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Update to EzProxy 

New Update to EzProxy

EzProxy service by OCLC is the system Maria College Library uses for off campus access to library resources. 

The proxy prefix is changing. Maria College Library is moving to a OCLC hosted proxy. We previously were self-hosted with the help of our IT department. With this change over it means we need to change the proxy prefix in front of permalinks.

Links using the old proxy prefix: https://ezproxy.mariacollege.edu/login?url= will need to be changed. Old proxy prefix links will cease to work on December 31st, 2022.

We highly recommend finding your article in our new Discovery Search instead of EBSCOhost. While EBSCOhost is not going anywhere. Discovery Search gives a more robust and thorough searching experience. Discovery Search explores all of the library resources in one location. 

For example if you have links that look like this:

https://ezproxy.mariacollege.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=154612989&site=ehost-live

The link would need to be edited to contain the new prefix:

https://mariacollege.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://discovery.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=c9d18ace-1c79-3841-97b8-5f9a98ef164f

Please use the proxy link generator below to update your permalink.

Paste your permalink in the box below and click on the link to generated your new proxy prefix URL:

*Please make sure you paste your permalink into the top of the box with no spaces*

If you have any questions or need assistance please contact the library. 

August 2022 Update: If you are off campus please note that the proxy prefix is already embedded in the permalink. Only use this tool if you are on campus networks looking to add the proxy prefix to your permalinks.