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Software Issues: LibGuides Issues

This is a repository for issues we've encountered with software, and the solutions to those issues.

Linking to ClinicalKey E-Books

ISSUE: Links to ClinicalKey E-books or Journals not working for off-campus users when proxy string is appended

E-Book

https://login.proxy.lib.uiowa.edu/login?url=https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/browse/book/3-s2.0-C20140035599

Journal

https://login.proxy.lib.uiowa.edu/login?url=https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/browse/journal/00028703/1-s2.0-S0002870318X00040

SOLUTION: Edit Link String as follows:

E-Book

https://login.proxy.lib.uiowa.edu/login?url=https://www.clinicalkey.com/dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2.0-C20140035599

Journal

https://login.proxy.lib.uiowa.edu/login?url=https://www.clinicalkey.com/dura/browse/journalIssue/00028703/1-s2.0-S0002870318X00040

 

EXPLANATION: 

When the link runs through the proxy server, the domain "/#!/" causes a problem, and any part of the link afterwards is removed, so links to books or journals will only lead to the main search page of ClinicalKey. Remove the "/#!/" and replace it with "/dura/" and then add in "bookChapter" or "journalIssue" (first letter or Chapter or Issue need to be capitalized), where book or journal appeared in the original link. This will allow the links to work both on and off-campus as they ought to.