Alternate Disk Space Allows the administrator to create two program and data areas, and easily switch users between the areas. Using this feature, the administrator can minimize downtime during database and program updates by pointing users to one area while they update the other. Autologin Allows login to the Ovid system without prompting for a user ID, simplifying both administration and user access. Document Ordering Provides an easy way for users to generate orders for printed copies of documents selected during a search of an Ovid bibliographic database. Support for four leading document delivery vendors is built-in.
Users can keep copies of work for later use, and easily share search results with others.
This provides administrators maximum customizability and flexibility with a minimum amount of time and effort, to tailor Ovid to the unique needs of the site. System Provides well-indexed, printable hypertext information for the user on how to use every Ovid software feature. An access option which seamlessly integrates Ovid local UNIX databases with Ovid Online databases and full text, ideal for searching heavily-used bibliographic databases locally and linking to Ovid Online to search and retrieve full text. A customizable local holdings message appears whenever bibliographic citations to those journals are printed or displayed. Use this feature to define links from your institution's Web pages to virtually any point within an Ovid session.