Frequently Asked Questions

When providing students with links to articles/e-resources, faculty should use CSI's EZproxy link.

1. This allows the library to measure usage rates, which is taken into consideration when making budgetary decisions.
2. This practice also helps to familiarize students with using the library database.
3. It also makes it easy for students to access these resources from off campus.

Visit Copyright, Fair Use, and Blackboard for information on how to upload other types of content to Blackboard.

The EZProxy prefix is: http://proxy.library.csi.cuny.edu/login?url= 

If students are accessing the reading from off-campus, this link will prompt them for their SLAS username and password. Check out how do I access library databases off campus for more information.

You can prepend the EZProxy prefix to any links from our CSI database using the following steps:

Obtain the link to your article

http://www.article.com

Get the EZProxy link

http://proxy.library.csi.cuny.edu/login?url=

Put the proxy link (in yellow) before the article link (in purple) to end up with this link:

http://proxy.library.csi.cuny.edu/login?url=https://article.com

Let's try an example. You wish to assign your students Fred Moten's The University and the Undercommons: Seven Theses.

The link for this article is this:

(See below for instructions on how to find the permalink.)

https://muse.jhu.edu/article/55785

Prepend the EZ link.

http://proxy.library.csi.cuny.edu/login?url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/55785

Add link to Blackboard

Click "submit" and you're done!

JSTOR:

MUSE

You can retrieve the URL by using OneSearch.

When you follow the "full text" link, you are taken to journal article. To find the URL to share with your students, click "view citations."

(Note: Finding the permalink will differ depending on the database you are using. See below for other examples.)

Then you can select one of the provided links:

Your link is therefore:

https://muse.jhu.edu/article/55785