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Adding Bookmarklets to your iPad / iPhone browser; i.e. Library Proxy

Bookmarklets can be very useful. To install these in "normal" browsers is rather simple. They appear as a Bookmark in your Bookmark bar and can be activated by single click when needed. Here is the  page about installing the RUG proxy bookmarklet  in your desktop/laptop browser. This proxy bookmarklet will check from any webpage if you have access to the fulltext of the journal, article or other digital library licenced resource! On the iPad it is a bit more complicated, but not difficult. (If you do not see you Bookmark Bar on your iPad, go to Settings, Safari; Turn ON "Always Show Bookmarks Bar") Here the description on how to install the RUG proxy bookmarklet in the iPad browser. Step 0: Open this post on your ipad .... Step 1: Use "Add Bookmark" (it does not matter from what page) to create a bookmark and .. Step 2: Call it : Library Proxy, and click"SAVE" Step 3: Open Bookmarks & History (click the open book ...) Step 4: ...