[DSIG] Fw: [livereference] "EZProxify" tool upgraded for bit.ly

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Subject: [livereference] "EZProxify" tool upgraded for bit.ly

Apologies for cross-posting.

A long time ago, I kind of put together a little bookmarklet tool I called
EZProxify.  It basically added your EZProxy prefix to any URL and shortened
it for easy sending in chats, emails, etc.  It was built on TinyURL and
worked fine (and still works fine).  However, I wanted to create a version
built on bit.ly, since that lets you create custom URLs & QR codes, track
usage, etc.  You can see the results at
http://community.ahml.info/ezproxify.html.

Keep in mind that the link on that page only works for Arlington Heights’
EZProxy configuration.

You can pretty easily create your own version by adding the following link
to a web page your staff has access to:

<a href="javascript:void
(location.href='http://bitly.com/http://ezproxy.yourlibrary.org:####/login?url='+location.href)
">EZProxify (bit.ly)</a>

Just replace “ezproxy.yourlibrary.org:####” with the appropriate ezproxy
address and port number for your own configuration.  If you use a different
proxy server and it uses the same type of URLs, I expect you could modify
it for that, too.  Your staff members need only drag the link to their
links/bookmarks bars.  I’ve tested in IE9, Chrome and Firefox.

When you’re on a page, just click on the “EZProxify (bit.ly)” button and it
will take you to a bit.ly page for that address.  You do need to do one
more click to actually shorten (if anyone knows a way to get past that from
the bookmark, please post!).

This won’t work for EVERY product, and some (like EBSCO) now generate their
own permalinks that include proxy server prefixes, but this is still a nice
tool to have around!

--Bill Pardue

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