How do I make links to books or journals that work will off campus?
Answer
Add the Library's proxy server link to your link and it will work on or off campus.
For example, to https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/browse/book/3-s2.0-C20180021994
Add http://ezproxy.lib.le.ac.uk/login?url=
To make
http://ezproxy.lib.le.ac.uk/login?url=https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/browse/book/3-s2.0-C20180021994
If your link looks like this:
https://www-clinicalkey-com.ezproxy3.lib.le.ac.uk/#!/browse/book/3-s2.0-C20180021994
or this :
https://www-clinicalkey-com.ezproxy4.lib.le.ac.uk/#!/browse/book/3-s2.0-C20180021994
edit it to make it more reliable:
Step 1 – remove .ezproxy3.lib.le.ac.uk or .ezproxy4.lib.le.ac.uk including the initial full stop (period) to make: https://www-clinicalkey-com/#!/browse/book/3-s2.0-C20180021994
Step 2 - Replace any hyphens with full stops (periods) to make: https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/browse/book/3-s2.0-C20180021994
Step 3 – Add the proxy link to make: http://ezproxy.lib.le.ac.uk/login?url=https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/browse/book/3-s2.0-C20180021994
For advice, or if a link you have made does not work, contact your Academic Librarian.