Ovid WEB-BASED
DATABASES & FULL-TEXT RESOURCES
What
is Ovid?
Ovid Technologies, Inc. provides a single graphical interface for searching
multiple databases and full-text resources. Ovid's web-based interface
is powerful, flexible, and easy to use. It is accessible by password from
anywhere in the world; from the JEFFLINE homepage, select MEDLINE, Cochrane and other Ovid Databases from the Core Resources box.
Who may
use Ovid Databases?
Access to Ovid databases and full-text materials requires a Jefferson Campus Key. The profile of resources you see will depend
on your affiliation with Jefferson. TJU/TJUH students, faculty and staff
see all of over 15 unique databases and over 50 full-text journals to
which Jefferson subscribes.
Databases Available
MEDLINE, 1966 - present, updated weekly
Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE is widely
recognized as the premier source for bibliographic and abstract coverage
of biomedical literature. MEDLINE includes Index Medicus, the Index
to Dental Literature, and International Nursing, as well as other sources
of coverage in the areas of allied health, biological and physical sciences,
humanities and information science as they relate to medicine and health
care. More than 11 million records from more than 4,000 journals are
indexed. Two thirds of the records include abstracts. Includes links
to Journals@Ovid. MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) vocabulary.
MEDLINE In Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations, current records
only, updated daily
"MEDLINE In Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations" is
the National Library of Medicine's in-process database for MEDLINE.
It provides basic information and abstracts before a record is indexed
with MeSH headings and added to MEDLINE. New records are added daily
to MEDLINE In Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations. After MeSH
terms, publication types and other indexing data are incorporated into
a MEDLINE In Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations record; the completed
citation is added to MEDLINE. Search MEDLINE In Process & Other
Non-Indexed Citations by keyword.
ERIC, 1966 - present, updated quarterly
Educational Resources Information Center
is a national education database sponsored by the U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI). Presently
the largest education database in the world, ERIC contains over 700,000
citations covering research documents, journal articles, technical reports,
program descriptions and evaluations, and curricular materials in the
field of education. In addition to ERIC subject descriptors and extensive
abstracts, citations include detailed source, geographic, institutional,
and availability information. ERIC uses its own subject heading vocabulary.
Evidence-Based
Medicine Reviews, 1991 - present, updated monthly
- Best Evidence
Collection
- Database of
Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE)
- Cochrane Database
of Systematic Reviews
- Health Technology Assessments (HTA)
- NHS Economic Evaluation Database
- Cochrane Methodology Register
- Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Clinical Trials
The EBM Reviews
databases provide access to the full text of the ACP Journal Club and
Evidence-Based Medicine journals, critical assessments of systematic
reviews from a variety of medical journals, and systematic reviews of
the effects of healthcare prepared by the Cochrane Collaboration. References
link to Journals@Ovid. Search EBM Reviews databases by keyword.
HaPI, 1983 - present, updated quarterly
Health and Psychosocial Instruments is a
catalog of assessment tools used to measure health and behavior. HaPI
includes citations to tests which are available commercially and to
tests which have appeared only in journal literature or technical reports.
HaPI does not include the tests themselves, and not all commercial tests
listed are in print. Use HaPI in conjunction with the print resources
in Reference (see HaPI QuickView) and other electronic resources such
as CINAHL, ERIC, and OT Search. Search HaPI by keyword.
Ovid HealthSTAR, 1975 - present, updated monthly
Ovid HealthSTAR contains citations to international literature on health
services, technology, administration, and research. Topics are both
clinical and non-clinical, including evaluation of patient outcomes;
effectiveness of procedures, programs, products, services and processes;
administration and planning of health facilities, services and manpower;
health insurance; health policy; health services research; health economics
and financial management; laws and regulation; personnel administration;
quality assurance; licensure; and accreditation. HealthSTAR contains
citations and abstracts to journal articles, monographs, technical reports,
meeting abstracts and papers, book chapters, government documents, and
newspaper articles. Some of the Information in HealthSTAR is derived
from MEDLINE. Ovid HealthSTAR uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) vocabulary.
Ovid Full-Text Resources
Journals@Ovid,
updated daily
Dozens of clinical journals are available in full text. Use the Journals@Ovid
database to browse through specific issues, or search by keyword and author.
Links to the full text are also included in MEDLINE and other Ovid database
search results.
Evidence-Based Medicine Resources, updated monthly
Full text of the ACP Journal Club, Evidence-Based Medicine, critical reviews, methodologies, technology assessments
and protocols are included in the Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews databases.
OvidSP
vs. PubMed: Is One Better Than the Other?
Ovid and PubMed overlap to some degree, but also do different things.
OvidSP provides more databases than PubMed, as well as unique full-text
materials and an easy, uniform interface. PubMed has merged several of
the National Library of Medicine databases into one, allows some unique
searching techniques, and is open to the public. If you need an comprehensive
search, please request a free consultation with a Reference librarian
to design your search.
Other Information
& Resources
- See JEFFLINE's List of All
Databases for descriptions and access to over 100 databases in
health-related fields.
- JEFFLINE help is available for
several of the individual Ovid databases and for searching full-text
journals.
Contact
for Further Information
AISR
Information Services
215-503-8150
Askalibrarian@jefferson.edu
Scott Memorial Library
1020 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
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