When I use RefWorks from off-campus, do I always have to log-in using UNMC's Refworks group code?

There are two ways to log into RefWorks from off-campus.

You can either:

1. go through the Library's website at http://www.unmc.edu/library
a. Click on the "RefWorks" link at the bottom of the "Quick Links" list on the left-hand side of the page.
b. Sign in with your lotusnotes username and password
c. Sign into your Refworks account.
You will still need to use the RefWorks group code when using Write-N-Cite from off-campus locations or when/if you export records from EBSCOhost and other databases to your RefWorks account using off-campus computers.

2. go through the RefWorks website at http://www.refworks.com/
a. Click on the "Login" tab/button
b. Enter UNMC's RefWorks group code.
The Refworks group code for UNMC is available at: http://info.unmc.edu/library/refworks.html.
You can also reach the code as follows: i) go to the Library webpage, ii) click on the "R" link under "Online Resources" toward the bottom right-hand side of the page, iii) click on the "UNMC's Group Code and Basic Description of RefWorks " link, iv) if you are off-campus, you will be asked to sign in with your lotus notes username and password.
The code will change in July or August. Changing the code is the only way to stay within the parameters of our license by preventing former students and departing faculty/staff from continuing to access Refworks.
c. Log into your account.

If you use the first method to access RefWorks from off-campus, all your communications with the Refworks server will go through our proxy server, this can slow down your work. The slowing is usually not perceptable but on occasion it becomes severe enough to be annoying. In addition, proxy server time-outs can occur if you try to import thousands of records into your RefWorks account. When I need to work with large numbers of records, I generally prefer the second method for accessing RefWorks.