In order for a persistent link to work for off-campus users, the link must include the prefix https://login.ezproxy.stthomas.edu/login?url= or the embedded code string .ezproxy.stthomas.edu/.
In some cases the code string will already be part of the persistent link, but for others you will have to add it. It is up to you to identify whether or not the code string is already there. Note for Factiva: all Factiva “share” links must be run through this Proxy Me widget in order to work.
Example of a persistent link that already includes the code:
https://login.ezproxy.stthomas.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com
Example of a persistent link that needs to have the Ezproxy code added:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/unistthomas-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1594542
In order for a Factiva article link to work consistently, the link must include the suffix: &XSID=S003XNq3G7l1WFp5DEs5DEmM9aqNDQqN9ByMHmnRsIuMcNG1pRRQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQQAA.
For example, this is the base URL from an article in Factiva from the New York Times (this URL may not work properly)
https://global-factiva-com.ezproxy.stthomas.edu/redir/default.aspx?P=sa&an=NYTFEED020170804ed8400899&cat=a&ep=ASE
In order to get the link to work, the XSID parameter would be added to the end, like so:
https://global-factiva-com.ezproxy.stthomas.edu/redir/default.aspx?P=sa&an=NYTFEED020170804ed8400899&cat=a&ep=ASE&XSID=S003XNq3G7l1WFp5DEs5DEmM9aqNDQqN9ByMHmnRsIuMcNG1pRRQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQQAA
To add the XSID parameter code suffix, copy and paste the PURL into this box: