OSU Ingenta

Services available through Ingenta

  • Weekly search results sent by email from an unlimited number of keyword/named subject searches you define
  • Delivery via email of the Tables of Contents from your choice of an unlimited number of journals indexed in Ingenta
  • Direct access to some full-text articles (Other articles will be available through different library resources)

Please read About this Site on OSU Libraries Ingenta Gateway web page to find answers to some common questions about Ingenta.

Sign up for a Profile

In order to use the Alert Services, you must register with Ingenta

  1. Click on Sign up Here on the right hand side of the screen
  2. Fill in the required fields. Note: You must use your ONID email address.
  3. Click on Ingenta's terms and conditions and review them (use the browser's back button to return to the registration screen)
  4. Click the check box to agree to the terms and conditions
  5. Click "Register"

Creating Ingenta alerts

"Search" Alerts

  1. Sign in to Ingenta (if you are not already signed in)
  2. Run a search for which you want to be notified of new content
  3. From the search results page, click on Search History
  4. Click on Current Search History
  5. Click the box next to the search(es) you want to save
  6. Select your save option from the drop down list (using folders will help you organize your searches)
  7. Click the box next to the search(es) you want to receive alerts for
  8. Choose Create Alert from the drop down menu
  9. Click "Go"
  10. You will see a screen that confirms that the alert has been switched on

"New Issue" Alerts

  1. Sign in to Ingenta (if you are not already signed in)
  2. Choose New Issue Alerts under the Manage my Ingenta menu
  3. Click on the Add tab and browse or search for the journal you want
  4. Click the box next to the right of title you want to receive alerts
  5. Click add
  6. You will return to the search screen which will have a confirmation message that the title has been added to your alerts
  7. Click on the Current tab to view and make changes to your new issue alerts

Deleting and Canceling Alerts

  1. Sign in to Ingenta (if not already signed in)
  2. Choose either search alerts or new issue alerts from the Manage my Ingenta menu
  3. Click the box on the search you would like to delete and choose either "delete" (search alerts) or "remove" (new issue alerts)

Getting help with Ingenta

For questions about setting up an account, contact Andrea Wirth (, 541-737-9903) or the Library Reference Desk ().

For other questions and problems with Ingenta, check the IngentaConnect Help page.