OVID: NEW AND IMPROVED, REALLY!!!

I'm usually very cynical about the 'new and improved' label because often my favorite cereal tastes worse instead of better once that label has appeared on the box. In the case of Ovid 4.1.0 which opened on March 22, there are many changes which are true improvements--things users here have been requesting for a long time. Read on:

• the system now saves your checked print selections, even when you go out to look at an abstract. When you return to the citations page, your checked boxes are still marked!
• customize your display each session to show as much (include abstracts, institutions, etc.) or little as you want. You can set your own format if the pre-selected ones do not match your needs. This option is at the top of each citations display page.

• browse among full text articles without having to open and close each one. And, Ovid will remember which ones you've already viewed and let you return to any one of them by choosing from a History menu. If you've already viewed six articles and decide the first one was best, you can return to it immediately without having to back up through them all.
• each citation has a Weblink button alongside the Abstract, Complete Reference, Full Text options. This link takes you directly to the UAMS catalog record for that journal so you can see whether we have the volume/issue you need. And, from the catalog page, there are buttons to take you back to Ovid w/o using Alt, Tab, and you can re-set the time remaining on your Ovid connection so you will not time-out while you're working in the catalog!

To request a handout packet showing these new options, call the Information Desk at 686-6734 or email us at LibraryInformationServices@exchange.uams.edu.