Horry-Georgetown Tech Proxy
Quickly access resources off-campus through the Horry-Georgetown Tech College proxy.
Proxy Bookmarklet
Whenever you are on a site that requires licensed access, click on the "Horry-Georgetown Tech proxy" bookmarklet. You will be asked to login, and then redirected to the "proxified" version of the site.
What is OpenAthens?
OpenAthens provides a simple and secure way for students, faculty, and staff at Horry-Georgetown Tech College to connect to academic resources from anywhere in the world. After signing in with your Horry-Georgetown Tech account, you’ll have full access to the university’s licensed content—without needing to use a VPN or change device settings.
Why use OpenAthens?
Licensing deals with content providers typically limit access to users physically on campus. OpenAthens ensures that students, faculty, and staff at Horry-Georgetown Tech College can access those same resources from anywhere, simply by logging in with their Horry-Georgetown Tech username and password.
What’s the difference between EZproxy, OpenAthens, and VPN?
The key difference between EZproxy, OpenAthens, and a VPN lies in how they handle authentication and user access. EZproxy works by rewriting links and proxying your session through a campus IP address. OpenAthens uses federated identity management to authenticate users based on their university credentials, offering a more scalable and secure solution. A VPN creates a private connection to the university’s network, which is useful for accessing internal systems, but overkill for simply reading journals or using library databases.
Quick access to popular databases and journals
- NCBI PubMed
- SCOPUS
- Web of Science
- Nature
- Science
- JSTOR
- Ovid
- Wiley Online Library
- Springer Link
- Engineering Village