To access the enterprise version of Consensus, provided by OSU Libraries, which includes the Pro level of features, sign up for a Consensus account with an OSU email that ends in @oregonstate.edu.
Sign up - https://consensus.app/
If you already created a Consensus account using an OSU email address, you will automatically have access to the enterprise version of Consensus.
To verify that you are using the enterprise version of Consensus, look for the blue and white icon in the lower left corner of the Consensus page, next to your user name.
When you sign up for a Consensus account, you will be prompted to confirm that your institution is Oregon State University. You will then be able to easily connect to articles the OSU library either subscribes to or can borrow from other institutions on your behalf. Look for the OSU icon for full access: 
Consensus is an AI search tool specifically focused on academic research content. Use it to search for peer-reviewed literature, not to ask general purpose questions.
Consensus is searching in Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, and their own "crawl of the scholarly web." Consensus is not searching subscription-based content available through other OSU Libraries resources like Web of Science, but can connect OSU users to paywalled content it finds through its own search algorithm.
The default setting with the Consensus Pro account is to retrieve and analyze 20 papers based on your prompt.
You also have access to 50 "deep search" searches per month. Deep searches are a more intensive (and somewhat lengthier) search that results in a report of the literature on your research question. The report includes a summary, an overview of research gaps, indications of the consensus on the topic across the field, and clickable links to the literature included in the report.
1. Pro Search
Use the Pro Search to do a broader search of the literature, which will ultimately result in an analysis of up to 20 papers Consensus determines to be most relevant to your research question. You can ask your question using keywords, open-ended questions, or requests for specific output styles, for example, "provide a bulleted list" or "create a comparison table."
A strength of Consensus is the ability to filter your search. Choose from options like journal rank, study design, or field of study.
2. Consensus Meter Search
Enter a "yes/no" question to get an overview of the "consensus" on your research question. For example, "do people really prefer robots with human features?" If at least 5 papers are available that directly answer your question, the tool will provide an overview of the findings, including a Consensus Meter illustrating the number of papers in agreement or disagreement with your question.
In addition to the Consensus Meter display, there is a narrative summary of the papers included in the search as well as a tabular summary.
Learn more about using Consensus in their "Getting Started" documentation.
