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Pages Not Loading & Proxy Errors from Zotero


Getting errors loading a journal or article page? Remove the OCA proxy from your Zotero Browser Extension.

Right-click on the Zotero browser extension icon to in your browser toolbar to access "Options" or "Preferences" and then "Proxies." Select the OCA proxy from the list and then click the "-" (minus) button to remove it.

This should stop your browser from redirecting to the old oca.ucsc.edu proxy and resolve problems in Google Scholar, journal sites, and article pages.

Create Proxied Permalinks

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Use the Athenizer to create links to library content.

Copy and paste a persistent link to an article, ebook, or film here to generate a link that will authenticate you when off-campus.

Have an old, proxied OCA link? The Athenizer will strip out the proxy string as well as adding OpenAthens information.

Be sure to TEST your links before sharing them.

 

 

 

 

Library Access Bookmarklet

Reload any page through OpenAthens

  1. Drag and drop this UCSC Library Access bookmarklet link into your browser’s bookmark toolbar
  2. When you visit a journal website or find an article, click the UCSC Library Access toolbar link to reload the page through the Library Authentication system, OpenAthens