EZProxy Redirect

Quickly reload pages through your library's EZProxy.

What is EZProxy Redirect?

"EZProxy Redirect" is a Chrome extension designed to simplify the process of accessing academic databases for university students and staff. By adding a button to the browser, it enables users to reload web pages directly through their institution's EZProxy system. The extension automatically transforms a regular URL into one that passes through the EZProxy login, granting seamless access to subscription-based resources. Open-source and up-to-date with the latest browser requirements, it supports both Chrome and Firefox users in their research endeavors.

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Extension stats

By: https://libproxy-db.org

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Users: 20,000+

Rating: 4.62 (66)

Version: 22 (Last updated: 2024-01-18)

Creation date: 2020-05-31

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
contextMenus
storage

Host permissions:

https://libproxy-db.org/proxies.json

Size: 41.54K

Email: to*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

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# 5931 ▼ 42

Other rankings

#204 in Tools ▼ 1 #26 in redirect keyword 53 ▼ 3 #156 in proxy keyword 79 ▼ 12 #183 in library keyword 32 ▼ 11 #200 in database keyword 6 ▼ 77

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Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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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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