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OpenAthens

What to know about the GW Libraries' new authentication system, OpenAthens.

RefWorks and OpenAthens

Good news! You do not need to update your RefWorks account for OpenAthens. However, there is one situation you should watch out for:

  • if you have saved URLs for any items in your RefWorks library,
  • AND if any of the URLs contain the prefix "http://proxygw.wrlc.org/url=",

then you should remove that prefix from the URL. Even better, plug the whole URL into our OpenAthens Link Generator to get an updated, Athenized URL. 

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