BUMC MEDLINE PLUS/OVID TUTORIAL

Alumni Medical Library
Boston University Medical Center


TUTORIAL MENU
 
Tutorial Home
Instructions for Using the Tutorial
Developing Your Search Strategy
Formulating Your Question
Choosing An Appropriate Database
Selecting the Best Search Terms
Advantages and Disadvantages of Text Word and Title Word Searching
Selecting the Best Medical Subject Headings
Quiz Section I: Text Word vs. MeSH Searching
Mapping Function
Subheadings
Tree Display
Explode Function
Focus Function
Combining Sets
Quiz Section II: Combining Sets
Limiting
Quiz Section III: Reviewing the Explode, Focus, Subheadings, and Limit Options
Viewing or Displaying Search Results
Full Text Options
Printing, E-Mailing, and Saving Search Results
Ordering Articles
Searching Tips, Hints, & Reminders
Tutorial Evaluation
ADDITIONAL TOPICS
OVID's Main Menu Icons
Author Searching
Title Word Searching
Journal Searching
OTHER RESOURCES
Searching for Evidence in the Primary Medical Literature Tutorial: EBM Tutorial
More Information about BUMC MEDLINE Plus/OVID
Direct-entry Commands: enable users to bypass menu options
OVID Documentation
PRINTING USING THE CITATION MANAGER

Use the DISPLAY or PRINT PREVIEW options in the ACTION COLUMN:






The Display Citations option will display the selected output on the computer screen.

The Print Preview Citations option will also display the selected output on the computer screen, eliminating OVID's inserts and icons.

After the entire display appears on the screen, you can print using the PRINT icon in Netscape or Internet Explorer. Or, click on the FILE menu option in Netscape or Internet Explorer, then select PRINT to send the displayed citations to a printer.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
The Alumni Medical Library charges 10 cents per page for every page that is photocopied or printed from terminals in the Library and LRC Computing Lab. Students in the schools of Dental Medicine, Medicine, and Public Health are eligible to receive 500 free copies/printouts every semester. Free copy cards are issued at the Library Circulation Desk (bring your valid BU ID).


   
 
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