OvidSP Essential Training #8: Saving Search History

In this tutorial, I show you how to save your OvidSP search history to allow automatic re-runs of the search in the future.

Note (June 30, 2010): I am skipping OvidSP video #7 (Exporting search results to RefWorks) for now because the feature is currently not available on OvidSP. The video will be released when the feature becomes available.

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OvidSP Essential Training #6: Exporting Search Results to EndNote

As the title says, this tutorial teaches how to export search result out of OvidSP to EndNote, a popular desktop citation management application.

Update (July 15, 2010): The Mac part of the video now has audio. Thanks a lot to all of you who let me know!

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OvidSP Essential Training #5: Search Results Display

This tutorial gives an overview of OvidSP's search result display, and teaches how to email and print search results from Ovid SP. It also covers how to find article full text in OvidSP using the Yale Links service.

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OvidSP Essential Training #4: Combining and Limiting Searches

This tutorial teaches how to combine and limit searches in OvidSP to obtain more relevant results.

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OvidSP Essential Training #3: Medical Subject Headings

The most efficient way to search MEDLINE in OvidSP is to use the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). This tutorial explains what MeSH is, and how to use MeSH to run better searches in OvidSP.

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OvidSP Essential Training #2: Formulating Your Question

Good literature searches begin with good questions. This tutorial covers how to construct a focused, answerable question using the popular PICO model.

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OvidSP Essential Training #1: Getting Started with OvidSP

This tutorial covers how to access OvidSP for Yale Library patrons, how to select databases to search on the OvidSP platform, and gives a brief overview of the OvidSP Main Search Page.

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