In order for your students to access ebooks, articles--any thing from subscription databses--off-campus, you need to add Plattsburgh's proxy server prefix to the URL.
1. Copy the proxy server prefix:
http://webdb.outside.plattsburgh.edu:2048/login?url=
2. Paste the above at the beginning of a permalink/static URL from an article:
Or use the URL from an eBook in the catalog:
3. Your final URL that students can access off campus will look like this:
Pro Tip:
Use Bit.ly.com to shorten your proxied URL: http://bit.ly/1p72SHn
Want your students to get the help they need? Want extra support for specific assignment or research project? Librarians can moderate a research help forum and respond directly to students with resources and search strategies.
