Basic Search: The quickest way to search Ovid is using their Basic Search feature. The following video shows the process of using Ovid's Basic Search feature:
IMPORTANT: To only view content that FDU has access to, be sure to select "Subscribed Content Only" after pressing search.
Quick Notes:
When searching using Basic Search, which is the search box on the homepage of the database, make sure to only use the most important words from your topic. Do not search a question or an entire phrase. For example, use "abdominal pain" instead of "pain in abdominal area" or "diabetes elderly" instead of "diabetes in elderly patients"
IMPORTANT: To only view content that FDU has access to, be sure to select "Subscribed Content Only" after pressing search.
You can also select "Show full text available only" for only full access to articles rather than just abstracts, and "Show peer reviewed only" for only articles that have undergone the peer-review process
If you choose to view all content Ovid has rather than only subscribed content, you can request those resources via Interlibrary Loan. The article will have a "Document Delivery" option to request an Interlibrary Loan
Helpful Tips:
When you click into a result, you can look at the "Subjects" section to see what subject headings are being used. If you click the topic that matches best, you will be able to browse additional articles on that subject
Many articles provide citations in multiple formats
Creating an account is a great idea to create folders to hold articles you may want to refer to again. You can also set alerts for when new articles are released on these topics as well!
