LaneConnex Proxy Bookmarklet

LaneConnex Proxy Bookmarklet

What is it for?

The LaneConnex proxy bookmarklet gives you access to resources licensed by the library even when you're not coming from a LaneConnex page or a Stanford IP address. While we'd like LaneConnex to be your gateway to our licensed content, we recognize that links to eBooks, articles and journals come from a variety of different sources (Google, your email, RSS reader, etc.).

Click on the URL you're interested in and then invoke the LaneConnex proxy bookmarklet from your Bookmarks (Firefox) or Favorites (IE). If Lane licenses that content, you'll get access as if you were on campus. No more vendor authentication screens or backtracking to LaneConnex ... one click and you're in!

How does it work?

A bookmarklet is a combination of a browser bookmark and a JavaScript application. In other words, it's a bookmark that can be programmed to do things. The LaneConnex proxy bookmarklet simply prepends the Lane proxy URL to the current URL in your browser. This allows you to view the URL as though you were on campus, giving you access to materials licensed for use by the Stanford academic community. If you're not authenticated, you'll be prompted for your SUNetID and password.

Internet Explorer Installation Instructions

1. Place your cursor over the link above, right click your mouse and then select "Add to favorites..."
2. click "Yes" and/or "OK" to add to favorites
3. If you want to add this to your "Links" on your menu bar, from the menu options, select "Favorites/Organize Favorites..."
4. highlight it and "Move to folder... Links." It will appear as a Links drop-down choice.

FireFox or Safari Installation Instructions

• Drag the link above into your browser menu bar.

iPhone

1. On the computer you use to sync your iPhone, open Safari
2. Drag the "LaneConnex Proxy Bookmarklet" (above) to your browser Bookmarks Bar (just below address bar)
3. Open iTunes and sync your iPhone, making sure "Sync Safari Bookmarks" is selected (it's located under the Info tab when you click on your iPhone)
4. To invoke the bookmarklet on your iPhone, browse to a web page and then hit the bookmarks icon in Safari. You'll have to browse to the "Bookmarks Bar" folder and then select the "LaneConnex Proxy Bookmarklet".

Caveats

The LaneConnex proxy bookmarklet only works with resources Lane has licensed and configured to work with our proxy server. If invoked on a resource we do not license and/or have not yet configured, you will see an error message: The Lane proxy server cannot complete your request because this host has not been configured properly. We make no attempt to configure our proxy server for every resource, only those we license and for which a Stanford IP address grants access.