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First-time users of SciFinder Web must start here to create an account:

GatorLink Account



If you don't have a Gatorlink account, use your

14-digit Library Number
(Located under the barcode on your Gator-1 card.)

SciFinder Web: register for an account.

First Time Users must register and create an account.

  • Registration and use of SciFinder Web through the UF account is restricted to current faculty/staff/students of UF. Please read complete details to ensure compliance with the license restrictions.
  • Begin to register, whether on or off campus, by logging in the left column with your Gatorlink. After success, you will be taken to the SciFinder Sign In screen.
  • Create your own username and password for SciFinder. If you repeat your Gatorlink username as your SciFinder username, do not use your Gatorlink password in SciFinder.
  • Where the SciFinder form asks for your email, you must use your Gatorlink address [@ufl.edu]. CAS will only send the completion link to [@ufl.edu] addresses. You may be successful using your [@department.ufl.edu] email, but if it fails, use your Gatorlink email.

After you submit the registration form:

  • You will receive (very quickly) a confirmation in your Gatorlink email. The message may go into your spam or junk mail, so please check carefully.
  • Within 48 hours, you must complete the registration process by clicking the link in your email message.

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Problems with registration?

  • If you are current faculty/staff/student with a valid Gatorlink email, contact your library for troubleshooting.
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