Off-campus access to Library resources using the library's OpenURL link resolver and proxy 

To permit off-campus access to licensed resources (including journals), the SFU Library uses proxy software called EZproxy to authenticate you as an SFU Authorized User (current student, faculty or staff).   

You can also set up the library's OpenURL link resolver to find full text from citation management software. 

Configuring Zotero, Mendeley, and other citation tools for SFU's proxy and OpenURL link resolver

Setting up the proxy

Researchers using reference or citation management tools such as  Zotero, or Mendeley may be asked to configure their software to allow access from off campus.

SFU library's proxy address/prepend is: https://proxy.lib.sfu.ca/login?url=

Please note that the library proxies those ejournals and other eresources that the library pays for. The library does not proxy resources that are freely available.

Setting up the OpenURL link resolver

Researchers using reference or citation management tools such as  Zotero, or Mendeley may be asked to configure their software for their library's OpenURL link resolver.

SFU library's OpenURL link resolver address is: https://sfu-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/openurl/01SFUL/SFUL?

For some software, you may need to remove the ? at the end.  The library does not make use of an "authentication URL". 

Please note that the library's OpenURL link resolver is not compatible with EndNote X9's Find Full Text feature.  EndNote X9 users may find the EndNote Click (formerly Kopernio) browser extension useful for adding PDFs to their EndNote Library in lieu of using the library's OpenURL link resolver.