After completing this tutorial, you should have a better understanding of:

• the searching interface of OvidSP system
• how to conduct a basic MEDLINE search in OvidSP
• how to conduct a MEDLINE search in OvidSP using MeSH terms
• how to print or save the citations retrieved using Results Manager
• how to obtain the full text articles from the SLU Medical Center Library

The best way to use this tutorial is to follow the logical steps in the development and execution of a MEDLINE search. Click on the "Next" button at the bottom of the page to start this tutorial.

This interactive OvidSP Tutorial is designed to show you step-by-step the basic components of a MEDLINE database search. This tutorial is used with the permission of its creator, Connie Schardt, Education Coordinator for the Medical Center Library at Duke University. It has been revised and updated by Mary Krieger, Josh Farmer, and Xiaojuan Ju at Saint Louis University Medical Center and Pius Libraries.

Permission has been granted by Ovid Technologies, Inc. to use Web pages, screen shots, and icons from the Ovid Web Gateway for educational purposes only.

Last modified:  Oct 2009
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