Category Archives: EZ proxy

EZProxy access RESTORED for PHC and VCH sites

After enduring six days of Internet “throttling” and “saturated pipes” resulting in sluggish access to online resources, IT staff from Health Shared Services BC have finally resolved the problem. EZProxy is now working again for UBCers @ St. Paul’s & … Continue reading

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Permanent URLs: More “PURLs” of Wisdom

The Distance Learning Support Librarian has put together a brief guide for creating Permanent URLs for subscribed resources.  The guide “Creating Persistent URLs” is found here. PURLs for the Library’s Catalogue are covered here as well.

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SwetsWise / ALPSP Platform: building PURLs?

First, a “PURL“? That’s a Permanent URL. Meaning that you can send the link to a journal or article to someone and they can click that link and see the same journal or article. Platforms like EbscoHost help by providing … Continue reading

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EZproxy Barcode & PIN log-in down: Use Your CWL

*Problem fixed* The Barcode & PIN log-in (the left-hand part of the EZproxy screen) is having a bad Monday. Please use your CWL for now when passing through EZproxy. Repairs underway. Watch for updates. …or, if connecting from off campus, … Continue reading

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ALPSP Learned Journals: EZproxy Error Message

*EZproxy working for this collection now. Clear browser’s cache & cookies and link away* Linking to the ALPSP Learned Journals Collection from our ejournal A-Z list or via SFX (our OpenURL resolver) is leading to an error message some thing … Continue reading

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NetLibrary: EZproxy access not working

*Update*: EZproxy now working for NetLibrary ebooks. EZproxy is not working for off-campus access to NetLibrary. Please use MyVPN if accessing a NetLibrary ebook from off campus for now. Should be fixed in a day or two (fingers crossed).

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eBook Update: Books 24×7 & ebrary

You can create personal bookshelves in Books 24×7 and ebrary. You can use either your UBCcard Barcode & PIN (recommended method) or your CWL, but you cannot cross-link bookshelves (ie books saved on a UBCcard generated shelf are not on … Continue reading

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Books 24×7: Use your UBCcard to Log In

When you link to a Books 24×7 title from the Library Catalogue (or connect from the Resource Page), you are presented with the EZproxy log-in screen. Please log in using your UBCcard Barcode & PIN on the left side (not … Continue reading

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eBooks via EZproxy: Work on Linking from Catalogue still In Process

As many patrons have discovered, some ebook links from the Catalogue work off-campus (via EZproxy) while others do not. Getting all the links to work is a priority, and it is expected links for ebooks will be updated for EZproxy … Continue reading

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New OvidSP and RefWorks: Problems when using EZproxy

When exporting citations from the new OvidSP platform to RefWorks, keep in mind the following: If on campus, exporting to RefWorks should be no problem. If off campus and logged in via MyVPN, exporting to RefWorks should be no problem … Continue reading

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