This interactive Ovid Tutorial is designed to show you step-by-step the basic components of a MEDLINE database search using the Ovid Web Gateway.

After completing the tutorial, you should have a better understanding of how to:

• formulate a search strategy
• conduct a basic MEDLINE search in Ovid
• print, save, or email the citations retrieved

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.

Contents:

1. Instructions for using this tutorial
   
2. Developing your search strategy
   • Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
     • Explode
     • Focus
     • Subheadings
     • Textwords
   • Combining terms (AND, OR)
   • Limiting
3. Viewing the results
4. Linkages
5. Print, Email, Save, and Order documents
6. Other ways to search in MEDLINE:
   • Searching for a specific author
   • Searching for a specific word or phrase in the title
   • Searching for an article in a specific journal
7. Explaining the icons
8. Access
9. Evaluating this tutorial