Papers for Mac

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Configuring Papers 2 for Library Remote Access

  1. From PAPERS 2 menu, choose PREFERENCES.
  2. Click ACCESS tab.
  3. Choose University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Use Library Proxy drop-down menu.
  4. In the LIBRARY WEBSITE URL: box, type the following URL:
    http://www.library.wisc.edu/
    
    
  5. Check GO TO THIS PAGE WHEN PAPERS IS STARTED.
  6. Leave the EXCEPT FOR list of URLs to not proxy as is.

Configuring Papers 1 for Library Remote Access

  1. From PAPERS menu, choose PREFERENCES.
  2. Click SOURCES tab.
  3. In the AUTHENTICATION URL: box, type the following URL:
    http://ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/login?url=http://www.library.wisc.edu/
  4. Check GO TO THIS PAGE WHEN PAPERS IS STARTED.
  5. In the LIBRARY PROXY: box type the following URL:
    http://ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/login?url=%@

Configuring Web of Science Plug-in Search

  1. Point to your home directory
    /Library/Application Support/Papers/Plugins/
    SearchEngines/WOSSearchEngine.searchengine/Contents/Resources/
  2. Change the contents of gatewayurl.txt

    from:
    http://wok-ws.isiknowledge.com/esti/soap/SearchRetrieve

    to:
    http://wok-ws.isiknowledge.com.ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/esti/soap/SearchRetrieve

Google Scholar and other Free Content

Searching Google Scholar and other free content from within Papers may result in being blocked from access to content. You will see an E-Resources/Articles Database "Resource Configured Incorrectly" screen. If you encounter this screen, try this work around:

  1. Click View in the Papers menu.
  2. Choose Reload without Proxy.

Configuring Papers 1 for PubMed

  1. From PAPERS menu, choose PREFERENCES.
  2. Click ACCESS.
  3. Add http://nih.gov under EXCEPT FOR:.

Papers for iPad/iPhone

  1. From the PAPERS menu, choose SETTINGS.
  2. In the PROXY SETTINGS box, type the following URL:
    http://ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/login?url=%@
  3. Set Use EZproxy to ON.
    iPad ezproxy setting
  4. If you encounter a journal website that is access-restricted, tap the address bar to invoke an action pop-up.
  5. Tap Login/Authenticate.
    Papers Login/Authenticate pop-up
  6. On the Libraries' Remote Access to Library Resources page, tap Login With Your NetID.
  7. Enter your NetID and password.

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