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Hi Ross,

An FYI -- maybe not useful.

We're using an archaic authentication system that doesn't play that well 
with LinkSource (or anything else for that matter). So, I actually tried 
to set up LinkSource without hiding it behind authentication. This 
turned out to be a fool's errand because there's a built-in restriction 
to LinkSource: EBSCO SmartLinks (i.e., the links from LinkSource to all 
your EBSCO databases) are only available when the user is authenticated. 
You can build your own, as I tried to do, but the linking is far less 
robust. So, I doubt you'll find many LinkSources "in the wild".

Alex

On 2013-06-05 18:25, Ross Singer wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was wondering if there was anybody on the list that works for an institution that uses EBSCO's LinkSource as their link resolver that _doesn't_ hide it behind their single sign-on service.  Or, alternately, if you know of one (from somewhere other than where you work), that's welcome, too.
>
> I'm trying to find a cross-section to see how much variation occurs, but having very little luck finding examples that aren't password protected.
>
> Thanks,
> -Ross.
>