Go to UCSF RefWorks login

The Library has a site license for the UCSF campus, so you're entitled to a free account while you're affiliated with UCSF. Since RefWorks is a web-based application, you don't have to download or install any software. You just need a web browser and an internet connection to the RefWorks server.  

If you don't already have a RefWorks account, view the following brief tutorial:

• Creating a RefWorks Account and Installing Write-n-Cite (Online Tutorial)

When you create a new account, you'll receive a confirmation email with your login.

• Login to the campus network using VPN@UCSF. Then login to RefWorks as usual through your web browser.
• Use the UCSF Group Code* to connect to the RefWorks login site. Type the code  in the box at the bottom and click the "Go to Login" button. You should then land on the regular RefWorks login page. Log in to your RefWorks account using the RefWorks ID and password that you set up for yourself.

* Included in the email you receive upon creating a RefWorks account.

Any alumni, whether they already have a RefWorks account or not, will have lifelong access to RefWorks through the RefWorks alumni program. Retired faculty members are also included in the alumni program.

You can download and install Write-N-Cite for your own computer from the RefWorks site. Click on Write-N-Cite from the drop-down Tools menu in your RefWorks account. Select either the Windows or Mac version.

• Using Write-n-Cite to Cite References and Create a Bibliography (Online Tutorial)

• Searching PubMed from within RefWorks (Online Tutorial)
• Saving PubMed References in Text Format (Online Tutorial)
  

• Importing CINAHL References to RefWorks (Online Tutorial)

• Importing Google Scholar References to RefWorks (Online Tutorial)

View this list of databases to see whether you can use import/filter, connection file or direct export to transfer references from a specific database to a RefWorks library.