Science Journal Proxy Adder

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Adds a proxy domain to the URL for a journal article so you can access it if you are off site

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When you are not on your institution's network, accessing journal articles can be cumbersome. At some schools, you can simply add a proxy domain string after the journal URL and this will give you full access to the article. For example, changing:

    "http://www.nature.com/article"
    to:
    "http://www.nature.com.proxy.lib.your_school.edu/article"

will give you full access to the article after you log in to your account. This script will automatically detect when you are at a science journal site and then add your proxy domain to the URL, and then Presto! you have full access.

To customize this script, first install it, then go to Tools -> Greasemonkey -> Manage User Scripts..., then click on "Proxy Adder" in the left panel, then click the "Edit" button at the bottom. When you have the file open, look for the text: "var proxyString =" and change the text that appears after this in the quotes (the default domain is for the University of Michigan (".proxy.lib.umich.edu")). Then save the file. Now the script will work for your site.

  • Note: Every school/institution is different, so contact your librarian or the person in charge of journal subscriptions to find out what your proxy domain is.

To add a journal that is not currently supported, again open the script for editing, and look for a section where the lines start with "//@include" and add another line except put the URL for your particular journal. Make sure to include the asterisk at the end of the URL.

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