To comply with vendor licensing agreements and accessibility best practices, please link directly to electronic content rather than posting downloaded files, such as pdfs.
Persistent Links/URLs are the best way to link to library resources.
With OpenAthens authentication, the syntax for the links to library resources has changed. If you have any persistent links/URLs with the term, ezproxy.lib.umb.edu ,saved or bookmarked or shared on your reading lists, you will need to update them (unless they're one of the handful of resources remaining on ezproxy).
Many of the old EZproxy links will continue working until January 2024, but we suggest that you update your links as soon as possible, especially since there are several popular resources that can no longer use ezproxy.
Use the Athenizer Tool below to strip out the ezproxy string and add the OpenAthens prefix:
Test out your links before sharing or posting them!
The URLs will be encoded (which means, certain special characters will be replaced by percentage signs and codes), which is best practice, but not necessary in most cases. Keep in mind that there are some content providers which won't work with the tool since they don’t use the OpenAthens prefix. EBSCO, Gale, Kanopy, Proquest (except Pivot, History Vault, and African American Heritage), Proquest Ebook Central, Digital Theatre Plus, and Skillsoft URLS will not be using any sort of prefix. In those cases, try taking out the proxy with our Deproxifier:
Use the Deproxifier to remove the ezproxy.lib.umb.edu from old proxied URL.
Create persistent links to databases
Find the Share icon beside the database and copy the link provided.
Create persistent links for books, articles, films
One way is to find the resource in UMBrella and use the “Permalink” option. This link will point to the UMBrella record, which will have the most up-to-date links. Your umbrella.lib.umb.edu permalinks do not have to be updated with the switch to OpenAthens.
Some publishers and content providers provide persistent links. Find where they are in the below chart.
If the publisher/content provider isn’t listed, it is usually pretty safe to just copy the url from the address bar and to make it work off-campus, prefix it with the OpenAthens prefix (unless they're one of the handful of resources remaining on ezproxy): https://go.openathens.net/redirector/umb.edu?url=
For example:
https://go.openathens.net/redirector/umb.edu?url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9780691232768/html
Or use our handy Athenizer tool!
Vendor/Resource |
Linking Instructions |
Alexander Street Press |
Click on Share Button and get the permalink. |
BrowZine Journals & Subjects |
Copy the URL in the address (navigation) bar. |
Credo Article |
Click on the link icon in the toolbar and copy the URL |
Credo Books |
Click on the link icon in the toolbar and copy the URL |
Digital Theatre Plus |
Do not use any sort of prefixes here! The most recommended method is to copy the permalink from the UMBrella record for the video. if you copy the URL from the browse, be sure to let users know they can click on the sign in button on the Digital Theatre Plus site, type in their UMB email and click Next so they can be sent to the UMB login screen. The links in UMBrella are specially constructed to bring users directly to the UMB screen, which is why we recommend that. |
DOI |
A digital object identifier (DOI) can be used to link to electronic articles. Add following URL to the beginning of the DOI https://go.openathens.net/redirector/umb.edu?url=https://doi.org/[DOI] https://go.openathens.net/redirector/umb.edu?url=https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000000501 |
Ebook Central Books |
Click on Share Link to Book on the left side menu |
Ebook Central Book Chapters & Pages |
Click on the Share Link icon in the toolbar from any chapter or page in the book |
EBSCO Articles, Books & Journals |
Click on Permalink under Tools on the right side of the screen and copy the URL. |
EBSCO Search |
Click on the Share button then copy the Permalink at the bottom of the window |
EBSCO Flipster | Copy and paste the URL from the browser address bar. No need to add any sort of prefix. |
Films on Demand - Videos |
Click on Embed/Link underneath the video and copy the Record URL |
Films on Demand -Collections |
Select a collection and a Page Link will appear to the left of the collection name |
Gale Databases |
Click on Get Link on the right |
Google Scholar Searches |
Copy the URL in the address (navigation) bar |
Journal Finder |
Click on Permalink under journal information and copy the permalink. |
JSTOR |
Copy the URL under Remote Access URL on the right. |
Kanopy |
Click on Share underneath the video and copy link |
NexisUni - Articles & Sources |
Copy document URL found in the “Actions” link next to the article title. Copy “link to this page” and add prefix, https://go.openathens.net/redirector/umb.edu?url= |
Oxford Music, Art, Handbooks, Scholarship Online |
Copy the DOI link under the title and publication information and add prefix, https://go.openathens.net/redirector/umb.edu?url= |
Ovid Articles |
Click the Email Jumpstart above the article. Copy the Jumpstart URL and add prefix, https://go.openathens.net/redirector/umb.edu?url= |
ProQuest |
Copy Document URL which is located under the Abstract or Details tab |
ProQuest Search |
Go to Recent Searches and select Actions, next to the search. Select Get link and copy. |
PubMed |
Copy the URL in the address (navigation) bar |
Skillsoft |
After launching the book, click on share button and copy the link either directly to the section or summary page. |
UMBrella Records |
Click on Permalink under Send to in the middle of the item record screen and copy the URL |
WorldCat Records |
Click on Share link on the item record and copy the URL. |
No Prefix Please!
For the following databases, do not add any prefix. They will use the account/institution information in the link to prompt authentication. If you need to remove ezproxy.lib.umb.edu from an old link, use our Deproxifier.
We recommend the database platforms' built-in persistent link tools, which are typically accompanied by the label, permalink or share link. These persistent links will typically have account info in them.
EBSCO | authtype=ip,shib&custid=s5071694 |
Gale | mlin_b_umass |
Kanopy | umb |
Proquest.com (except Pivot, History Vault, and African American Heritage, which still need prefixes) | accountid=28932 |
Proquest Ebook Central | umboston |
Skillsoft | umb |
Digital Theatre Plus | no account info. Users can just log in with their UMB email. |
Boston Business Journal | username/password resource. Use the following link: Boston Business Journal |
Vimeo-hosted videos | username/password resource. Use the UMBrella link. |