It is the goal of this thesis to provide a set of integrated tools based on individual users
requirements, and we focus on an application specific search of the resources at the
University of Cincinnati library. We created a Software Tool for the Windows operating
systems platform called “UC Library ToolBar” which provides a simple interface for
searching not only the information on the web indexed by the search engines but also the
information available in the databases to the Faculty/Student of the University of
Cincinnati. For purpose of integration with existing browser software we choose the
popular Microsoft IE platform. This led us to research and develop on Microsoft
Component Object Model (COM) using ActiveX Template Library.