UVA has made a change in the way it serves proxy URLs for electronic resources. If you access electronic resources directly through links on the Library website (or through tools like JournalFinder or Databases A-Z), you do not need to take any actions.
If you have bookmarks to electronic resources, you will need to update those bookmarks. Please keep reading to understand how to avoid broken links when the old URLs are removed.
What is happening?
UVA is upgrading the server that enables faculty and students to access Library electronic resources from off Grounds.
The URL for UVA’s proxy server changed from proxy01.its.virginia.edu (or proxy.its.virginia.edu) to proxy1.library.virginia.edu. You will need to change all your bookmarks that use the old proxy. For example,
- https://proxy01.its.virginia.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=a9h
should become
- https://proxy1.library.virginia.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=a9h
Why should I update my bookmarks?
The old proxy address will continue to work for a short time, but in late spring 2023 the old proxy address will stop working.
If you have bookmarked URLs for electronic resources, you need to update your bookmarks to avoid broken links when the old URLs are removed.
Instructions for updating
You may have just one or you may have dozens of bookmarks that have the old UVA proxy server address.
There are two methods you could use to fix your bookmarks:
- In your browser’s bookmark manager, search for “proxy01.its” and “proxy.its”. Replace each of these with “proxy1.library”. OR,
- Visit the Library website to get the new address directly. All resources on the Library site are up to date, including Virgo, JournalFinder, and the A-Z Database list.
The changes will finalize in late spring 2023.
Thanks to Library IT and Electronic Resources teams for substantial assistance with this piece.