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OpenAthens: Athenize Your Links

This guide explains the library's move to OpenAthens and how to update links and access sources.

Old Links Versus New Links

Example of Removing the Proxy:

  • https://proxy01.nwacc.edu/login?url=https://video.alexanderstreet.com/p/A61zRp0K3

 

Example of New Proxy:

  • https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nwacc.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvideo.alexanderstreet.com%2Fp%2FA61zRp0K3

The Athenizer

Do you have an old proxy link or a link that needs the OpenAthens prefix?

Use our Athenizer to get a new, updated link!

 

 

Special Links: Ebsco, Proquest, Gale, Kanopy

Note that the following providers are not Athenized. 

Instead, these providers use a customer id in the links to direct you to our account; just be sure these strings are in your links.

  • Ebsco
    • &custid=s8460452&authtype=sso
  • ProQuest
    • &accountid=12916
       
  • ProQuest ebooks
    • nwacc-ebooks
       
  • Gale
    • nwestakcc
       
  • Kanopy
    • nwacc.kanopystreaming.com

 

Link Doesn't Work?

Oh No!

If you have created a link that doesn't seem to work, please contact us and we will try to get it working right away. 

Athenize a Batch of LInks

Have a long list of links to Athenize?  You can use this command in a spreadsheet:

If your URL is in A1, pop the following formula in B1:

="https://go.openathens.net/redirector/uarkedu?url="&ENCODEURL(A1)

(Unfortunately the ENCODEURL function is not available in the online or Mac versions of MS Excel; but it does work in LibreOffice)