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Directing Links Through the Proxy Server

Question: How do I set up links to articles or other resources - on course webpages, in Telesis, or in ERes (electronic reserves) - so that they work from off-campus?

Answer: You need to format the links in a way that redirects them through the proxy server. If you don't do this, the links will work from on-campus, but not from off-campus.

Use this Link Generator to create your 'proxied' links:

  • You do not need to do this for freely available sites (such as Google) or links that already begin with http://libproxy.wustl.edu....
  • If you have addresses such as http://someaddress.com.libproxy.wustl.edu this will fix them for you.
  • This tool requires javascript enabled in your browser to work.

1. Copy and paste your source URL here:

2. Click this:

3. Copy and use the resulting link

Problems or comments? Please contact us.

NOTE: Only sites which have been registered in the proxy server can be successfully referred through it. If you are working with an outside web resource that needs to be registered with the proxy, contact the Electronic Resources Librarian. Please provide the URL you're trying to link to - and we'll let you know if we can make it work.