Ovid is one of the primary commercial databases of the world, active in the field of fast distribution of information and elimination of electronic information needs in fields of biology, health, and medicine. Ovid is applied by libraries, researchers, physicians, biotechnology centers, research centers, hospitals, and students of different fields. In addition, Ovid is owned by Wolters Kluwer Health, which provides access to the content of 1300 journals and more than 5400 books from 145 databases.

Selection of Ovid Databases for Search

After entering the search interface of Ovid, its main page will be observed, as shown it the figure below. In this page, you can check the boxes of the listed databases to select one or several databases for search. Explanations about the content of each database can be observed by clicking the sign in front of the database name. After selecting the desired databases, you can initiate the search. The list of the selected databases is also shown on this page, which can be hidden by clicking “Hide”. In addition, you can click “change” to return to the database selection page and change your desired database. After entering the main search page, different types of search can be found in the blue at the top of the page.

Basic Search

The first and simplest search section in Ovid, basic search can retrieve results in the shortest time possible. This section includes a search box and several filters. By clicking the “include related terms”, you can also search the words related to the entered keyword. In this method, it is not possible to use Boolean operators. You can enter the full and accurate title of a document in guillemets to find the exact document.

Journals

By selecting “Journals” in the blue bar at the top of the page, you can have access to Ovid journals and receive the full texts of your subscribed journals. Ovid enables you to review books existing in the blue bar in Books section at the top of the page and even search inside the books. By selecting “Multimedia” in the blue bar at the top of the page, you will have access to multimedia sources, including videos, images, and voices. As observed in the figure below, the search results screen, marked with a red square, has all the features of the search page of other sources that are already described.

Multimedia

In this section, you can search for multimedia, including movies, audios, and images.

Personal work environment

This space provides valuable tools for storing, processing, and managing information. In this section, you can view and manage items that you added to your favorites list when you search this site.