Question

What is the recommended EZproxy stanza for RefWorks?

Answer

We recommend using the following stanza in your proxy configuration for RefWorks

Option DomainCookieOnly
Title RefWorks
URL http://refworks.proquest.com
HJ https://refworks.proquest.com
DJ refworks.proquest.com
DJ api.refworks.proquest.com
Find &url=http://
Replace &url=http://^A
Find &url=https://
Replace &url=https://^A
Option Cookie

Note: Restart server to load new configuration

Some libraries have reported using the following EZproxy stanza with success:

Option DomainCookieOnly
AnonymousURL +https://api.refworks.proquest.com/*
Title RefWorks
HTTPHeader -request -process apiversion
HTTPHeader -request -process appid
HTTPHeader -request -process cookieString
URL http://refworks.proquest.com
HJ https://refworks.proquest.com
DJ refworks.proquest.com
Find &url=http://
Replace &url=http://^A
Find &url=https://
Replace &url=https://^A
Option Cookie

Also add the below line to the configuration.  This line should be at the top of the config.txt file along with the rest of the server configuration information.

       Interface (EZproxy server IP)

Other libraries use this complete PQ/RefWorks stanza

AnonymousURL *
AnonymousURL +https://api.refworks.proquest.com/*
AnonymousURL +*//feeds.proquest.com/*
Title ProQuest
HTTPHeader -request -process X-Requested-With
HTTPHeader -request -process apiversion
HTTPHeader -request -process appid
HTTPHeader -request -process cookieString
URL https://search.proquest.com/ip
NeverProxy rss.proquest.com
NeverProxy order.proquest.com
NeverProxy flow.proquest.com
NeverProxy media.proquest.com
NeverProxy pq-static-content.proquest.com
NeverProxy support.proquest.com
HJ africanamericanheritage.proquest.com
HJ congressional.proquest.com
HJ datasets.proquest.com
HJ dialog.proquest.com
HJ digitalmicrofilm.proquest.com
HJ digitalmicrofilm1.proquest.com
HJ ebookcentral.proquest.com
HJ explore.proquest.com
HJ fedsearch.proquest.com
HJ fold3library.proquest.com
HJ gateway.proquest.com
HJ historicmapworks.proquest.com
HJ hngraphical.proquest.com
HJ hv.conquestsystems.com
HJ hv.proquest.com
HJ indianclaims.proquest.com
HJ li.proquest.com
HJ literature.proquest.com
HJ media2.proquest.com
HJ newspaperslibrary.proquest.com
HJ openurl.proquest.com
HJ parlipapers.proquest.com
HJ pqrc.proquest.com
HJ proquest.umi.com
HJ prq.st
HJ regulatoryinsight.proquest.com
HJ sanborn.umi.com
HJ search.proquest.com
HJ statab.conquestsystems.com
HJ statabs.proquest.com
HJ statistical.proquest.com
HJ supremecourt.proquest.com
HJ trials.proquest.com
HJ wt3.proquest.com
HJ www.proquest.com
HJ www.proquestk12.com
DJ umi.com
HJ https://africanamericanheritage.proquest.com
HJ https://congressional.proquest.com
HJ https://datasets.proquest.com
HJ https://dialog.proquest.com
HJ https://digitalmicrofilm.proquest.com
HJ https://digitalmicrofilm1.proquest.com
HJ https://ebookcentral.proquest.com
HJ https://explore.proquest.com
HJ https://fedsearch.proquest.com
HJ https://fold3library.proquest.com
HJ https://gateway.proquest.com
HJ https://historicmapworks.proquest.com
HJ https://hngraphical.proquest.com
HJ https://hv.conquestsystems.com
HJ https://hv.proquest.com
HJ https://indianclaims.proquest.com
HJ https://li.proquest.com
HJ https://literature.proquest.com
HJ https://media2.proquest.com
HJ https://newspaperslibrary.proquest.com
HJ https://openurl.proquest.com
HJ https://parlipapers.proquest.com
HJ https://pqrc.proquest.com
HJ https://proquest.umi.com
HJ https://prq.st
HJ https://regulatoryinsight.proquest.com
HJ https://sanborn.umi.com
HJ https://search.proquest.com
HJ https://statab.conquestsystems.com
HJ https://statabs.proquest.com
HJ https://statistical.proquest.com
HJ https://supremecourt.proquest.com
HJ https://trials.proquest.com
HJ https://wt3.proquest.com
HJ https://www.proquest.com
HJ https://www.proquestk12.com
DJ proquestk12.com
DJ proquest.com
DJ medicalevidencematters.com
DJ conquestsystems.com
DJ conquest-leg-insight.com
HJ bit.ly
DJ bit.ly
Find window.location.host=="congressional.proquest.com"
Replace true
AnonymousURL -*

Option DomainCookieOnly
T RefWorks
HTTPMethod PUT
HTTPMethod DELETE
HTTPMethod PATCH
U http://www.refworks.com/Refworks/
HJ https://refworks.com
HJ https://www.refworks.com
HJ http://refworks.com
HJ http://www.refworks.com
HJ https://refworks.proquest.com
HJ https://api.refworks.proquest.com
DJ api.refworks.proquest.com
DJ refworks.proquest.com
DJ www.refworks.com
DJ refworks.com
Find &url=http://
Replace &url=http://^A
Find &url=https://
Replace &url=https://^A
Option Cookie

If you have questions about EZProxy stanzas or if the above do not allow full RefWorks functionality for your users, please contact OCLC Support.
Related article: How do I bypass the proxy server for RefWorks?