EZProxy Redirect
Quickly reload pages through your library's EZProxy.
What is EZProxy Redirect?
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Summary
Many universities use EZProxy to allow its students access to various online databases. This extension adds a button to Chrome which allows for a quick way to reload the current page through your EZProxy system.
All it does is pass the URL to your library's EZProxy login URL. For example: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/ would change to: http://www.library.drexel.edu/cgi-bin/r.cgi?url=http://ieeexplore.ieee.org
Also, the code to this extension is available on GitHub: https://github.com/tom5760/chrome-ezproxy
This extension also uses the library proxy database at: https://libproxy-db.org/
Updates in the latest version:
- Update to Manifest v3
- Simultaneously publish Chrome & Firefox extension
Please let me know if you run into any problems by creating an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/tom5760/chrome-ezproxy
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Pros
- Reliable
- Time saver
- Easy setup
Cons
- Doesn't work for some URLs
- Took time to find correct URL for some users
Most mentioned
- Lifesaver
- Easy setup
- Works perfectly
- Time saver
- Very useful
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Risk impact
EZProxy Redirect is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
EZProxy Redirect has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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