[WEB4LIB] Re: Google Scholar, Firefox, and OpenURLs

[Paul R. Pival]

Hi Peter, this works like a charm!  Posted my sucessful results 
converting this to a U of Calgary lookup at http://distlib.blogs.com/

 

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Binkley, Peter wrote:

>A few people have had difficulty modifying the package directly. It's easier
>if you have all the source files and rebuild the package from scratch: I've
>just posted instructions on the project page
>(http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ ). Apologies for not having thought
>of this the first time.
>
>Peter
>
>
>  
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Binkley, Peter [mailto:Peter.Binkley at ualberta.ca]
>>Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 12:53 PM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list
>>Subject: [WEB4LIB] Google Scholar, Firefox, and OpenURLs
>>
>>As a proof-of-concept I've built a Firefox extension that adds OpenURL 
>>links to the results lists in Google Scholar. It can be downloaded 
>>here:
>>http://www.ualberta.ca/~pbinkley/gso/ . The functionality is pretty 
>>basic but it shows what might be possible.
>>
>>Ideally, Google will build this functionality directly into Google 
>>Scholar, and we'll be able to integrate Google Scholar fully with our 
>>local access systems. In the meantime, this extension is fun to play 
>>with. It is by no means perfect, but it is perhaps a taste of what we 
>>have to look forward to.
>>
>>You'll need the latest version of Firefox to use it (1.0, not the 1.0 
>>preview).
>>
>>Peter
>>
>>Peter Binkley
>>Digital Initiatives Technology Librarian Information Technology 
>>Services 4-30 Cameron Library University of Alberta Libraries 
>>Edmonton, Alberta Canada T6G 2J8
>>Phone: (780) 492-3743
>>Fax: (780) 492-9243
>>e-mail: peter.binkley at ualberta.ca
>>
>>
>>    
>>



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