Installation instructions for different browsers:
- In Internet Explorer: right click on the "UW Libraries Proxy Bookmarklet" link and select "Add to Favorites", or click and drag the link to your "Links" toolbar. You might see a security alert that the "favorite may not be safe", although it is. Click "yes" to continue.
- In Mozilla/Firefox: right click on the "UW Libraries Proxy Bookmarklet" link and select "Bookmark This Link", or click and drag the link to your "Bookmarks" toolbar.
- In Safari: Click and drag the "UW Libraries Proxy Bookmarklet" link to your "Bookmarks" bar.
- Note: This is compatible with most web browsers and platforms as long as your bookmarks or favorites allow javascript. The links toolbar may not be visible in all setups and in most browsers, you can enable it in the View->Toolbars menu of your web browser. You can also put it in your bookmarks instead of the links toolbar.
The Health Sciences Libraries has created a short video on the proxy bookmarklet. It is available at http://healthlinks.washington.edu/howto/connect/proxybookmarklet.html The section on bookmarklet installation begins at approximately 0:40 in the video.
Usage notes:
- Once the proxy bookmarklet is in your browser's toolbar, you should be able to gain access to restricted resources at the click of a button. Once you are on a page that is restricted, click on the proxy bookmarklet in your browser's toolbar, and you will be redirected through the proxy server for the page you are currently at. In some cases you may need to use the browser's "Back" button to return to the resource URL, not the vendor's login/error page.
- Licensed content is provided by a number of vendors and some content may not be purchased directly from the source you are using. In this case you will need to start from the Libraries' web site or catalog to see if we have access to this resource.
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