International Pharmaceutical Abstracts tutorial

The IPA environment

The basic search is the default search screen presented by OvidSP when you first connect to the database via the Library link.
It is recommended that you select the advanced search to optimise the mapping features within the database.


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saved searches    

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OVID logo OVID is the name of the database vendor and provides the platform from which the IPA (International Pharmaceutical
Abstracts) database can be searched.

Help The help button can be found on the right hand side of almost every OvidSP database page. It provides generic help on searching
across databases. It is not specific to IPA.

log off button Logs off from the current session. You can also use the home button on your browser to log off.

search history

This area records:
# the number of the search. The words used in the search and/or manipulations of the search. The number of hits per search. A link to a separate page of results displayed. The results of the last search however are displayed at the bottom of the main page.

saved searches Saving searches allows you to store search sets created during your current search session. You can then run this same search later without having to retype each search set manually. There are a number of save options:
Save temporarily (24 hours): Searches will be deleted automatically after 24 hours.
Save permanently: these remain indefinitely, or until you delete it yourself.
AutoAlert (SDI): SDI's are searches which are saved permanently for a particular database and are executed whenever that database is updated. When they are executed, newly-added documents which match search criteria are emailed to the designated recipient.