I'm intrigued by this cross-browsing thing. Is the additional string of characters added because the outgoing link becomes something like http://search.alexanderstreet.com.ezproxy.yourlibrary.edu/ which looks like the same domain as your library?
(sorry I have no answer on your original query) ranti. On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 2:46 PM, Laura Krier <laura.kr...@gmail.com> wrote: > So, I've determined that this is related to cross-browser tracking, but I > still can't figure out why it continues to append the linker parameter to > external sites. Anyone else using cross-browser tracking? The mystery > deepens... > > Laura > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 11:42 AM Eric Hellman <e...@hellman.net> wrote: > > > GA doesn't do that AFAIK. might be your proxy server. > > > > > > Eric Hellman > > President, Free Ebook Foundation > > Founder, Unglue.it https://unglue.it/ > > http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ > > twitter: @gluejar > > > > > On Sep 30, 2015, at 1:47 PM, Laura Krier <laura.kr...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > Hey folks, > > > I'm hoping someone else on this list has experienced this and might > have > > > some ideas for me. We use Google Analytics on our website, catalog, and > > our > > > discovery system. GA appends a string of characters to the end of URLs > > when > > > you leave a site, and while this plays fine with most of our > e-resources, > > > it breaks Alexander Street Press's link resolver system. > > > > > > Has anyone else noticed this? Any ideas how to resolve this? I'm > talking > > > with the folks at ASP but they have never heard of this. > > > > > > Laura > > > -- Bulk mail. Postage paid.