Focused Searches

Spotlight on Journals@Ovid

Learning Pathway

Focused Searches on OvidGO! are stand-alone learning resources. They can also be used in sequence to follow a specific learning pathway.

By working through the list of Focused Searches displayed here, you will be able to better navigate and use the resource Journals@Ovid Full Text as available on the Ovid platform. The modules and practice suggestions therein will help you grow your knowledge and further develop your skills.

Module 1
Databases – Combinations

Journals@Ovid – Database Content and Display

How to retrieve and display a single article reference, cited in two different databases, Journals@Ovid and Ovid MEDLINE, in order to compare the content and format of the database record for the respective resource.

Database segment:

Journals@Ovid & Ovid MEDLINE

Original search produced by:

Ovid Training Team

Review date:

2025-05-19

Module 2
Journals@Ovid Full Text

Journals@Ovid – Database Size and Shape (docz.dz)

How to use the database command 'docz.dz.' and the Publication Type (PT) field to identify the constituent parts of Journals@Ovid and show their relative sizes.

Database segment:

Journals@Ovid Full Text

Original search produced by:

Ovid Training Team

Review date:

2025-05-19

Module 3
Journals@Ovid Full Text

Journals@Ovid – Knowledge Discovery with Basic Search

How to search systematically in Journals@Ovid using sentences and phrases with the Basic Search, Ovid’s Natural Language Processing (NLP) search mode.

Database segment:

Journals@Ovid

Original search produced by:

Ovid Training Team

Review date:

2025-05-19

Module 4
Journals@Ovid Full Text

Journals@Ovid – Targeted Searching with the Advanced Search Template

How to search quickly and effectively in Journals@ovid using Ovid’s four standard Advanced Search search options: 1. Keyword, 2. Author, 3. Title and 4. Journal.

Database segment:

Journals@Ovid

Original search produced by:

Ovid Training Team

Review date:

2025-05-19

Module 5
Journals@Ovid Full Text

Journals@Ovid – Targeted Searching in Title, Abstract and Keyword Fields

How to use Ovid’s Advanced Search mode to search in Journals@Ovid on specific database fields, i.e. Title (TI), Abstract (AB) and Keyword (KW).

Database segment:

Journals@Ovid

Original search produced by:

Ovid Training Team

Review date:

2025-05-19

Module 6
Journals@Ovid Full Text

Journals@Ovid – Targeted Searching with Proximity and Frequency Operators

How to carry out targeted searching in Ovid’s Journals@Ovid full-text database using the two proximity operators ADJ and ADJn as well as the frequency operator FREQ.

Database segment:

Journals@Ovid

Original search produced by:

Ovid Training Team

Review date:

2025-05-19

Module 7
Journals@Ovid Full Text

Journals@Ovid – Targeted Searching with Database Specific Fields

How to carry out targeted searching in Ovid’s Journals@Ovid full-text database using the two specific fields, Caption Text (CT) and References (RF).

Database segment:

Journals@Ovid

Original search produced by:

Ovid Training Team

Review date:

2025-05-19

Module 8
Databases – Combinations

Journals@Ovid – Multiple Databases, Single Session

How to design and launch a search strategy, that utilising database specific functions and characteristics, nevertheless functions across multiple databases, and does so in one database session. (Romper Search).

Database segment:

Journals@Ovid & Ovid MEDLINE

Original search produced by:

Ovid Training Team

Review date:

2025-05-19