Basic Ovid MEDLINE

Course Objectives
Upon completion of this class, the student will be able to:

• Connect to Ovid Medline via the AHEC Digital Library
• Demonstrate how keyword is mapped to a subject heading – explain concept of controlled vocabulary.   
• Select Subject Headings from the “Tree”  
• Know How and When to Explode Subjects
• Know How and When to Focus Subjects
• Select Subheadings
• Limit a Search by
• English
• Human
• Publication year
• Core Clinical Journals
• Review Articles
• Age Groups
• View Citations
• Select Citations
• Combine Search Terms

Ovid Tutorials

• Guide to Basic Searching Any of the Databases
  This colorful and visual organizer will give you a quick guide to basic searching techniques, what to consider, and when/where to limit for better results.

• General Ovid Searching
  http://www.ovid.com/site/help/ovid_tutorials.jsp

• Ovid Medline

o    Duke Medical Library Ovid Medline Tutorial
http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/training/ovid

o     Boston University Medical Center Ovid Medline Tutorial
http://www.medlib.bu.edu/tutorials/ovid/

o     Dartmouth College Biomedical Libraries Ovid Tutorial
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~biomed/workshops/ovidmedtut.htmld/ovidtutor1.html

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