1. Pimp My Browser: Next-Generation Information Literacy Demands Control of the Browser ASEE 2009 Conference Austin, TX June 15, Andrew Wohrley Engineering Librarian Auburn University Libraries

2. What are add-ons? Extend browser capabilities Work in Firefox
Firefox add-ons Open Source
Customize features
Permit synergies of add-ons
Search in LibX
Save in Zotero
Option to translate page with Google Translate
Create footnotes and bibliographies in Word documents using Zotero plug-in

3. LibX “Instant-on” library catalogs Open Source
Accommodates most catalogs
Can link to Google Scholar
Supports complex Boolean searches

4. Google Translate Best free translation plug-in
Supports most major languages
Click on button for translations of pages
Can add it to webpages for instant translations
Beware: Translations are not perfect—just useful

5. Google Translate

6. News Article Translations

7. Google Translates the article

8. Zotero Citation Management Supports different styles Instant footnotes
Instant bibliographies
Instant downloading of citation
Instant downloading of articles
Excellent documentation and tutorials

9. Advantages Disadvantages Pre-1.0 add-ons Usually free
Zotero formatting:
Will not reduce full caps
Will not correct typos
Google Translate not perfect
He can become she
Slang rarely translates
LibX requires tech support
Usually free
Open Source
Easily learned
Few barriers to use

10. Follow-up Research
Compare students who use add-ons against those who don’t
What prevents students from using add-ons?
What features do students want in add-ons?

11. Conclusion Browser customization enhances research
Automates tedious parts of research
Enforces style guides
Saves exact citations automatically
Can organize and save citations on own computer
Students learning a foreign language can check work against Google Translate.

12. Bibliography LibX Google Translate Zotero Mozilla add-ons
Google Translate
Zotero
Mozilla add-ons