[iPadOS] Springer link metadata incomplete when importing through ezproxy

When importing an article from Springer Link through an ezproxy, the metadata is wrong / incomplete. It is correct when I use the main website.

Example:
Open https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-28872-7_35 in Safari on the iPad and then do “Share -> Zotero”. Zotero correctly imports the article as a “Book Section” including the book title, series, ISBN, etc. The URL field contains a lasting link to https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28872-7_35. Of course the pdf is missing because it is behind a paywall.

Do the same with https://link-springer-com.ezproxy.library.sydney.edu.au/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-28872-7_35 (or another ezproxy you have access to). Now the article is imported as “Journal Article” with only minimal information. Any information about the book it was from is missing. Also, the URL Zotero stores with the item is the ezproxy URL (https://link-springer-com.ezproxy.library.sydney.edu.au/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-28872-7_35) instead of the more general doi based URL from above. Storing the pdf works this time though.

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