JavaScript & XUL.)

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

* [http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice] "web experiments gone horribly awry"

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Web Browser Extensions

2006-01-19T21:39:31Z

Scilib: /* Making User Scripts */ added dunck.us script request

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

*FRBR Bookmarklets are similar to those available from Jon Udell (listed above), but take variant ISBNs in the same FRBR worksets into account [http://alcme.oclc.org/bookmarks/ FRBR Bookmarklets]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

*[http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice]

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.
* If you need help, you might try dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest GreaseMonkeyUserScriptRequest]

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

* One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. See below for more information.
* There is a big list at http://userscripts.org/tags/library
* Also see the list at dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific#head-74c0fda1054b04bf3e2365d467e32a47e3feba7b GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific: Amazon]
* [http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ Seattle Public Library]
* [http://snarfed.org/space/palo+alto+library+amazon+greasemonkey Palo Alto Library]
* [http://dream.sims.berkeley.edu/~ryanshaw/wordpress/amazon2melvyl/ Melvyl (University of California libraries)]
* [http://wiki.netbib.de/coma/Linky KVK (Germany)]
* [http://www.brianandmegan.com/llcoop.php Lakeland Library Co-op (West Michigan)]
* [http://www.sathish.net/ New York Public Library]
* [http://chrisnolan.ca/archive/ID/627 Toronto Public Library]
* [http://www.ryanmwilliams.com/wpblog/index.php/archives/2005/08/07/library-search/ Timberland Regional Library (Washington State)]
* [http://ashkev.weblogs.us/archives/279 Cass District Library (Michigan)]
* [http://vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron/2006/01/build_notes_for.html Ann Arbor District Library (AADL, in Michigan)]
* [http://blog.skagirlie.net/?p=25 St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana)]
* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/firefox/hudamazon.user.js University of Huddersfield (UK)] (Note: this is a direct link to the JavaScript code.)

=== Book Burro ===

Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]

== Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

I don't know how to make JavaScript links in MediaWiki (necessary to add direct links to search plugins).

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)
* [http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/search-engines/ Winnefox Library System] 28 different flavors of keyword catalog search Firefox extensions for [http://www.winnefox.org/ Winnefox Library System]'s SirsiDynix [http://webcat.winnefox.org/ catalog]

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/software/librarysearch.xpi LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Custom Firefox Extensions with the Mozilla Build System] This article describes how to set up the development environment for a large, complex Firefox extension with components written in C or C++ (not only JavaScript & XUL.)

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Web Browser Extensions

2006-01-19T21:02:51Z

Scilib: /* Library-Related User Scripts */ more libraries

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

*FRBR Bookmarklets are similar to those available from Jon Udell (listed above), but take variant ISBNs in the same FRBR worksets into account [http://alcme.oclc.org/bookmarks/ FRBR Bookmarklets]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

*[http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice]

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

* One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. See below for more information.
* There is a big list at http://userscripts.org/tags/library
* Also see the list at dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific#head-74c0fda1054b04bf3e2365d467e32a47e3feba7b GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific: Amazon]
* [http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ Seattle Public Library]
* [http://snarfed.org/space/palo+alto+library+amazon+greasemonkey Palo Alto Library]
* [http://dream.sims.berkeley.edu/~ryanshaw/wordpress/amazon2melvyl/ Melvyl (University of California libraries)]
* [http://wiki.netbib.de/coma/Linky KVK (Germany)]
* [http://www.brianandmegan.com/llcoop.php Lakeland Library Co-op (West Michigan)]
* [http://www.sathish.net/ New York Public Library]
* [http://chrisnolan.ca/archive/ID/627 Toronto Public Library]
* [http://www.ryanmwilliams.com/wpblog/index.php/archives/2005/08/07/library-search/ Timberland Regional Library (Washington State)]
* [http://ashkev.weblogs.us/archives/279 Cass District Library (Michigan)]
* [http://vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron/2006/01/build_notes_for.html Ann Arbor District Library (AADL, in Michigan)]
* [http://blog.skagirlie.net/?p=25 St. Joseph County Libraries (Indiana)]
* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/firefox/hudamazon.user.js University of Huddersfield (UK)] (Note: this is a direct link to the JavaScript code.)

=== Book Burro ===

Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]

== Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

I don't know how to make JavaScript links in MediaWiki (necessary to add direct links to search plugins).

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)
* [http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/search-engines/ Winnefox Library System] 28 different flavors of keyword catalog search Firefox extensions for [http://www.winnefox.org/ Winnefox Library System]'s SirsiDynix [http://webcat.winnefox.org/ catalog]

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/software/librarysearch.xpi LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Custom Firefox Extensions with the Mozilla Build System] This article describes how to set up the development environment for a large, complex Firefox extension with components written in C or C++ (not only JavaScript & XUL.)

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Web Browser Extensions

2006-01-19T20:50:59Z

Scilib: /* Library-Related User Scripts */ added many more libraries

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

*FRBR Bookmarklets are similar to those available from Jon Udell (listed above), but take variant ISBNs in the same FRBR worksets into account [http://alcme.oclc.org/bookmarks/ FRBR Bookmarklets]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

*[http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice]

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

* One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. See below for more information.
* There is a big list at http://userscripts.org/tags/library
* Also see the list at dunck.us [http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific#head-74c0fda1054b04bf3e2365d467e32a47e3feba7b GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsSpecific: Amazon]
* [http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ Seattle Public Library]
* [http://snarfed.org/space/palo+alto+library+amazon+greasemonkey Palo Alto Library]
* [http://dream.sims.berkeley.edu/~ryanshaw/wordpress/amazon2melvyl/ Melvyl (University of California libraries)]
* [http://wiki.netbib.de/coma/Linky KVK (Germany)]
* [http://www.brianandmegan.com/llcoop.php Lakeland Library Co-op (West Michigan)]
* [http://www.sathish.net/ New York Public Library]
* [http://chrisnolan.ca/archive/ID/627 Toronto Public Library]
* [http://www.ryanmwilliams.com/wpblog/index.php/archives/2005/08/07/library-search/ Timberland Regional Library (Washington State)]
* [http://webcat.hud.ac.uk/firefox/hudamazon.user.js University of Huddersfield (UK)] (Note: this is a direct link to the JavaScript code.)

=== Book Burro ===

Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]

== Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

I don't know how to make JavaScript links in MediaWiki (necessary to add direct links to search plugins).

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)
* [http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/search-engines/ Winnefox Library System] 28 different flavors of keyword catalog search Firefox extensions for [http://www.winnefox.org/ Winnefox Library System]'s SirsiDynix [http://webcat.winnefox.org/ catalog]

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/software/librarysearch.xpi LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Custom Firefox Extensions with the Mozilla Build System] This article describes how to set up the development environment for a large, complex Firefox extension with components written in C or C++ (not only JavaScript & XUL.)

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Web Browser Extensions

2006-01-19T20:43:26Z

Scilib: /* Library-Related User Scripts */ added SPL user script, reorg of book burro

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

*FRBR Bookmarklets are similar to those available from Jon Udell (listed above), but take variant ISBNs in the same FRBR worksets into account [http://alcme.oclc.org/bookmarks/ FRBR Bookmarklets]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

*[http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice]

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

* One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews.
* [http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ Seattle Public Library]

=== Book Burro ===

Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]

== Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

I don't know how to make JavaScript links in MediaWiki (necessary to add direct links to search plugins).

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)
* [http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/search-engines/ Winnefox Library System] 28 different flavors of keyword catalog search Firefox extensions for [http://www.winnefox.org/ Winnefox Library System]'s SirsiDynix [http://webcat.winnefox.org/ catalog]

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/software/librarysearch.xpi LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Custom Firefox Extensions with the Mozilla Build System] This article describes how to set up the development environment for a large, complex Firefox extension with components written in C or C++ (not only JavaScript & XUL.)

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2006-01-11T15:25:38Z

Scilib: reverted Vlasss spam, AGAIN

''Coming from '''WebJunction'''? [[WebJunction|Please click here for more information]]''

= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop-shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please write about it in the wiki or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information about it or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. For those wishing to use content in the wiki the wiki itself (and all the content contained herein) is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs] Creative Commons License. Please familiarize yourself with the license before using any of the content on your own site.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/contact.php Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

''Are you coming from '''WebJunction'''? [[WebJunction|Please click here for more information]].''

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org]

= Join the Community =

While I am not going to require that people register on the wiki, it would be great if you did. It makes it easier for us to identify spam and it makes the wiki much more like a community if we can get to know each other a little. When you register, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in (7/8/05), we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page.

= Categories =
Check out the [[Categories|alphabetized list of categories]] with alphabetized lists of articles in each category.

If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it. You can also add new pages off of the pages in each category (subpages). For example, if you want to go into depth with a "success story" about gaming, you can create another page for the details on the success story and just put a little teaser or title on the gaming page (with a link).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Wiki User List]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]

== Professional ==
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]
*[[Workplace Organizing]]

== Programming ==
*[[Book Clubs for Adults]]
*[[Book Talks and Story Time for Youth]]
*[[Cultural Programming]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Gaming]]
*[[Getting Kids to Read]]
*[[Grants for Programming]]
*[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Outreach]]
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Children]]
*[[Programs for Faculty]]
*[[Programs for Young Adults]]
*[[Technology Training in Libraries]]
*[[Tool Banks and Tool Lending Libraries]]

== Readers' Advisory ==
*[[Definition]]
*[[Leading book groups]]
*[[Recommending books]]
*[[Writing Reviews for Open WorldCat]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Promotions]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Schools]]
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for the Elderly]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Services for the Poor and Homeless]]
*[[Staff Training]]

== Technology ==

=== Access ===
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Library Systems]] (integrated systems, automated systems, circulation systems]
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Self Checkout]]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Website Design]]
*[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]] (Blogs, Wikis, etc.)
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Wikipedia Help] or [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User27s_Guide User's Guide] for usage and configuration help. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

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Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/contact.php Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

Web Browser Extensions

2006-01-10T15:11:07Z

Scilib: /* Bookmarklets */ linked JavaScript

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of [[JavaScript]] code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

*[http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice]

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

*One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]

== Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

I don't know how to make JavaScript links in MediaWiki (necessary to add direct links to search plugins).

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/software/librarysearch.xpi LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Widgets

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Scilib:

Widget is a rather unfortunate term, since it has a generic meaning, but it covers a multitude of new technologies based around JavaScript, HTML, and plugin architectures. Unlike [[Web Browser Extensions]], widgets typically work within some other application platform.

== Application Platforms ==

* [http://widgets.yahoo.com/ Yahoo Widgets] (formerly Konfabulator)
* [http://microsoftgadgets.com/ Microsoft Gadgets]
* [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/dashboard/ Apple MacOS X Dashboard], [http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/ Download Dashboard Widgets]
* [http://desktop.google.com/plugins/ Google Sidebar Plugins]
* [http://www.google.com/apis/homepage/ Google Homepage Modules]

== Development ==

[[JavaScript]] is a key development technology (programming language) for most widgets, as well as for some Web Browser Extensions.

Widgets

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Scilib: added HTML

Widget is a rather unfortunate term, since it has a generic meaning, but it covers a multitude of new technologies based around JavaScript, HTML and plugin architectures. Unlike [[Web Browser Extensions]], widgets typically work within some other application platform.

== Application Platforms ==

* [http://widgets.yahoo.com/ Yahoo Widgets] (formerly Konfabulator)
* [http://microsoftgadgets.com/ Microsoft Gadgets]
* [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/dashboard/ Apple MacOS X Dashboard], [http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/ Download Dashboard Widgets]
* [http://desktop.google.com/plugins/ Google Sidebar Plugins]
* [http://www.google.com/apis/homepage/ Google Homepage Modules]

== Development ==

[[JavaScript]] is a key development technology (programming language) for most widgets, as well as for some Web Browser Extensions.

JavaScript

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Scilib: created

== Links ==

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript Wikipedia - JavaScript]

Widgets

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Scilib: added JavaScript link

Widget is a rather unfortunate term, since it has a generic meaning, but it covers a multitude of new technologies based around JavaScript and plugin architectures. Unlike [[Web Browser Extensions]], widgets typically work within some other application platform.

== Application Platforms ==

* [http://widgets.yahoo.com/ Yahoo Widgets] (formerly Konfabulator)
* [http://microsoftgadgets.com/ Microsoft Gadgets]
* [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/dashboard/ Apple MacOS X Dashboard], [http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/ Download Dashboard Widgets]
* [http://desktop.google.com/plugins/ Google Sidebar Plugins]
* [http://www.google.com/apis/homepage/ Google Homepage Modules]

== Development ==

[[JavaScript]] is a key development technology (programming language) for most widgets, as well as for some Web Browser Extensions.

Widgets

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Scilib: created

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2006-01-10T14:16:51Z

Scilib: /* Access */ added Widgets page

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2006-01-10T14:14:15Z

Scilib: revert to previous edit from Meredith to remove Vlass spam of Jan 10 2006

''Coming from '''WebJunction'''? [[WebJunction|Please click here for more information]]''

= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop-shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please write about it in the wiki or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information about it or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

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= Join the Community =

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= Categories =
Check out the [[Categories|alphabetized list of categories]] with alphabetized lists of articles in each category.

If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it. You can also add new pages off of the pages in each category (subpages). For example, if you want to go into depth with a "success story" about gaming, you can create another page for the details on the success story and just put a little teaser or title on the gaming page (with a link).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Wiki User List]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]

== Professional ==
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]
*[[Workplace Organizing]]

== Programming ==
*[[Book Clubs for Adults]]
*[[Book Talks and Story Time for Youth]]
*[[Cultural Programming]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Gaming]]
*[[Getting Kids to Read]]
*[[Grants for Programming]]
*[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Outreach]]
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Children]]
*[[Programs for Faculty]]
*[[Programs for Young Adults]]
*[[Technology Training in Libraries]]
*[[Tool Banks and Tool Lending Libraries]]

== Readers' Advisory ==
*[[Definition]]
*[[Leading book groups]]
*[[Recommending books]]
*[[Writing Reviews for Open WorldCat]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Promotions]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Schools]]
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for the Elderly]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Services for the Poor and Homeless]]
*[[Staff Training]]

== Technology ==

=== Access ===
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Library Systems]] (integrated systems, automated systems, circulation systems]
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Self Checkout]]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Website Design]]
*[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]] (Blogs, Wikis, etc.)
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

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[[Category:Community]]

Web Browser Extensions

2005-12-29T16:41:13Z

Scilib: /* Search Plugins */ added LibDev on how to create ff search plugin

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of JavaScript code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

*[http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice]

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

*One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]
* [http://libdev.plymouth.edu/post/31 LibDev: How to create a Firefox Search Plugin]

== Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

I don't know how to make JavaScript links in MediaWiki (necessary to add direct links to search plugins).

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [[Ann Arbor District Library]] [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin search plugin for Firefox] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Firefox search plugin] for the [[Lewis and Clark Library System]] (LCLS) and (Chicago) [[Metropolitan Library System (Chicago)|Metropolitan Library System]] (MLS)

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/software/librarysearch.xpi LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Web Browser Extensions

2005-12-22T12:38:09Z

Scilib: /* Library and Academic Search Plugins */ added LCLS and MLS

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of JavaScript code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

*[http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice]

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

*One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]

== Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

I don't know how to make JavaScript links in MediaWiki (necessary to add direct links to search plugins).

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin Ann Arbor District Library search plugin] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)
* [http://labs.lcls.org/firefox/default.html Lewis and Clark Library System (LCLS) and (Chicago) Metropolitan Library System (MLS)]

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/software/librarysearch.xpi LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://everything.no-ip.org/drupal/ Gianluca Drago's blog ''Foxes in Library'']

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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User:Scilib

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Scilib: modified to add previous wikis

Richard Akerman

* blog: [http://scilib.typepad.com/ Science Library Pad]
* wiki: [http://scilib.xwiki.com/ Science Library Wiki] (read-only personal wiki)

Open Wikis:
* [http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/scilib/scilib.cfm SciLib SeedWiki] includes [http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/scilib/libraryconferencetag.cfm List of Library Conference Tags] and [http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/scilib/sla2005bloggers.cfm List of SLA 2005 Conference Bloggers]

Previous Wikis:
* [http://ili2005.xwiki.com/ Internet Librarian International 2005 wiki]
* [http://il2004.xwiki.com/ Internet Librarian 2004 wiki]

Web Browser Extensions

2005-12-14T02:18:11Z

Scilib: /* Books on Mozilla/Firefox */ added greasemonkey hacks book

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of JavaScript code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

*[http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice]

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

*One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]

== Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

I don't know how to make JavaScript links in MediaWiki (necessary to add direct links to search plugins).

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin Ann Arbor District Library search plugin] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers. Includes a link to a multimedia presentation on how to create Firefox search plugins.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)
* [http://biblioteca.itesm.mx/blog/?p=31 Firefox Search Plugins for Digital Library resources] (spanish)

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer and Firefox versions)

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

* [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/toolbar/ University of Illinois Toolbar], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* [http://www.denverlibrary.org/toolbar/ Denver Public Library Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/software/librarysearch.xpi LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0596000529. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/greasemonkeyhks/ Greasemonkey Hacks] Mark Pilgrim. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596101651 0596101651].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://everything.no-ip.org/drupal/ Gianluca Drago's blog ''Foxes in Library'']

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Web Browser Extensions

2005-11-29T12:09:47Z

Scilib: /* Library and Academic Search Plugins */ added AADL acryonym

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of JavaScript code, packaged and used as browser bookmarks. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet Tool] from bookmarklets.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library's implentations] of the LibraryLookup bookmarklet and a Search bookmarklet made from the bookmarklets.com [http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml make-your-own bookmarklet tool].

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

*[http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice]

= User Scripts =

User scripts are, similar to Bookmarklets, pieces of javascript code. Unlike Bookmarklets, they are automatically invoked on the web pages they are made to run on, and still mostly require a specific browser extension instelled to support them; Internet Explorer needs [http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php Reify Turnabout], [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] requires [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] can use them natively.

== Making User Scripts ==

*[http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Dive into Greasemonkey], while aimed at making Greasemonkey user scripts, has much content applicable to generic user script writing too.

== Library-Related User Scripts ==

*One of the most famous user scripts turned Mozilla extension, is [http://bookburro.org/ Book Burro] by Jesse Andrews. Book Burro adds a panel to Amazon (and a few other web book shops') book pages that cross references book prices and links to the same book in other book stores. A branch of the Book Burro project ([http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-burro-find-cheap-books.html?tags=BookBurro demonstration page here]) has migrated back into user script form and also adds links to Google Book Search and shows book availability in a library, with [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro extensive plans to cover and cross reference any library], in scope similar to that of Jon Udell's bookmarklet [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup project].

== General User Scripts ==

*[http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org] has lots to try out.

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]

== Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

I don't know how to make JavaScript links in MediaWiki (necessary to add direct links to search plugins).

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin Ann Arbor District Library search plugin] (AADL plugin)
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK
* [http://www.homerlibrary.org/tools.asp Homer Township Public Library] catalog search plugin (Sirsi iBistro)

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/software/librarysearch.xpi LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/updatefirefoxext.htm Turn on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions]. An online form to generate update.rdf contents.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0-596-00052-9. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005
* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-print-in-book-burro-017-and.html?tags=BookBurro Google Print in Book Burro 0.17, and future library plans]

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://everything.no-ip.org/drupal/ Gianluca Drago's blog ''Foxes in Library'']

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

* [http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/ ecmanaut]

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/intermediation.html Jon Udell's four-minute screencast] on, among other things, LibraryLookup and a Greasemonkey user script that looks up Amazon books in Keene Library, right on the Amazon book page.

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Web Browser Extensions

2005-11-25T15:42:40Z

Scilib: /* Other Browser Extensions */

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of JavaScript code. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

*[http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice]

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]

== Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

I don't know how to make JavaScript links in MediaWiki (necessary to add direct links to search plugins).

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin Ann Arbor District Library search plugin]
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/software/librarysearch.xpi LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0-596-00052-9. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://everything.no-ip.org/drupal/ Gianluca Drago's blog ''Foxes in Library'']

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Web Browser Extensions

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Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of JavaScript code. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

*[http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice]

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]

== Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

I don't know how to make JavaScript links in MediaWiki (necessary to add direct links to search plugins).

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin Ann Arbor District Library search plugin]
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29 Firefox Scholar/SmartFox ] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/software/librarysearch.xpi LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0-596-00052-9. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://everything.no-ip.org/drupal/ Gianluca Drago's blog ''Foxes in Library'']

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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[[Category:Technology]]

Web Browser Extensions

2005-11-25T15:41:49Z

Scilib: /* Other Browser Extensions */ added firefox scholar / smartfox

Extending the capabilities of various web browsers so that they are better able to integrate with library content. Appropriate topics include both new browser extensions, as well as information about how to create them.

= Bookmarklets =

Bookmarklets are pieces of JavaScript code. These should in theory work in any browser that supports JavaScript. NOTE: JavaScript should not be confused with Java. Despite the (intentionally confusing) names, these are two completely different programming languages. JavaScript was originally, and much more usefully, named LiveScript.

== Making Bookmarklets ==

[http://www.webreference.com/js/column35/ Bookmarklets] from webreference.com

== Library-Related Bookmarklets ==

*The most famous bookmarklet, and the one which launched the idea of better browser integration with libraries, is Jon Udell's [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html LibraryLookup].

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/#bookmarklet Google Scholar OpenURLs bookmarklet]

== General Bookmarklets ==

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/ www.bookmarklets.com] has lots to try out.

*[http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ Jesse's Bookmarklets Site] has lots too.

*[http://slayeroffice.com/ SlayerOffice]

= Firefox Quick Search Keywords =

Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. The original documentation appears to be offline, but it is available from the Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030810035455/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookmarks/ Bookmark Keywords].

In a default Firefox install, you will find pre-created quick searches in Bookmarks->Quick Searches.

= Search Plugins =

A search plug-in allows you to access a search engine right from your browser, without having to go to the engine's page first. On Mozilla, you can access plugins via the Sidebar or the Location Bar. On Mozilla Firefox you use the search box on the toolbar.

*[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/deepdocs.html Mycroft. Advanced Mozilla-Search Plugin Documentation]

== Library and Academic Search Plugins ==

I don't know how to make JavaScript links in MediaWiki (necessary to add direct links to search plugins).

* [http://librarysearch.sourceforge.net/ Library Search] A collection of search plugins that search online library catalogs. To request a search plugin for your library, go to the Requests page.
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?submitform=Find&category=14 Academic Search Plugins]
* [http://redlightgreen.com/firefox.html RedLightGreen search plugin]
* [http://communityhigh.org/matth/50/aadl-catalog-search-plugin Ann Arbor District Library search plugin]
* You can find Yahoo and Google search plugins for WorldCat at the bottom of [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/ Open WorldCat-enabled Web tools]
* Several for [http://travelinlibrarian.info/Firefox/ Colorado libraries] have been created by Michael Sauers.
* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Search Plugin], Open University, UK

= Toolbars and Sidebars =

Library or institutional toolbars/sidebars that work in browsers to give fast, easy access to catalogs, databases and other useful resources.

== Library Toolbars ==

* [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/toolbar/index.html FastJack - Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jackson Library toolbar]

* [http://www.asl.edu/library/halbar/ HALBar toolbar] for The Appalachian School of Law Library.

* [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/toolbar.html Barra Maldura - Una estensione per Firefox] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for the Maldura Library, University of Padua (Italy).

* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/software/sbarra/ SBArra - Una barra di strumenti per le ricerche bibliografiche] (Firefox only, in Italian) Toolbar for University of Padua Library System (Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo - SBA).

* [http://www.oclc.org/toolbar/ Yahoo! OCLC Toolbar] (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.knowitnow.org/toolbar/ The KnowItNow Toolbar] a service of the State Library of Ohio (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/toolbar/ HCPL Toolbar] Harris County Public Library Toolbar.

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/toolbar2.asp Greene County Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/toolbar/ HS/HSL Web Toolbar] Health Sciences & Human Services Library (Internet Explorer only).

* [http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library/index.asp Shrewsbury Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://www.esbenfjord.dk/firefox/toolbar.html e-klummes toolbar] (Firefox only, in Danish)

* [http://www.bibgate.mil.no/sksk/ Sjøkrigsskolens bibliotek] (in Norwegian)

* [http://www.tynglib.org/index.htm Tyngsborough Public Library] toolbars (Internet Explorer only):
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbar.exe Patrons toolbar] (file exe)
# [http://www.tynglib.org/toolbarmvlc.exe Staff toolbar] (file exe)

* [http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591 Lansing Public Library Toolbar]

* [http://library.uncg.edu/de/toolbar.asp Jackson Library Toolbar - Walter Clinton Jackson Library] (Firefox only)

* [http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/Dox/toolbar.html Libraries@Mason Toolbar]

* [http://www.davidfisco.com/librarybar.php LibraryBar] for the New York Public Library and the Morris Automated Information Network. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/toolbarMD/install.html Maryland Library Toolbar], Eastern Shore Regional Library

* [http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/toolbar/ HHHL toolbar], Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Internet Explorer only)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/searchtools.php (Unofficial) Library Toolbar], Open University, UK

* [http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/libX.php LibX Virginia Tech Edition], Virginia Tech Newman Library. See also: [http://www.libx.org/ LibX Main Page] for other editions. (Firefox only)

* [http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek/index?lang=en QuickSearch CMB Toolbar, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. ] : [http://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com Download](IE & Firefox)

== Academic, Search, Other Toolbars ==

* [http://biobar.mozdev.org/ BioBar] A toolbar for browsing biological data and databases (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://pubmed.mozdev.org/ PubMed] A toolbar that increases your ability to search information in NLM Medline database trough PubMed interface (Mozilla/Firefox only)

* [http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar BioMed Central toolbar] Allows you to conveniently search BioMed Central, PubMed Central, PubMed, Faculty of 1000 and Google

* [http://biofox.mozdev.org/ bioFOX] implementing various bioinformatics tools as an extension on the Mozilla based browsers

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/index.html NCBI search toolbar], National Center for Biotechnology Information

* [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/toolbar/ Die HdBG-Toolbar – das Werkzeug für Historiker und Archäologen] Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

* [http://www.athensams.net/news/toolbar161104.html MyAthens Toolbar] can be used to access Athens-authenticated resources

* [http://needlesearch.mozdev.org/ NeedleSearch] The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you bookmark search engines

* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=125 SwitchProxy Tool] SwitchProxy lets you manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/toolbar/ AustLII Toolbar], Australasian Legal Information Institute

* [http://www.psyplexus.com/oases/ OAses] toolbar for searching Open Access resources. (Internet Explorer only)

=== Commercial Search Engines ===

* [http://www.pubsub.com/sidebar_firefox.php PubSub Sidebar]
* [http://toolbar.a9.com/ A9]
* (also see Yahoo OCLC toolbar in Library Toolbars section)

= Other Browser Extensions =

* [Firefox Scholar/SmartFox http://echo.gmu.edu/toolcenter-wiki/index.php?title=Firefox_Scholar_%28aka_SmartFox%29] "it will enable the rich use of library and museum web collections" ... "[it] will enable users, with a single click, to grab a citation to a book, journal article, archival document, or museum object and store it in their browser."

*Peter Binkley's [http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ Google Scholar OpenURLs Extension] (Firefox only).

*[http://www.openly.com/openurlref/ Openly Informatics OpenURL Referrer] for [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] and [http://ocoins.info/ COinS] (Firefox only).

*[http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/resolvable/ COinS Browser Extensions for Your Library]

*[http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/software/librarysearch.xpi LibrarySearch] "when you select text in the browser and right-click, a new context menu appears (Look up selection) that allows you to select which library/resource you would like to pass your selected text to search". From [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. Wayne Graham].

*[http://open-ils.org/ Evergreen] An open source Integrated Library System (ILS), written in Xul, developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service (Firefox only).

*[http://www.faser.net/mab/ Mozilla Amazon Browser] A Rich Web Application to search products on Amazon-branded sites, written in Xul (Mozilla/Firefox only).

*[http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/opax/ OPAX] A prototype XUL OPAC user interface, built on the functionality and appearance of the Mozilla Amazon Browser (Mozilla/Firefox only).

* [http://researchbuddy.mozdev.org/ ResearchBuddy] Will help you capture quotes on webpages, with citations.

*The [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia extension] for easy editing of this page!

* Various [http://yq.search.yahoo.com/splash/firefox.html Y!Q Firefox extensions] for Yahoo contextual searching.

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d More extensions] at Mozilla Update.

*[http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ More extensions] at Extension Room.

= Code Generators and Other Tools =

Tools to automatically generate code for you.

*[http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookupGenerator.html LibraryLookup bookmarklet generator] Info [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html here]

*[http://www.bookmarklets.com/mk.phtml Make Search Bookmarklet tool]

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] An extension to make life easier for extension developers. A Meta-extension if you will.

*[http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/index.html Firefox extension install generator] If you need help updating or creating an extension for Firefox, you can use this helpful CGI.

*[http://www.letitblog.com/greasemonkey-compiler/ Greasemonkey compiler], converts [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] user scripts into full-fledged Mozilla Firefox extensions.

*[http://devboi.mozdev.org/index.html DevBoi], a sidebar extension for Mozilla and Firefox that offers easy access to XUL documentation and reference manuals.

*[http://www.libx.org/ LibX - A Firefox Extension for Libraries], LibX is a framework from which editions for specific libraries can easily be created. "Librarians: if your library uses Millenium, Horizon, or Voyager, getting your own edition of LibX can take as little as 15 mins..."

= Programming Resources =

Websites, Books, Forums on creating web browser extensions.

The basic expertise you will need is HTML/XHTML, the web formatting language, JavaScript, a lightweight programming language that runs in browsers (unrelated to the Java programming language, despite the name), and XUL if you want to program Firefox specifically.

== Websites about Firefox Programming ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUL XUL] (XML User-interface Language) the cross-platform language behind Mozilla and Firefox interfaces.
* [http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ XUL Tutorial] at Xul Planet All you need to know about Xul user interface. A must read.
* [http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/tutorial/ Firefox Toolbar Tutorial] The best Firefox extension tutorial, at Born Geek. Step after step you will be guided in creating a Google toolbar
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development Dev : Extensions] Extension development documentation project at MozillaZine. Includes: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development Getting started with extension development] for Firefox 1.5 and later (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/ Application Extensions] Packaging Extensions, Deployment of Extensions and Themes, Updating, Versioning and Compatibility at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/tutorials/tinderstatus/ Creating a Mozilla Extension] Tutorial at mozilla.org
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/ The XPToolkit Architecture] The most comprehensive (yet often out-of-date) guide to XUL widgets, at mozilla.org
* [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page Devmo] Site dedicated to providing solid information, documentation, and community for Mozilla and Firefox developers of all types
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions Extensions Main Page] at Mozilla Developer Center. Includes: [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Building_an_Extension Building an Extension] A tutorial about building extensions for Firefox 1.5 (Mozilla 1.8 branch)
* [http://xulfr.org/ XulFr.org] All about Xul, Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird — and a Xul tutorial (French language)
* [http://businesslogs.com/technology/firefox_extension_tutorial.php Firefox Extension Tutorial] A short and simple Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ How to create Firefox extensions] Another good and often cited Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://www.gmacker.com/web/content/tutorial/firefox/firefoxtutorial.htm Lazy Programmers (LP) Guide To Creating A Firefox Mozilla Extension] Another Firefox extension tutorial
* [http://yansanmo.no-ip.org:8080/a/fxcreerext Créer une extension] Another short Firefox extension tutorial (French language)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/ XML User Interface Language (XUL)] The home page for Mozilla XUL documentation at mozilla.org
* Mozilla Tutorial [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General/book.html English] [http://www.zvon.org/mozilla/MozillaTutorial/General_fre/book.html French] Xul, Mozilla Tutorial with clear examples (English and French language)
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=xul XUL] A short introduction to Xul at Everything2
* [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ XUL Programmer's Reference Manual] A reference manual at mozilla.org
* [http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/archives/000536.html Writing an Extension for Firefox] A look at installing a really simple extension into Firefox that adds a "Hello World" menu item to the Tools menu, on Brian Duff's weblog
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/docs/creare.estensioni/creare_estensioni1.htm Creare estensioni per Firefox - livello 1] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* [http://vlain.altervista.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60 Come creare una estensione per Firefox] A Firefox Extensions tutorial (Italian language)
* Construye tu propia extensión para Firefox con Zootropo http://zootropo.f2o.org/archivos/2004/06/21/construye-tu-propia-extensin-para-firefox-con-zootropo/ http://zootropo.f2o.org/wiki/doku.php?id=construye_tu_propia_extension_para_firefox Two pages, one Firefox Extensions tutorial (Spanish language)
* [http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul The Xul Periodic Table] Examples of all widgets — Boxes, Buttons, Checkboxes, Lists, Menubars, Trees ...
* [http://www.moztips.com/index.php?id=266 Multi-Part Tutorial on creating XUL + PHP apps]
* [http://www.moztips.com/xul_lessons/fortunecookies/present.php Creating Rich Applications with Mozilla, XUL, and AMP Technology] a ''live'' presentation by Jay Sheth.
* Free GUID generators http://www.hoskinson.net/webservices/guidgeneratorclient.aspx http://kruithof.xs4all.nl/uuid/uuidgen A GUID is a unique identifier for your extension. You definitely need one.
* [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/extensiondev/ Extension Developer's Extension] As the Author says "An extension to make life easier for extension developers"
* [http://xulfr.org/wiki/ExtensionsFirefox/SignerUneExtension Extensions Firefox/Signer Une Extension] How to sign an extension (French language)
* [http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html So you want to sign your XPI package?] How to sign an extension
* [http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/03/09/enabling-extension-updates/ Enabling Extension Updates] "This tutorial will show you how to keep your users up to date with your latest version automatically." A must read for localization
* [http://yergler.net/blog/archives/2004/05/20/writing-mozilla-extensions Writing Mozilla Extensions] This DemoExt extension has the goal "to provide the simplest amount of functionality necessary to demonstrate how to make a localized, cross-platform extension that works with Firefox and Mozilla Suite." It helped me in figuring out how to localize text strings in javascript files
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2003/06/27/mozilla.html?page=1 The Future of Mozilla Application Development] Among other things explains how to add a custom button for your toolbar to Firefox
* [http://www.captain.at/howto-firefox-toolbar-tutorial.php Firefox Toolbar Tutorial - How to make your own toolbar in Firefox/Mozilla]
* [http://arstechnica.com/columns/linux/linux-20050907.ars Developing Firefox Extensions with GNU/Linux] Very long tutorial.

== Books on Mozilla/Firefox ==

* [http://books.mozdev.org/ ''Creating Applications with Mozilla''] by David Boswell, Brian King, Ian Oeschger, Pete Collins, Eric Murphy. ISBN 0-596-00052-9. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4600 ''Rapid Application Development with Mozilla''] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN 0131423436. Available under the terms of the Open Publication License.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Firefox Hacks] by Nigel McFarlane. ISBN [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0596009283 0596009283].

* [http://www.mozdev.org/community/books.html More Mozilla and Firefox Books]

== Discussion Forums ==

* [http://xulplanet.com/forum/index.php XUL Forums] The place to talk about XUL at XulPlanet
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19 Extensions - MozillaZine Forum] The forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions on MozillaZine
* [http://www.extenzilla.it/forum/index.php Extenzilla] A forum about Mozilla/Firefox Extensions (Italian language, registration required)

== News and Feeds ==

News and feeds from browsers developers that worth a read

* [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet Mozilla] News feeds aggregator from Mozilla/Firefox developers' blogs

== Software Tools ==

* [http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html Bluefish] for code editing in Linux
* [http://www.jedit.org/ Jedit] for code editing in Windows and Linux
* [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] for raster artwork
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for vector artwork
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink] for screencasts

= Journal Articles and Conference Presentations =

* Wusteman, Judith. [http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1931872/cl=95/fm=html/nw=1/rpsv/cw/mcb/07378831/v23n1/s12/p118 "About XML: from Ghostbusters to libraries - the power of XUL."] Library Hi Tech 23.1 (2005): 118-129.

* Lauke, Patrick. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "Mozilla Firefox for Rapid Web Development."] Ariadne 42 (2005).

* Kelly, Brian. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/web-focus/ "Interfaces To Web Testing Tools."] Ariadne 34 (2005).

* Chudnov, Daniel, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and Raymond Yee [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/chudnov/ "Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery."] Ariadne 43 (2005).

* XTech 2005 Presentations: [http://developer-test.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2005/xul/ XUL - Mozilla's XML User Interface Language] by Ben Goodger, lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox.

* Janes, Joseph. [http://www.ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=2003columns1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=52738 "The Right Tool for the Right Job"] American Libraries December 2003: 84-85

= Specific Blog Postings and Mailing List Messages =

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2002/12/11.html#a3181 More on Jon Udell's LibraryLookup Bookmarklet] The Shifted Librarian, 2002
* [http://usrlib.info/story/2003/12/4/131841/480 Toolbar Tidbits] /usr/lib/info, 2003
* [http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mailing-lists/code4lib/archive/2005/0097.html Firefox search extension for OPACs?] code4lib Mailing List, 2005
* [http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/02/harris_county_p.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] The Distant Librarian, 2005
* [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/12/a_library_toolb.html A Library Toolbar] LibrarianInBlack, 2004
* [http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/01/library_technology_for_the_new_year.php Library Technology for the New Year] TechnoBiblio, 2005
* [http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000245.html All I Want for Christmas is a Library Toolbar] LawLibTech
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000667.html The user interface that isn't] Lorcan Dempsey
* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000505.html Stitching services into user environments - intrastructure] Lorcan Dempsey's weblog
* [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/02/reference-wish-list.html Reference wish list] Digital Reference, 2005
* [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000990.html PL Toolbar] Tame the Web
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/03/firefox_extensi_1.html Firefox extension for Maldura Library] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/2005/02/more_on_firefox.html more on Firefox sidebars] Science Library Pad, 2005
* [http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/blog/index.php?p=173 Toolbar Goodness] Linux Librarian
* [http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/26/1759210 Harris County Public Library Creates Toolbar for Online Customers] LISNews, 2005
* [http://www.biblioacid.org/2005/01/stanford_toolba.html Stanford toolbar] BiblioAcid, 2005
* [http://nlrp.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-new-thing-library-toolbar.html One New Thing: Library toolbar!] One New Thing, 2004
* [http://freerangelibrarian.com/archives/110703/liiorg_toolbar.php lii.org Toolbar] Free Range Librarian
* [http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844 Toolbar Tidbits], [http://www.google.com/custom?q=cache:webvoy.uwindsor.ca:8087/artblog/librarycog/1068413844+&hl=it&ie=UTF-8 Toolbar Tidbits (Google Cache version)] LibraryCog: Library Systems Stuff
* [http://www.semls.org/tech/2005/02/harris-county-public-library-internet.html Harris County Public Library - Internet Explorer Toolbar] SEMLS Tech Watch, 2005
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003041.html OUseful Firefox Library Toolbar 0.1]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003075.html OUseful - the Jackson Library Toolbar]
* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003152.html More Library Toolbars] OUseful Info
* [http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/waynegraham/index.cfm/2005/7/22/firefox-library-search. LibrarySearch Firefox Extension] July 22, 2005

= Weblogs (sometimes) covering this topic =

* [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions], [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/bookmarklets/ SLP - Bookmarklets]

* [http://everything.no-ip.org/drupal/ Gianluca Drago's blog ''Foxes in Library'']

* [http://orweblog.oclc.org/ Lorcan Dempsey's weblog]

* [http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/cat_library.html OUseful Info]

= Demos =

* Screencasts about the Maldura toolbar by Gianluca (Flash format):
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/install.htm Installazione] (280KB, 45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/ricerca.htm Utilizzo] (1700KB, 2m+45s)
# [http://www.maldura.unipd.it/biblio/download/toolbar/presentazioni/advanced.htm Funzioni Avanzate] (1700KB, 2m+45s)

* [http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/screencast/jacksonLibraryToolbar.html MyJack toolbar screencast] by [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/ OUseful Info]

* [http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/003231.html Firefox Advanced Search screencast]

* These screencasts show [http://www.libx.org/ LibX]'s predecessor, the VT Library Bar (Flash format):
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1a.htm Basic use of the toolbar] (about 2min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo1b.htm Context searches and xISBN] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo2.htm Access to the OpenURL resolver] (about 3min)
# [http://www.libx.org/screencasts/demo3.htm Cues] (about 3min)

= Acknowledgments =

NOTE: Much of this content originated, with permission, from Gianluca Drago's excellent [http://everything.no-ip.org/mb/ Maldura Toolbar - Firefox Extension] page. Additional material from Richard Akerman [http://scilib.typepad.com/science_library_pad/firefox_extensions/ Science Library Pad - Firefox extensions] category, and RA's [http://www.furl.net/search?enc=UTF-8&search=true&sort=&dir=&pos=1&count=&showRead=all&expd=7&keyword=&src=7&category=293281&date=0 Furl - Firefox Extensions] category.

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