Migrating to a New Proxy Server for Library E-resources
In an effort to improve off-campus access to the Library’s electronic resources, we will be migrating a new proxy server later this summer.
Our target go-live date will be August 23, 2024 (a week after Summer II courses wrap up). After the migration, our current EZProxy prefix (https://sunyacc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=) will be switched to (https://sunyacc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=).
Faculty who have links to library e-resources in their Brightspace courses, or elsewhere (syllabi, reading lists, etc.), will need to update their permalinks with the new EZProxy prefix mentioned above.
For assistance with updating and/or adding permalinks to library e-resources, please contact Digital Services Librarian, Emily Goodspeed at goodspeede@sunyacc.edu.
To link to a database article in Brightspace, use the permanent URL (a non-changing web address). Contact a librarian if you cannot find the permanent link for a particular book, book chapter, article or video.
The EZ Proxy URL is already embedded in these databases' links:
Add the EZ Proxy URL into these databases' links so students can log in from off-campus:
What if the database has no permanent URL?:
Why is an EZ Proxy prefix needed?
Article, e-book and video databases are subscription services available through the SUNY Adirondack Library's web site. They are not available to the general public from off-campus.
These databases require users to log in from off-campus with a username/password. This information must go through the EZ Proxy server software. Some databases to include it already (see list to the right). If not, just add it.
How do I add it?
To link to a database article in Brightspace, include the proxy server URL in front of the article's permanent link URL.
SUNY Adirondack Proxy Server URL : https://sunyacc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=
What will the finished URL look like?
Below is an example of what an article's permalink would look like in Brightspace, with the EZ Proxy URL added in front of the permanent URL. It is long!
https://sunyacc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=65444627&site=ehost-live
To create a permalink to a record found in Primo, click on the permalink icon (with paperclip) and copy the URL.
*records in PrimoVE do not need an ezproxy prefix