[Web4lib] proxy access to online services

[Cary Gordon]

EZProxy (http://www.ezproxy.com/) is very widely uses by libraries and
academic institutions. It is resold by several of the ILS vendors under
various names.

Most of the libraries we have worked with maintain their own local
installations. We do run a hosted EZProxy service for some California
library systems, and you can contact me off list for more information on
that. 

Cary Gordon
The Cherry Hill Company
http://www.chillco.com


-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Jon Clarke
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 10:01 AM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Web4lib] proxy access to online services

My apologies if this topic has been well discussed on this list, but I'm
seeking current recommendations on how libraries give their patrons remote
access to online services (databases, newspaper archives, etc.).  We would
like our remote users to only be prompted for their patron barcode once per
session, then have automatic access to all our contracted services.  I
assume a typical solution is to have a proxy service hosted on the library's
network; I am interested in possibilities along those lines that are
relatively easy to manage.  I would also like to hear from anyone who is
using a service hosted by a third party (so that traffic does not proxy
through the library's Internet connection). Solutions specific to any ILS
are not possible in our case.

Many thanks in advance for any recommendations/cautions.

Regards,
Jon Clarke
Network Administrator
Black Gold Cooperative Library System
jclarke at blackgold.org


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