LibGuides Standards & How-to's

Re-direct URLs that begin with:

http://www.lib.miamioh.edu/indexes/

redirect/

Do NOT require the proxy prefix.

These URLs automatically push patrons through proxy authentication without the prefix.

If you identify a proxied link that does not work from off-campus, please notify Patrick Hawk.

• Bookmarked URLs without the proxy prefix will not work from off-campus, regardless of whether a user is logged in to the VPN.
• In order to get to the e-resource the user must go to the Library web page and link from there.

In order to get to Library e-resources, patrons must be coming from a Miami IP address. In the past, logging in to the VPN provided this for the patrons. IT Services recently changed the way the VPN worked so that it no longer appears to be coming from Miami if you are going to an off-campus resource. The Libraries run a proxy server to enable off campus users to get to resources. The URLs on the Library web pages direct off-campus users through the proxy server so they appear to be coming from Miami. Many faculty have e-resources bookmarked on their computers that do not go through the proxy server. The VPN used to work for them but it does not work now. They need to use the proxy server in order to get to the resource. 

In LibGuides, there are two ways to use the proxy prefix to ensure off-campus access.

Choose one option from the boxes below.

1. Use the URL that goes directly to the e-resource.
2. Add the proxy prefix "https://proxy.lib.miamioh.edu/login?url=" to the front of the link.
3. Click the DISABLED button next to the "Proxy" entry in the link editing box (see below).

1. Use the URL that goes directly to the e-resource.
2. Click the ENABLED button next to the "Proxy" entry in the link editing box.