Ingenta Connect
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Introduction Eligibility Accessing Personal Account Cost Progress Reports Reveal Research Alerts Further Information |
Introduction
Macquarie University Library has a customized gateway to Ingenta Connect. It consists of access via fax to articles from journals not held by the Library; and online articles, providing access to electronic journals subscribed to via Catchword and also those electronic journals not held by the Library. Ingenta Connect is continually updated and is current within 24 hours of receipt and processing of the journal issues.
Within the gateway, you are able to freely access the electronic (PDF and HTML) full-text of articles from those publications to which Macquarie has subscription rights.
If the electronic full-text is not freely available in Ingenta Connect, Macquarie University Library will fund the electronic or fax delivery of articles from journals NOT owned by the Library using the Library deposit account. For more information, contact your Liaison Librarian or staff in Document Supply.
Macquarie University Library subscribes to many of the titles indexed in Ingenta Connect. These titles display either an LC call number, in which case they are available from the Library, or the name of an electronic journal service, all of which are accessible from the Library's homepage via Journal Finder. Requests from Ingenta Connect for articles from journals that Macquarie holds will not be funded, but you may pay for them at a reduced rate using a personal credit card.
Eligibility
All Macquarie University users are able to use Ingenta Connect and view articles from journals subscribed to by the Library. However, ordering documents not held by Macquarie University Library is only available to Macquarie University academic staff and postgraduate students by research. Further details may be obtained from your Liaison Librarian or from staff in Document Supply.
Accessing
Deposit account and password has been set up for each Division. The relevant deposit account number and password may be obtained from your Liaison Librarian, or you may inquire at Document Supply (Level 2).
Personal Account
You MUST register as an Ingenta Connect user to order documents of to take advantage of services such as Search Alerts and TOC Alerts.
To create a personal account, go to www.ingentaconnect.com and select register from the homepage. Complete the registration form and select continue.
So that Ingenta knows that you are eligible to order documents and use the Alerts services, you need to claim access. Log into Ingenta with your personal account details. Select manage my Ingenta from the left-hand side toolbar. Enter the deposit account number and deposit account password that have been provided to you by your Liaison Librarian or staff in Document Supply.
Cost
Documents ordered through Ingenta Connect cost on average between US$20-US$35. The Library will fund up to the cost of US$45, beyond which you will be blocked from ordering using Library funds. You may, however, request the item through normal Document Supply channels.
Progress Reports
If you order an article from Ingenta Connect, you can click on Track Order to view the progress of your request. To follow up on the progress of your request, click on Inquire to send an email to Ingenta.Search Alerts and TOC Alerts
Macquarie University Library also supports the Search Alerts and TOC Alerts current awareness service for academic staff and postgraduate students. You can set up saved search strategies and be alerted by email whenever new relevant content is added to the Ingenta Connect database of articles. You can also set up email alerts to advise you when recent journal issues have been added to the database. To set up Alerts, go the Manage Profile and click on Search Alerts of TOC Alerts. You must create a User Profile to use Alerts. You must also use a Macquarie University email address in your User Profile.