[Web4lib] Proxy-servers

[Robin]

I'll second Chris' remarks. We use it in our 9-library consortium and have never had a problem with it. Also I've never heard/seen a negative remark about it; it seems to be set-and-forget.


Robin Boulton  
IT Manager
St. Charles Public Library District
St. Charles, IL 60174
(630) 584 0076 x 258  
Cell:(630) 918 8738 
http://www.stcharleslibrary.org/
robin at stcharleslibrary.org



-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Chris Ryan
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 11:09 AM
To: Sara Scheib; web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Proxy-servers

Hi Sara.  We have used ezproxy (now from OCLC
http://www.oclc.org/us/en/ezproxy/about/default.htm ) for years and have
had no problems.  One of the best things about ezproxy is its broad user
base - which makes for a great support group via their email discussion
list.  I'm not very technical and I always get answers from this list,
often from the creator of ezproxy (Chris Zagar), who still monitors the
list even though the product is now technically owned and supported by
OCLC (Chris now works for OCLC, I think).  There is also an ezproxy
wiki, as well as the support documents that are made available from
OCLC.  Regular enhancements are made as necessary - you don't always
have to upgrade to the latest version, but the enhancements are
generally worth it.  

Good luck with your investigation and decision.

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Sara Scheib
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 11:54 AM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Web4lib] Proxy-servers

Happy Days! We have received approval to get a proxy-server so we can
improve off-campus access to our databases. My questions for the
collective wisdom are:

What proxy-server service do you use?

What do you like/dislike about it?

How long have you been using it?

Would you recommend this product?

Thanks in advance for the input,

Sara Scheib
Emerging Technologies Librarian
Kirkwood Community College
sscheib at kirkwood.edu<mailto:sscheib at kirkwood.edu>

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