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Do: Open an OvidSP account. Say: To find out more about a database open its Field Guide under the I icon. A database consists of individual records and these records consist of fields, Each field contains a particular type of information, an author name, a title etc. In many of the Ovid databases, you can divide this field list into three parts, information which comes from the author – titles, abstracts, author names, information about the location of the work – journal name, volume, issue page or descriptive information which is added about the work – subject descriptions, document types, broad subject categories for example. Within an Ovid database usually all the fields are searchable and in the majority they are also browsable. So in an Ovid database you have the greatest access into the data which is possible.

Do: Open an OvidSP account. Say: To find out more about a database open its Field Guide under the I icon. A database consists of individual records and these records consist of fields, Each field contains a particular type of information, an author name, a title etc. In many of the Ovid databases, you can divide this field list into three parts, information which comes from the author – titles, abstracts, author names, information about the location of the work – journal name, volume, issue page or descriptive information which is added about the work – subject descriptions, document types, broad subject categories for example. Within an Ovid database usually all the fields are searchable and in the majority they are also browsable. So in an Ovid database you have the greatest access into the data which is possible.

Do: Open an OvidSP account. Say: To find out more about a database open its Field Guide under the I icon. A database consists of individual records and these records consist of fields, Each field contains a particular type of information, an author name, a title etc. In many of the Ovid databases, you can divide this field list into three parts, information which comes from the author – titles, abstracts, author names, information about the location of the work – journal name, volume, issue page or descriptive information which is added about the work – subject descriptions, document types, broad subject categories for example. Within an Ovid database usually all the fields are searchable and in the majority they are also browsable. So in an Ovid database you have the greatest access into the data which is possible.

Do: Open an OvidSP account. Say: To find out more about a database open its Field Guide under the I icon. A database consists of individual records and these records consist of fields, Each field contains a particular type of information, an author name, a title etc. In many of the Ovid databases, you can divide this field list into three parts, information which comes from the author – titles, abstracts, author names, information about the location of the work – journal name, volume, issue page or descriptive information which is added about the work – subject descriptions, document types, broad subject categories for example. Within an Ovid database usually all the fields are searchable and in the majority they are also browsable. So in an Ovid database you have the greatest access into the data which is possible.

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Important Links OvidSP Resource Center Ovid Website http://resourcecenter.ovidsp.com Ovid Website http://www.ovid.com Training Evaluation http://www.ovid.com/site/docs/eval-form-chinese.doc Say: for more information or to configure and of the new options within OvidSP 2.0, contact our support department

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