Northwestern Libraries Search Assistant

Search Northwestern's collections, Google Scholar, or other libraries using WorldCat, without leaving your current page.

What is Northwestern Libraries Search Assistant?

Northwestern Libraries Search Assistant is a Chrome extension that allows users to search Northwestern's library catalog, Google Scholar, or other libraries' collections in WorldCat without leaving their current page. Users can also highlight text and access the search assistant from the right-click menu. The extension is available to Northwestern faculty, students, and staff, who can also check whether the library provides access to subscription-only content.

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By: Northwestern Libraries

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Users: 521 ▲ 9

Rating: 5.00 (1)

Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2022-09-05)

Creation date: 2022-01-14

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

contextMenus
tabs

Size: 963.58K

Email: a-*****@northwestern.edu

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 36661 ▲ 190

Other rankings

#489 in Tools ▼ 1 #9 in library keyword 24 ▲ 1 #124 in assistant keyword 49 #274 in search keyword 37 ▼ 12

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Summary

Analyze keywords

Install the Northwestern University Library Search Assistant for easy access to find books, articles, and other resources!

Search Northwestern’s library catalog, Google Scholar, or other libraries’ collections in WorldCat from the browser extensions bar.

You can also highlight text in the browser and access the search assistant from the right-click menu.

Northwestern faculty, students, and staff can check whether the library provides access to subscription-only content.

Safety

Risk impact

Northwestern Libraries Search Assistant may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.