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Library Checklist for New Students and Personnel

PURPOSE

Lists the IDs and accounts needed by UCSF students and personnel in order to check out books, print from Library computers, and use other services.



	CAMPUS IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

	Students Your SAA UserID (e.g. 244321) and PIN, a 6-digit number, are codes that uniquely identify you on campus. Issued by the Office of Admissions and Registrar (OAR), they are used to log on to OAR Online Services and your GALEN Account (see below). Other UCSF Personnel Your Employee ID number is a unique 9-digit number. You can find your Employee ID number on your pay statement or by contacting your department's payroll unit.



	CAMPUS-WIDE PHOTO ID CARD (CWID)

	The CWID is also your Library card. Get this ID from the UCSF Police Department.



	REMOTE ACCESS TO LIBRARY RESOURCES AND DATABASES

	Remote access to full-text online journals, the Library Catalog, the California Digital Library (CDL), and other GALEN resources is available 24 hours per day from home or office. Use your SAA User ID number or Employee ID number to establish access via VPN.



	LIBRARY BORROWER ACCOUNT

	Borrowing Privileges are based on eligibility for a Library Borrower Account, which is required to borrow materials from the Library. The account also allows you to use Interlibrary Borrowing service to request journal articles and books that are not owned by the UCSF Library and Document Express, a fee-based document delivery service for journal articles owned by UCSF. Activate your account with your CWID at the circulation desk located near each library's main entrance.



	GALEN ACCOUNT

	GALEN Accounts are used for printing at Library computers and for logging in to ILC computers (see below). GALEN Accounts are created automatically for new students in the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Physical Therapy. Students: Log on to your GALEN Account with your SAA UserID and PIN number. Other UC Personnel: You must create a GALEN Account using your Employee ID number.



	INTERACTIVE LEARNING CENTERS (ILC) ACCESS CODE

	The Interactive Learning Centers (ILCs) are the Library's computing facilities. An access code is needed for the ILC Library after 6pm weekdays and on weekends. The ILC South (S165) requires an access code at all times. Students in the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Physical Therapy are assigned a code by their School's Student Affairs Office. Students in other programs and other UC Personnel may obtain a code at the Parnassus Campus Library Circulation Desk.



	ONLINE COURSE CONTENT

	WebCT, maintained by the Center for Instructional Technology, is an online course management system supporting academic programs at UCSF. You need a GALEN Account to log into WebCT.



	PHOTOCOPYING

	Copiers are located throughout the Parnassus Campus Library and in the Library at the Community Center. Present your CWID at the Parnassus Library Cashier's Window or the Library at the Community Center to purchase discounted copy cards.

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