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use links to database articles in BlackBoard you must:
Save a persistent
URL.
This means they lead the user right to the article everytime.
Most TCC databases contain persistent URLs.
Add a prefix that
will cause the proxy server to determine
if the user authorized to access the database.
Test your link! Some URLs can be very
long.
Be careful when you copy and save them and be sure the link
directs your user correctly. Errors have included links
to .css files (style sheets).
How do I modify my URL?
Type the prefix into your saved URL. The prefix consists
of the following text: http://ezproxy.vccs.edu:2048/login?url= For
example a link to the Gale "OneFile" with the
prefix added would look like this: http://ezproxy.vccs.edu:2048/login?url=http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/viva2_vccs?db=ITOF
Use the box below to automatically add the prefix and then
save the new URL.
Where can I see an example? Nursing
students reading list
Can I get more help? Printed
instructions (.doc) or or
email a TCC Librarian Why do I need EZProxy?
By using EZProxy in your BlackBoard classes your students have
access to QUALITY library resources and only have to log in once,
through BlackBoard.
Licensed databases available to our users require that we control
access and restrict it to persons affliated with the VCCS. We
accomplish this by using a proxy server for all off-campus
access to these databases.
When you save (bookmark) a
URL for use in a reading list or class assignment, that URL
must also be modified so students off-campus
can access the database. This page was designed to
help with that modification.
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