[Wactclc-primo] EZProxy Update - version 7.1.1

[Kun, Lily]

Hi Everyone,

Just thought I'd warn you about upgrading to the newest version of EZProxy. We upgraded to EZProxy 7.1.1 last week and it was a disaster. Many of our database links were not proxied and our users got an error message. I got lots of unhappy messages.

I fixed most of the database problems by updating the database URLs on the library website to https (don't know why this is an issue since most database sites just automatically switch you over to the https site...), but Kanopy refused to work at all, so we reverted back to the older EZProxy version. I have a ticket in with OCLC Support to look into the problem with Kanopy.

If you plan to upgrade to 7.1, then I recommend that you check all your database links immediately to make sure they all work. Hopefully, my experience was just a fluke and you'll have a smoother transition than I did.

Good luck!

Lily Kun
She/Her Pronouns
Systems and Electronic Resources Librarian
lkun at spscc.edu<mailto:lkun at spscc.edu> | 360-596-5436 | https://library.spscc.edu<https://library.spscc.edu/>

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