This bookmarklet allows you to access content like papers, reports from scientific sites or any other website which can be opened easily when you are in UIUC network. The bookmarklet removes the hassle of finding the library proxy URL and then opening the site through that. It does that part automatically.
NOTE: You need to have an illinois.net account to use this bookmark.
- Right click your bookmarks bar.
- Select option to
Create a new page... - Give a name to your page like
UIUC Library Proxy - In the URL part put the following code.
javascript:proxyURL="http://www.library.illinois.edu/proxy/go.php?url="+window.location.href;console.log(proxyURL);window.open(proxyURL,"_self");void(0);- Click Save.
- If you are on a page for a paper which is usually accessible using UIUC network but not outside and you are a UIUC student, faculty or staff who has an illinois.net login.
- Then, on that page just click on the button for the proxy from your bookmark bar.
- If you are not logged into your UIUC account then you will be redirected to a link to enter your UIUC credentials (don't worry it is safe and you can confirm that by checking the URL in your address bar as well as the https sign before the URL)
- After the login is complete, you can see that the full text for that article will be accessible as is when you are on UIUC network.
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I will not be responsible for any misuse of this bookmarklet or any usage of bookmarklet which is a modified version of this code.