Access to some Editors Canada web resources remains offline
Editors Canada’s free member access to the Canadian Press, the Chicago Manual of Style and Oxford resources remains offline.
Our website’s EZProxy connection to these resources unexpectedly went offline in March. As you may recall, our website developer and the national office were aware this might happen when the new website launched in January; however, the EZProxy connection was working properly when the site launched and continued to do so for several weeks.
Our website developer enlisted the help of the teams at our previous website host, as well as our new web host, to find the problem. They believe they have now identified that the issue is our new web host’s security measures. To protect its servers, the web host typically does not allow developers to install new programs. This includes EZProxy, despite the fact this service is used by libraries all over the world to safely deliver e-resources to its users.
Our website developer has escalated the request with our web host, but has not been successful convincing them to allow EZProxy to be installed. In the meantime, the national office has asked our developer to look into other solutions, including potentially moving the entire website to a new web host
The national office will provide an update as soon as our web developer provides more information. The staff is following up daily to keep our developer focused on getting EZProxy working again as quickly as possible.
We know this has been very frustrating for Editors Canada members and student affiliates who were used to using the free resources we offered through EZProxy every day. We apologize sincerely.
In compensation for the EZProxy downtime, and as a token of our gratitude for your patience, the national executive council has approved offering each member and student affiliate a free webinar recording. The national office is working with our Findjoo member portal and e-commerce provider on the logistics of this offer. Details about how to claim a free webinar recording will come from the national office the week of May 6.
Thank you for your continued patience!
Updated: April 30, 2024
The Canadian Press Stylebook, Caps and Spelling and the Guide de rédaction en ligne are now free for Editors Canada members and student affiliates!
Canadian Press Online Stylebook & Caps and Spelling Bundle
An individual subscription to the Canadian Press (CP) Online Stylebook & Caps and Spelling Bundle costs $76.50/year, but you can now access it free of charge via the Editors Canada website.
About CP’s Online Stylebook & Caps and Spelling Bundle
All the advice on writing, editing and commonly misspelled words in the print editions of The Canadian Press Stylebook and Caps and Spelling are available as a web-based, fully searchable version.
Online Stylebook & Caps and Spelling subscribers benefit from:
- the convenience of using their writing style guides from anywhere they have internet access;
- the flexibility of using search tools or browsing by popular topics or chapter; and
- the power of searching a database of FAQs from other users, answered by CP’s stylebooks editor.
NEW! Guide de rédaction en ligne
We’re excited to announce a new benefit of membership: The Guide de rédaction en ligne, by the Canadian Press, is now free for Editors Canada members and student affiliates, too!
An individual subscription to the Guide de rédaction en ligne costs $49.95/year, but you can now access it for free via the Editors Canada website. Along with the Online Stylebook & Caps and Spelling Bundle, that’s more than $125/year in terrific CP resources, available to you at no additional charge!
About the Guide de rédaction en ligne
The Guide de rédaction en ligne is the Canadian Press’s French-language stylebook, available in a web-based, fully searchable version.
Guide de rédaction en ligne users benefit from:
- the convenience of using their writing style guide wherever they have internet access—no more waiting for the next edition to be printed;
- the flexibility of using search tools or browsing by popular topics or chapter; and
- the power of searching a database of FAQs from other users, answered by CP’s stylebooks editor.
Start using these Canadian Press resources for free now
Ready to start using these exceptional resources? All you need is your editors.ca member login.
1. Visit our exclusive Canadian Press link.
When you are asked for your editors.ca email and password, enter the email address and password you use to access the members’ area of the association website.
You can also log into the editors.ca members’ area first and then visit the exclusive link above. (You will be asked to log in with your members’ area email address and password again.)
2. Once you are logged in, you will see the Canadian Press search landing page, which now gives you free access to Guide de rédaction en ligne, as well as the Online Stylebook & Caps and Spelling Bundle.