From: "Lewis, Beth" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:32:42 +0000

Hello,

We host our own EZ Proxy and it is not going so well.  IT is too busy
dealing with other issues and our EZ Proxy remains on the bottom of
their list.  I have been waiting for almost a year to get the version
upgraded.  If I had a choice I would switch to a hosted system in a
heartbeat, but my boss won't allow it because he believes that
managing EZ Proxy is part of IT's job.  I would say that if you have a
responsive IT team hosting your own may be a good thing; if not go for
the hosted service.

Beth A. Lewis, MLS
Director of Library Services
Talbot Research Library
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA 19111

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From: "Prudence Y. Morris" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 09:22:31 -0500

Hi Galadriel,

We have used hosted EZproxy for a few years now. We have not hosted a
proxy server locally, so I don’t have a comparison, but I can say that
I think the hosted version it is great. OCLC staff are very responsive
to requests. They typically complete my resource additions and
deletions within 24 hours.

Thanks,

Pru Morris
Digital Resources Manager
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX 78224
Email: [log in to unmask]
Website: www.tamusa.edu/library

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From: "Chilton, Galadriel" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:51:22 +0000

{Please excuse cross postings.}

Dear Colleagues,

We are exploring the differences between locally-hosted and
OCLC-hosted EZ Proxy.

If your institution uses OCLC-hosted EZ Proxy, what are your
perceptions of the pros and cons?

We're particularly interested in others' experiences with how OCLC
supports institutions when it comes to security (e.g., a need to block
a user id, response time when there's been a report from a publisher
of excessive downloading via the proxy IP address, etc.).

Additionally, what has the turnaround time been for adding or updating
resource access via EZ Proxy?

Please feel free to reply off list if preferred.

Best wishes,
Galadriel

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Galadriel Chilton
Head of Electronic Resource Services and Electronic Resources
Management Librarian
Homer Babbidge Library
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269
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