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
We’re excited to announce a new benefit of membership: The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Online is now free for Editors Canada members and student affiliates!
A personal subscription to the OED Online costs US$100/year, but you can now access it free of charge via the Editors Canada website.
About the OED
The OED is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history and pronunciation of more than 600,000 words, past and present, from across the English-speaking world.
As a historical dictionary, the OED focuses not only on the meanings of the word, but also on the history of the word, and how its meaning has changed over time. The OED traces the history of the English language through 3 million quotations, from classic literature and specialist periodicals, to film scripts and cookery books. Updates revise and extend the OED at regular intervals, each time subtly adjusting our image of the English language.
Learn more about the OED Online.
Check out Oxford’s video guides to learn how to use some of the OED’s features.
Start using the OED Online for free now
Ready to start using this renowned resource? All you need is your editors.ca member login.
Visit our exclusive OED Online 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.
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