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11. Use Bookmarklets to Support Learning

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LibraryLookup. Useful Google Bookmarklets. I've always been a fan of bookmarklets, small pieces of JavaScript code saved as bookmarks in your browser. Often they provide features only available if you install a plug-in and they're pretty easy to backup. Here's a small list of bookmarks related to Google's services. Most of them provide features from Google Toolbar. To save them, make sure bookmark toolbar is visible (go to View > Toolbar and check Bookmarks Toolbar, Links or Personal Bar, depending on your browser) and drag the link to the toolbar.

Free online reference management for clinicians and scientists. Bookmarklets. The Easy Way (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, IE9+, etc) If you're using a browser that supports it, you should be able to click and drag each of the three bookmarklets below to your bookmarks or favorites bar.

Scrubs web pages of distractions and provides a clean, comfortable view. Handy for reading longer articles. Read Later Registered users enjoy their articles whenever and wherever they want. Send any article directly to your Kindle for reading later in the comfortable Readability view. The Not So Easy Way(s) While many browsers make installing bookmarklets easy, there are as many that make it somewhat to very difficult. . • iOS: iPhone, iPad, Apple II, etc First, choose the bookmarklet you would like to install and copy the code from the textbox below. Do that for each and you should wind up with three bookmarks in mobile Safari: Read Now, Read Later, and Send to Kindle.

If you have any questions, start with this Help page, which includes a link to contact us. Discover Yourself! Shorten, share and track your links. The Bitmarklet A super-easy way to save & share right from your browser. Drag this button onto your browser's Bookmarks Bar and you'll be ready to go… Don't see your Bookmarks Bar? For Safari and Firefox click your 'View' menu and then 'Show Bookmarks bar'. For Internet Explorer click your 'Tools' button, point to 'Toolbars' and click 'Favorites Bar'. It'll fit in nicely!

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