OvidSP provides users with a feature-rich, integrated web-interface to access databases, journals and books for a seamless, efficient, and relevant search and retrieval experience. OvidSP allows you to shape your information environment to match the unique needs of your institution. Designed with your convenience in mind, below are just a few of commonly customized features.
With so many features available, we encourage you to take a few minutes to indicate your preferences in this OvidSP Customization Service Form. Using the completed form we can work with you to configure OvidSP so that your users benefit fully from the rich array of features we offer.
Should you have any questions or require a demonstration of any of the features listed, please contact your Ovid representative or our Technical Support Team who will be pleased to help.
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Database Menu

Available Tabs

Widgets Display

Journals@Ovid Titles Display

Databases Limits

Ask A Librarian

Document request (ILL)


Journals A-Z

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News Page

Expert Search

OvidSP Webstats

Ovid Universal Search


My Projects

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/ 1. Database Menu
In OvidSP you may request to customize the database menu that is shown to a user after login or after using the “Change databases” option from the main search page.
1.1- Order of Database Menu: please specify exactly in what order you prefer your databases to be presented.
1.2 - Hide/Unhide Database Segments. You can specify which segments can be removed from you current list.
1.3 - Rename Database segments: with certain databases we can rename how the title appears in the database selection screen. Note, this will disable coverage message, but you can rename the segments, e.g. YourJournals@Ovid to My Institute’s Journals.
1.4 - Customize Favourites section: to move database families above/below the gray line.
1.5 Database grouping: please indicate if you’d like to create groups of Databases on your Ovid account.

2.  OvidSP Search Modes and Widgets

OvidSP offers 6 different search modes. Basic Search, Advanced Ovid Search, Search Fields, Find Citation, Search Tools, Multi-Field Search

2.1 - Choose your preferred mode to start to search databases:
Basic Search Advanced Search
Search Fields Find Citation
Search Tools Multi-Field Search
2.2 - Limits Widget:
Collapse(default) Expand
2.3 - Search History Widget:
Collapse (default) Expand
2.4 - Search History Widget Display:
Above the Search Panel (default)
Below the Search Panel
2.5 - Basic Search, Include Related Terms:
Checked Not checked (default)
2.6 - For journals customers, you can display complete journal information in the J@O A-Z list or just titles only by default:
Full View Titles Only

3.  Limits Customization

OvidSP offers the option to customise the direct access to limits for select databases.
3.1 - Please indicate which limits you’d like to display within the main database searching menu.

4.  Language Option

This option allows users to choose what language the OvidSP platform should default to.
4.1 - Which language do you prefer?
English French German Spanish Chinese
Chinese(Traditional) Chinese(Simplified) Japanese

5.  Ask a Librarian

This option allows users to send questions via email to a designated expert at an institution. The feature can also be tailored by group within a site and is switched “Off” by default. Even remote users can receive expert advice simply and easily, saving time.
5.1  - Do you want to enable Ask a Librarian?
Yes No (default) Let’s discuss
5.2 - If Yes, please specify the email address of the library expert for Ask A Librarian.
5.3 - Do you want to customize* the Ask a Librarian form?
Yes No Let’s discuss
* change prompt, add logo, add input fields etc.

6.  Jumpstarts

Jumpstarts provide a very powerful way of accessing OvidSP. A jumpstart can bring you directly in to a database, a book, the issue list of a journal or directly to the full text of an article.
6.1 - Which Jumpstarts do you want to receive?
Journals Books Databases Other
Check here if you need Athens Jumpstarts
6.2 If you selected “other” please describe what type of jumpstarts or assistance you require:

7.  Linking from OvidSP

OvidSP provides a powerful linking tool for seamless integration of your web based library resources and other resources with your Ovid subscriptions. Ovid LinkSolver® offers administrative flexibility in defining, organizing and displaying links for your users. Also included is Ovid Journals A-Z, which enables your users to quickly browse and search their institution’s e-journal collection.
Our Technical Support team is available to assist you in configuring these links wherever possible. In order to do this, we will require detailed information including the listings of journal titles with ISSN numbers for each target you wish to link to.
You may wish to read more about Links@Ovid and Ovid LinkSolver on http://www.linksolver.com before answering the following questions.
7.1 - Regarding your own library resources, would you like to link from Ovid to your:
(a) Electronic Full Text subscriptions?
Yes No Let’s discuss
(b) Web enabled OPAC (catalogue)?
Yes No Let’s discuss
(c) Link Resolver?
Yes No Let’s discuss
If yes, specify base URL: http://
If yes, specify logo URL: http://
(d) A (customized) Let’s discuss
Yes No Don’t know yet
If yes, use Email address: @
(e) Another Document Service?
Yes No Let’s discuss
(f) Link to Request Permissions for a Journal Article?
Yes No Let’s discuss
(g) Link to Purchase Print Book (LWW titles only)?
Yes No Let’s discuss
(h) Other Link targets?
Yes No Let’s discuss
If Yes, please list any targets you wish to see. Also feel free to attach a separate document with your requested targets:
7.2 Are you interested in learning more about Ovid LinkSolver and Ovid Journals A-Z?
Yes No

8.  General Interface Settings

OvidSP provides a powerful linking tool for seamless integration of your web-based library resources and other resources with your Ovid subscriptions. Our Technical Support team is available to assist you in configuring these links wherever possible. In order to do this, we will require detailed information including the listings of journal titles with ISSN numbers for each target you wish to link to.
8.1 - Customized News Page after login (e.g. incl. your news):
Yes No (default) Let’s discuss
8.2 - PayPerView / View Cart (switch on/off):
On (default) Off Let’s discuss
8.5 - Create Expert Searches with your OvidSP admin account (super-user search strategies that are available to all):
Yes No (default) Let’s discuss
8.6 - Logoff URL (default is http://ovidsp.ovid.com):
URL location: http://
8.7 - Timeout URL (default is http://ovidsp.ovid.com):
URL location: http://
Note: You can also specify how long a session should remain open during inactivity:
Log off user after minutes

9.  Usage Statistics

OvidSP provides a robust tool to help you analyze the usage of Ovid products. OvidSP WebStats allows administrators to run usage reports from 2007 across their groups and users. Various report and file formats are available including COUNTER compliant reports.
9.1 - Activate OvidSP WebSTATS. (email address required):
Email address: @
9.2 - Would you like monthly stats reports sent to you?
Yes No Don’t know yet
9.3 - For existing customers, would you like a trend analysis for journals, book, and database usage for 2007-Present? You can contact Support anytime for this information.
Yes No Not yet, but will later.

10.  Ovid Universal Search™

Ovid Universal Search is an innovative, ground-breaking solution that makes searching faster, more powerful, and more efficient, by enabling you to search content resources across multiple platforms using just one interface — OvidSP.
10.1 – Ovid Universal Search can provide much more than our free offer, Would you be interested in receiving further information about Ovid Universal Search?
Yes No

11. My Projects

11.1 - In My Projects, you decide what a user will see by default upon clicking on My Workspace.
My Projects main tab (default)
My Searches & Alerts
eTOCs (electronic Table of Contents)

12.  More settings

There are numerous additional options and features configurable in OvidSP. Should you be interested to discuss options or features not listed above please do not hesitate to list them below.
12.1 - If you have any additional request please list them below and include any additional files/documents:
(a)
(b)
(c)
Thank you for completing this form. Please return to with any supporting documents.
A member of the Technical Support team will contact you shortly. Your Ovid representative is always ready to help you design the right combination of our content, tools, and services for your organization. Thank you.