July 22, 2005

Old Proxy Service to Be Discontinued July 31, 2005

For the past year, the Libraries has been running two proxy services that individuals could use for remote access to licensed library resources such as ejournals and databases. The old service required browser configuration and used the 14-digit barcode on your Husky Card (UW ID), plus a 4-digit PIN, for authentication. The new service requires only the use of your UW NetID for authentication. Because of the success of the new service, the old proxy service will be discontinued as of July 31, 2005.

What does this mean to you?

  • First and foremost, you must make sure you have a current UW NetID and password (work with your departmental payroll coordinator if you are unsure of your UW NetID).

  • You may want to install a proxy bookmarklet that allows you to access a resource from the resource location, instead of going through a library webpage to start the proxy server. Information on how to add the bookmarklet to your browser.

  • You may also want to visit the Libraries' pages that describe the new service and/or the page for directions to remove the old browser settings.

If you have additional questions, please contact the Libraries or your liaison .

Posted by terryj at July 22, 2005 02:11 PM to Library Services