[Web4lib] LibX and Conduit

[Maseles, Judy S.]

From Godmar Back (LibX) --

We're aware of Conduit - their CEO called us once to ask us if we want to merge the projects.

From our point of view, the key differences are:

- Conduit is a commercial product, LibX is open source
- Conduit has more resources (developers, etc.) than LibX
- Conduit takes kitchen sink approach, the more the better - LibX is more focused.
- Conduit does not allow page customization (cues, linking, etc.)
- Conduit requires that the Google search box/toolbar from which they derive their revenue is visible - LibX does not require a Google
search box and in fact in LibX 2.0, we're deemphasizing the toolbar altogether.

Feel free to forward this to web4lib.

-
Godmar

http://people.cs.vt.edu/~gback
Godmar Back

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Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:47:10 +0200
From: "Brekel, AJP van den (med)"
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] LibX
To: "Bolek, Sandy

Dear Sandy,
Our library is using Conduit as library toolbars for years now.
<http://www.rug.nl/bibliotheek/locaties/bibCMB/informatie/toolbox/InYourBrowser><http://www.rug.nl/bibliotheek/locaties/bibCMB/informatie/toolbox/InYourBrowser>http://www.rug.nl/bibliotheek/locaties/bibCMB/informatie/toolbox/InYourBrowser
Conduit allows
- complete free customization,
- grouping of toolbars ( language version or departments, install one, get many)
- supports post & get search queries,
- many choice in button, menu options
- xml menu's hosted locally
- gadgets and widgets, even html copy&paste creation
- and much more
Over the years we have derived from the toolbars:
- netvibes. & widgetbox widgets & searchboxes
- Google toolbars button components
- browser searchbox plugins
-Extensions for Chrome via Conduit marketplace etc
Users can customize their library toolbars in almost unlimited ways. In my post i list some:
<http://digicmb.blogspot.com/2009/10/37-ways-to-adjust-your-library-toolbar.html><http://digicmb.blogspot.com/2009/10/37-ways-to-adjust-your-library-toolbar.html>http://digicmb.blogspot.com/2009/10/37-ways-to-adjust-your-library-toolbar.html
Recently it is also possible to create, publish, and share seperate "apps" from the toolbar, for instance a gadget, searchbox, or rss- menu's.
<http://digicmb.blogspot.com/2010/05/conduit-offers-toolbar-cut-up-select.html><http://digicmb.blogspot.com/2010/05/conduit-offers-toolbar-cut-up-select.html>http://digicmb.blogspot.com/2010/05/conduit-offers-toolbar-cut-up-select.html

I have created various external toolbars, like the Pubmed & NLM toolbars
<http://nlmtoolbars.blogspot.com/><http://nlmtoolbars.blogspot.com/>http://nlmtoolbars.blogspot.com/
So, yes i like Conduit, no, i do not have any ties to the company -:)
If you have any questions, i am happy to adress them.
I will follow the discussion closely.
Best regards,
Guus van den Brekel (digicmb)
Medical information Specialist
Central Medical library, University Medical Center Groningen
The Netherlands
<Http://digicmb.blogspot.com><Http://digicmb.blogspot.com>Http://digicmb.blogspot.com
<Http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek><Http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek>Http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek
<http://nl.linkedin.com/in/guusvandenbrekel><http://nl.linkedin.com/in/guusvandenbrekel>http://nl.linkedin.com/in/guusvandenbrekel

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On 20 okt. 2010, at 16:07, "Bolek, Sandy" <<mailto:Sandy.Bolek at cincinnatilibrary.org><mailto:Sandy.Bolek at cincinnatilibrary.org>Sandy.Bolek at cincinnatilibrary.org<mailto:Sandy.Bolek at cincinnatilibrary.org><<mailto:Sandy.Bolek at cincinnatilibrary.org><mailto:Sandy.Bolek at cincinnatilibrary.org>mailto:Sandy.Bolek at cincinnatilibrary.org>> wrote:

Our library is thinking about going with the LibX toolbar.   Would love to hear pro/con thoughts from any libraries currently using LibX.  Would also be interested in hearing from any libraries using a different product.

Thanks!

Sandy

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