IngentaConnect: How to get started!

The Ingenta Library Gateway is a searchable database of more than 11 million citations from over 20,000 journals. The service includes several features:

Searchable Database:: You can search the multidisciplinary database for relevant citations by keyword, title, or authors; or you can browse the table of contents of journals.
Journal Article Delivery:: After you create an Ingenta account, you can use the document delivery service and receive articles electronically, or by fax. The library subsidizes this service for faculty as long as the library does not have a print or electronic subscription to the journal.
Reveal Research Alerts:: After you create an Ingenta account, you can stay current with your research by receiving via e-mail the table of contents of your favorite journals, or a weekly list of new articles on topics of interest to you.

To access the IngentaConnect database:

You can access Ingenta through the list of electronic resources or by going directly to IngentaConnect.

To create an account:

The first time you connect to Ingenta, enter your barcode number in the box labeled:
New faculty and staff users, enter barcode number here.

You will be asked to enter information about yourself (your profile) and to select a user name and a password. Next time you connect to Ingenta, simply enter your user id and password. You can change your profile at a later time by selecting the option Manage Profile after you sign in, and then clicking on My Personal Details.

Note: When you create your profile, be sure to enter your SCU e-mail address; otherwise you won't be subsidized for the journal article delivery service. Also enter your own FAX number or the article will come to the library.

To Search the Database:

Choose the button labeled Search Options for the most comprehensive search.
You can search by keywords from the article title, author and journal title.
To browse the table of contents of a particular journal, scroll down to the bottom of the search screen and enter the title of the journal.
Ingenta allows you to save your searches for future use.

To Order Articles:

When you get the results of a search, you will have several options:

To know your options, first click on article availability.
For the articles owned (in paper or electronically) by the library, you may have the option of downloading/printing the article or having it e-mailed to you. Or you may be told that the article is available in the library and given the call number of the journal.
For the articles not owned by the library, you can request the article. Some of them will be available by electronic delivery to your computer, others by fax/ariel delivery. To request the article, click on Proceed to Checkout. Payment method for faculty/staff defaults to the library account because we subsidize the service.

Note: Some articles cannot be ordered via Ingenta. If it is not available, use the regular BroncoXpress Interlibrary Loan service.

To Set up Search Alerts:

You can create search strategies using keywords or author names. Your search will be run against new citations in Ingenta on a weekly basis, and a list of citations (with links to Ingenta) will be sent to you via e-mail. To set up the search alerts, you must login in with your user id and password.

Click Search Options on the left side on the page.
Run a search using the Search Options page.
Click Saved Searches on the left side of the page to display the current search history.
Click Add to Alerts to add the search to your Reveal list.
To see your Reveal Alerts later on, click on Reveal Alerts on the left side of the page.

To Set up Table of Contents Alerts:

You can select up to 50 publications and receive their tables of contents of new issues via e-mail. To set up the Table of Contents alerts, you must log in with your user id and password.

Click on the Reveal Alerts section.
Select Table of Contents Alerts.
Enter the title of the journal or part of the title, or browse an alphabetical list.
Check the box next to the the publication you would like to receive alerts for, and click add selected to list.
Select ok to activate the list.