Search Fields

Apply fields to a search statement (or field a search) and restrict Ovid's search to only the text of the fields indicated.

Search Fields Mode

To view a YouTube video about Search Fields, click here. YouTube

You can search fields displaying this icon, but they have no index to display.

Searching fields:

Select the Search Fields mode.
Check the box(es) of field(s) from which you want to restrict your search.
Type a term or phrase in the text box.
Click the Search button.

Ovid posts results to your Search History.

Display and Browse Field Indexes

In the Search Fields mode, you may view all indexed fields of a database within the All Fields tab. You may also view the index for a particular field by selecting the icon.

To view a video about how to search for content by a particular author, click here. YouTube

Frequently used fields for searching may be added and customized in the My Fields tab.

Click a field to display scope note information that may help you select fields to apply to your search.

To do so, follow these steps.

Check the box of field index you want to display.
Type a term or phrase in the text box.
Click the Display Indexes button.

Clicking the icon lets you display the field index without entering a term.

Ovid displays the fielded index with the term you entered.

Navigate the index in any one of these three ways:

	Page by page from the lettered index in which you start.
	By tabbed letter/number.
	Search elsewhere in the index by entering a new term in the search box provided.

Select the check box and click the Search for Selected Terms button when you find the term in the index you want.

Ovid will post the results to your Search History.

Using My Fields

Ovid lets you customize your own list of frequently used fields and displays them on the My Fields tab. Mouse over any field to view its action icons.

Fields on the All Fields tab that were added to My Fields tab are bolded.

	To add a field on the My Fields tab, roll over the mouse on the specific field and click the + icon next to the desired field within the All Fields tab.
	To remove a tab from My Fields, roll over the mouse on the specific field and click the - icon next to the field you wish to remove.
	Roll over the mouse on the specific field and click the icon to display the index list for that field. This allows you to display the index without entering a term.

For shared user accounts, an organizational default will be available, so all users see the same set of fields every time they log in. For Personal Accounts, Ovid will remember the set of fields within the My Fields area each time the user logs into their personal account.

For more support information and training content, please visit the
Ovid Tools & Resources Portal.

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