GALEN Accounts
To use many of the electronic services provided by the Library and Center for Knowledge Management, you must have an active GALEN Account.
Remember your login name and password. You will need them every time you use a service.
1. Create a GALEN Account
You can register for an account from any computer with web access. GALEN Accounts for UCSF students and personnel require specific credentials:
UCSF faculty and personnel
- Last 4 digits of your social security number and
- Your 9-digit employee ID number (appears on your pay statement; note that this is not the number that appears on your campuswide picture ID card)
UCSF student - Your UCSF Student SAA UserID and PIN
Non-UCSF individuals - No identification required
2. Activate Services
Once you have created your GALEN Account you may activate any of the below services.
Printing
Printing is available in the following locations:
Parnassus Campus Library- Public and UCSF login computers (main floor)
- ILC computing lab (CL231 - UCSF students, faculty, postdocs, and residents only)
- Wireless printing from loaner laptops to Service Desk (main floor)
Mission Bay Library
Genentech Hall study space
ILC South (S165 - UCSF students, faculty, postdocs, and residents only)
Medical Student Lounge (S245 - medical students only)
Nursing Building (N735)
Wireless Access (UCSF only)
Wireless laptop connection to the UCSF network from selected areas on campus. Go to View/Modify Account to activate wireless access.
CLE (UCSF only)
The new Collaborative Learning Environment is replacing WebCT as the UCSF online course system.
WebCT (UCSF only)
UCSF online course system