Using "My Resource" Groups

The My Resource Groups function allows you to group frequently used, or favorite resources into a customized group that can be selected with one click. This allows frequently used resources to appear at the top of the resource list. There are many uses for customized resource groups. For example:

Create a “favorite” group of databases that you frequently search together
Group multiple MEDLINE segments into one group
Group resources by subject

Click Change next to n Resource(s) selected to select, create, delete, or update resource groups. You must be logged into a personal account to access this feature.

Creating a New Resource Group

Create a New Resource Group using the Add Group link. Click on the link to open the Add Resource Group window.

Select / check the corresponding box(es) of the resource(s) you want to include in the new resource group (at least one resource is required to create the group.)

You are required to provide a Group Name for the new resource group. Enter a Description for the resource group. Click on Save Group to complete the process.

The newly added group is added at the top of the Resource list. You can select all resources in a group by selecting the group, or individually select each resource within the group.

Note: Group Name can be a maximum of 25 characters while Group Description can be a maximum of 50 characters.

View / Edit Resource Groups

You can view, edit, or delete your personal Resource Groups. Select the hyperlinked group name to display the Edit/View Resource Group window. You may edit Group Name, Description, and selected resources.

Click on the hyperlinked group name (Top Resources, in this example).
Enter an updated Group Name.
Enter an updated Description.
Select or de-select desired resources.
Click on Save Group to keep the changes.

For Account Level resource groups, administrators can ask Customer Support to grant them access to view, edit or delete resource group(s).

Delete a Resource Group

To delete a Resource Group, select or check the group, and select Delete Group. This dialog displays:

Click OK to proceed with deletion.

Account Level Resource Groups

There are two (2) types of resource groups in your My Resource Groups:

Personal Resource Groups:
These are resources groups that you add with your personal account. Personal Resource Groups can only be created, viewed, updated, and deleted with your personal account.
Personal Resource groups are listed first under My Resource Groups.
Account Level Resource Groups:
Account Level Resource Groups are created by your account administrator, and are available to everyone in your account group. When they are available, they are listed beneath your personal resource groups under My Resource Groups. Notice that the Account Level Resource group is not hyperlinked – that is because only the account administrator can update or delete this group.
Account Administrators can contact Customer Support to create or edit Account level resource groups.

Use Jumpstart to Group

The system will create jumpstarts to personal or account level resource groups automatically when you create the group.

Once the jumpstart link is created, you can use it to start a search session, automatically opening all resources in the selected resource group.

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

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