<div dir="ltr">Thank you, Lisa and Athena! Food for thought about having a plan when our EZproxy server has problems and how to handle. Thanks, Sara</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 12:25 PM, Athena Hoeppner <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:athena@ucf.edu" target="_blank">athena@ucf.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I concur with Lisa’s reasons for preferring one central place for EZproxy set up and to turn it on and off system wide. As Lisa mentions, we still indicate on each database whether
the EZproxy should be used. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We have had situation at UCF where our EZproxy server was down, breaking all proxied links. At that time we had a back-up proxy server off site. We were able to easily switch to
it on the fly as needed by changing the EZproxy setting in one place. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Wallis, Lisa [mailto:<a href="mailto:l-wallis@neiu.edu" target="_blank">l-wallis@neiu.edu</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 13, 2016 12:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sara Colglazier <<a href="mailto:scolglaz@mtholyoke.edu" target="_blank">scolglaz@mtholyoke.edu</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Athena Hoeppner <<a href="mailto:athena@ucf.edu" target="_blank">athena@ucf.edu</a>>; <a href="mailto:eril-l@lists.eril-l.org" target="_blank">eril-l@lists.eril-l.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Eril-l] Database management question<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div class="h5">
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>From my point of view, this is essential, otherwise you end up having to change every single link if you move EZProxy to a different server or the OCLC-hosted version.<u></u><u></u></p>
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In LibGuides, for example, you set the EZProxy string in one place then just indicate resource by resource which ones should have the proxy applied.<u></u><u></u></p>
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None of our databases is catalogued. They all are managed for public view via LibGuides and for our records in Serials Solutions ERMS.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 6:52 AM, Sara Colglazier <<a href="mailto:scolglaz@mtholyoke.edu" target="_blank">scolglaz@mtholyoke.edu</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">I am curious what the reasoning/lesson behind your one "Lesson learned" point is:<u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Use a system that lets you quickly change or turn off EZproxy or other authentication.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Thanks, Sara<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 3:10 PM, Athena Hoeppner <<a href="mailto:athena@ucf.edu" target="_blank">athena@ucf.edu</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">At UCF over the past 15 years we've used all the methods you list. ;-) We abandoned MetaLib years ago in favor of a home-grown systems. We recently switched
from that to LibGuides last year - the programmer who coded the in-house system was long gone and the library switched to WordPress. We also catalog our databases. We've experimented with hosting a back up database list on Delicious. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Use one location as your master list and use PURLs so you only have one location to maintain URLs.. We currently use LibGuides Friendly-URLs. The Friendly URLs are then
used in our 856 fields and on the research guides - everywhere we want to link to the database.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Use a system that lets you quickly change or turn off EZproxy or other authentication.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Maintain a spreadsheet of database titles, native URLs, and PURLs. We learned the hard way that not all systems let you output such a sheet. I'm considering making a publicly
viewable Google Sheet of this info.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Expect to have to keep changing database titles. I'M LOOKING AT YOU, GALE! I recommend keeping the same PURL or Friendly URL for the new title (Rename the old entry to the
new title, create a new entry for the old title and link it to the Friendly URL).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Electronic Resources Librarian<br>
University of Central Florida<br>
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Eril-l [<a href="mailto:eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.org" target="_blank">eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.<wbr>org</a>] on behalf of Montgomery, Kathrine E [<a href="mailto:kmontgom@tulane.edu" target="_blank">kmontgom@tulane.edu</a>]</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#888888"><br>
<span class="m_3105643762194408763m262023149078618391hoenzb"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 12, 2016 1:45 PM</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<span style="color:black">We’re looking into changing how we manage our databases, including the frontend ability to search for a database, sort databases by subject area/topic and create a database A-Z list. We’re currently using ExLibris’ MetaLib.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">The solutions I’ve found so far include using LibGuides or creating a home grown database, so I was wondering if anyone has any other products or solutions that are working for you.
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<span style="color:black">And a follow-up question: Are you cataloging your databases directly in your catalog, importing records into your catalog from another system or not adding database records to your catalog at all?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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