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Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, the MEDLINE database is widely recognized as the premier source for bibliographic and abstract coverage of biomedical literature. Ovid provides a search interface for MEDLINE and a number of other databases including, AARP Ageline, CINAHL, PsycInfo and Sports Discus.

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Creating Links to Journal Articles
Creating links to articles is the best way to share content protected by copyright.

Finding An Article
Learn the easiest method to finding a specific article using Ovid MEDLINE.

Searching Tips-MEDLINE & CINAHL
Tips for increasing or decreasing your results using the database's features.

AutoAlert Service from Ovid
Learn the steps to set up an AutoAlert. The AutoAlert service allows you to be notified by email of recent articles added to the databases on specific topics or by specific authors.

New Features of OvidSP (Yale)
A video (9:36) discussing the general features of Ovid (not MEDLINE specific) such as searching techniques, the results manager, RSS feeds, and browser requirements.

OvidSP Overview (MCW)
A video (4:37) overview of the new OvidSP features.

Using Medical Subject Headings in OvidSP (Yale)
This video (11:23) starts with a focused question and searches OvidSP using the recommended "Ovid Syntax" tab and Medical Subject headings.

Using the GetIt@Duke Button
This video (2:12) shows you how to utilize the GetIt@Duke button, which appears in Ovid searches, to locate full-text articles.