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ProxyIt!

The ProxyIt! bookmarklet will reload a page to use IT Services proxy server. Install this button in your browser to get access to Library resources from off campus.

  • In Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari, drag this ⇒ ProxyIt! ⇐ link to your bookmarks toolbar.

Once installed, anytime you go to a web page of one of our electronic resources, click the ProxyIt! Button and it will reroute the page through the proxy server so that you can login and access the material. You must have JavaScript enabled for the bookmarklet to work.

ProxyIt! will only work for resources to which the Library has subscribed.  You can find whether we have a subscription by consulting the Library Catalog, the Ejournals database, or Articles Plus.  

Add ProxyIt! to your Mobile Device

Mobile browsers need a little more work to add ProxyIt! Use the following steps, which we adapted from the University of Michigan Library.

These instructions are optimized for iOS and will work with the Safari browser.
Android security settings prevent it from working on Android devices.

Add ProxyIt! step by step

  1. Bookmark this page. Name it ProxyIt! or something similar.
  2. Copy the following piece of code to your clipboard
  3. Edit your bookmark
    Replace the URL with the code you copied. Be sure to remove any https://.
  4. Use your new bookmark. When you land on a page that needs the proxy, select the ProxyIt! bookmark and the page will reload.

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App install instructions

About Access to Electronic Resources

Almost all online journals and databases available through the Library limit access to the University of Chicago network. When off-campus, IT Services' proxy server allows you to connect to these resources.

There are a variety of ways to do this:

  • Use links from the Library web site. These are configured to route you through the proxy server and allow you to authenticate.
  • Use the Proxy It! bookmarklet. This lets you manually add the proxy server information when you arrive at a page from a link or web search without the proxy server.
  • Use the LibKey Nomad to find online availability through the University of Chicago Library FindIt! service.
  • Set Google Scholar to display University of Chicago Library FindIt! Links.
  • Use the Campus Virtual Private Network, cVPN.