[Eril-l] Ancestry.com and Athens or EZProxy

[Laura Woike]

We were able to set it up with EZProxy. I've never been successful getting
ProQuest products to work with OpenAthens. If someone else has, I'd love to
hear how you did it.

All the best,


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On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 1:07 PM Robin Hofstetter <robin at swanlibraries.net>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
>
>
> Ancestry Library Edition is offering remote access until April 30th, but
> I haven’t been able to get it to work with the Athens proxy. It works for
> authentication, but after login, if a patron tries to use a link on the
> landing page to begin a search, the proxy drops off, and they are met with
> a login screen. The proxy sticks if they use the Begin Search button.
> ProQuest says the intent is for the proxy to drop and to allow cookies to
> keep the session, but I’ve tried different browsers and haven’t found the
> cookies work to hold the session.
>
>
>
> Have you also been met with this issue using either EZ Proxy or Athens?
>
>
>
> Thanks, Robin
>
>
>
> *Robin Hofstetter*
>
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