- MEDLINE: OVID and PubMed - a Comparison
- Compares the features and search functions of MEDLINE accessed through the University's OVID subscription, vs. directly from NLM via PubMed.
- Searching MEDLINE with OVID - Online Tutorial from OVID.Com
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An interactive tutorial for the OVID MEDLINE search interface.
Important Tips:
1) Click the "HINTS ?" button to obtain step-by-step instructions for each Task.
2) When you have completed your search and are satisfied with the results, click on QUIZ to check whether you have searched effectively.
3) Use the Review Task (embedded in "Hints?") to check your understanding of the concept presented in the Task.
4) Following each Task you can test your understanding with a simple quiz and a review exercise.
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- Searching MEDLINE with OVID - Using Evidence-Based Practice Filters - Online Video Tutorial
- An online video tutorial produced by Drexel University Health Sciences Libraries reference staff, detailing the use of evidence-based practice filters in OVID MEDLINE. Originally created for students in the physician assistant program.
- Advanced Ovid MEDLINE - Printable Tutorial
- A more intensive Ovid MEDLINE learning guide, for medical students, physicians, and others who use MEDLINE as a professional tool. Recommended for DUCOM 1 st -year PMR and PIL assignments. Print the tutorial as a step-by-step guide for searches in a live Ovid session. Emphasizes strengths of MeSH Headings, then explains why text words are important too. Shows how to add text words as a safety net, to avoid missing information.
- Advanced PubMed - Printable Tutorial
- For medical students, physicians, and others who use MEDLINE as a professional tool. Recommended for DUCOM 1 st -year PMR and PIL assignments. Print the tutorial as a step-by-step guide for searches in a live PubMed session. Emphasizes strengths of MeSH Headings, then explains why text words are important too. Shows how to add text words as a safety net, to avoid missing information.
Requires Acrobat Reader
- For medical students, physicians, and others who use MEDLINE as a professional tool. Recommended for DUCOM 1 st -year PMR and PIL assignments. Print the tutorial as a step-by-step guide for searches in a live PubMed session. Emphasizes strengths of MeSH Headings, then explains why text words are important too. Shows how to add text words as a safety net, to avoid missing information.
- When Should I Link a Subheading to MeSH? (MEDLINE/PubMed Search) - Online Video Tutorial
- An online video tutorial produced by Drexel University Health Sciences Libraries reference staff, using PubMed, explaining when to pick subheadings and when to avoid them.
- MEDLINE Review Sheets
- PDF-format quick review of MEDLINE search concepts. Also, search tips for Ovid MEDLINE and PubMed.
Requires Acrobat Reader
- PDF-format quick review of MEDLINE search concepts. Also, search tips for Ovid MEDLINE and PubMed.
- OVID: Saving Searches and AutoAlerts
- How to set up OVID personal accounts, save and re-run search strategies, and establish current awareness "AutoAlert" searches.
