diff --git a/fid_bbi/config/vufind/config.ini b/fid_bbi/config/vufind/config.ini
index 020d10f75566df279efcf880a55fee7dadc86a07..d9edd4d0bd11fad42a288799b92591ba41504cfc 100644
--- a/fid_bbi/config/vufind/config.ini
+++ b/fid_bbi/config/vufind/config.ini
@@ -206,7 +206,11 @@ alphabet_letters = "AÄBCDEFGHIJKLMNOÖPQRSTUÜVWXYZ"
 alphabetical_order = true
 
 [MediaLicenses]
-BookHistoryOnline = "https://fid-bbi.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://bibliographies.brillonline.com/browse/book-history-online"
+; BEWARE: currently the user authorization used in databases.phtml relies on
+; ALL licenses being provided via EZproxy. This way we can show unproxied links
+; for unauthorized users
+; the following links will be presented to ALL users
+BookHistoryOnline = "https://bibliographies.brillonline.com/browse/book-history-online"
 
 [ExternalDatabases]
 DBIS = true
diff --git a/module/fid_bbi/src/fid_bbi/Controller/MyResearchController.php b/module/fid_bbi/src/fid_bbi/Controller/MyResearchController.php
index 851c3831437168a72df979c17cb86a920a0148d5..ce7fab0ca4757c3c41bcbd9b2299194766b4ffb4 100644
--- a/module/fid_bbi/src/fid_bbi/Controller/MyResearchController.php
+++ b/module/fid_bbi/src/fid_bbi/Controller/MyResearchController.php
@@ -70,4 +70,21 @@ class MyResearchController extends \fid\Controller\MyResearchController
         }
         return $this->createViewModel(compact('lists','tags'));
     }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Check if licenses are specified
+     * overrides parent function avoiding authentication
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function hasLicenses(): bool
+    {
+        // Are licenses configured
+        if (!isset($this->mainConfig['MediaLicenses']) || count($this->mainConfig['MediaLicenses']) == 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/themes/fid_bbi/templates/myresearch/databases.phtml b/themes/fid_bbi/templates/myresearch/databases.phtml
index eca41601b265bf6333f3f7f0b2a757593fbb51c1..613a477f9a17028ecbbb3e9233ac178365e6b48b 100644
--- a/themes/fid_bbi/templates/myresearch/databases.phtml
+++ b/themes/fid_bbi/templates/myresearch/databases.phtml
@@ -20,14 +20,25 @@ $account = $this->auth()->getManager();
 <div class="narrow">
   <h2><?=$this->translate('licenses')?></h2>
 
-  <?php if (!$account->isLoggedIn()): ?>
-    <p><?=$this->translate('licenses_forbidden_login_required')?></p>
-  <?php elseif (!$this->permission()->allowDisplay('access.Licenses')) : ?>
-    <p><?=$this->translate('licenses_forbidden_permission_denied')?></p>
+  <?php if (!empty($licenses) && $this->permission()->allowDisplay('access.Licenses')): ?>
+    <p><?=$this->translate('licenses_text')?></p>
+
+    <ul class="licenses">
+      <?php foreach ($licenses as $license): ?>
+        <li>
+          <?=$this->externalLink($this->proxyUrl($license['url']), $this->translate('licenses_' . $license['name']))?>
+          <?php if (!empty($license['desc'])): ?>(<?=$license['desc']?>)<?php endif; ?>
+        </li>
+      <?php endforeach; ?>
+    </ul>
   <?php elseif (empty($licenses)) : ?>
-    <p><?=$this->translate('licenses_not_available')?></p>
+      <p><?=$this->translate('licenses_not_available')?></p>
   <?php else: ?>
-    <p><?=$this->translate('licenses_text')?></p>
+    <?php if (!$account->isLoggedIn()): ?>
+      <p><?=$this->translate('licenses_forbidden_login_required')?></p>
+    <?php else: ?>
+        <p><?=$this->translate('licenses_forbidden_permission_denied')?></p>
+    <?php endif; ?>
 
     <ul class="licenses">
       <?php foreach ($licenses as $license): ?>
@@ -39,6 +50,7 @@ $account = $this->auth()->getManager();
     </ul>
   <?php endif; ?>
 
+
   <?php if ($this->isDbisAvailable) : ?>
     <?=$this->render('myresearch/dbis-content')?>
   <?php endif; ?>