EBSCO new User Interface – What you need to know and do
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Subject line: Preview URL for EBSCO new UI
“Please provide me with the preview URL for the EBSCO new UI. And any other information you feel I should know.” Note: include your account #
Your URL will look like this:
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Currently, this is what we do – add a URL and check “Proxy enabled” or we select “proxy enabled” at the electronic service level editor in the linking tab.
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Update July 2024: Support case opened with EBSCO:
When you migrate and update the URLs in LibGuides A-Z, it won’t be necessary to select “proxy enabled”. See below from EBSCO support case
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Update July 2024: Support case opened with EBSCO:Christine tested this and it is correct – you do not have to proxy your EBSCO new URLs in your A-Z list.
EBSCO support also said we should we do not have to enable proxy in Alma collections. We believe this is not correct.
Ex Libris says: Yes, check the box “proxy enabled=yes”
As long as ExL (and they have said they have no plans to update the collections) does not update the collections to the new UI URL for EBSCO, the proxy will need to be proxy=yes. If ExL does update the URL, then proxy=no.
Other information from EBSCO---
We are interested in finding out what the expected procedure is for using EZProxy when switching to the new EBSCO UI, as we have been told the new UI URLs contain proxy information.
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## Yes, if you are using the new UI URLs. Let me know if you would like me to send the list of URLs.
In Alma, do we need to set EBSCO collections to No for proxy so as not to double-proxy links? We were told that there would be no updates needed in Alma, but if the new UI links include proxy information, how does that interact with our Alma and Springshare/A-Z settings for proxy?
## Yes, you will need to set EBSCO collections to No for proxy.
For more information on EBSCO Domains for Firewalls, Proxy Servers, and Allow Lists, please refer to the following link:
https://connect.ebsco.com/s/article/EBSCO-Domains-for-Firewalls-Proxy-Servers-and-Allow-Lists?language=en_USPlease let me know if you have any questions or if I can be of further assistance.
How do I create the individual URLs for the new UI?
Link configuration in EBSCO’s newly redesigned interfaces
In the full URL string, this will look like:
https://research.ebsco.com/c/{OPID}/?db=[databasecode]
Administration / portal
EBSCO trainings and registration page for EEM and Admin Portal
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