1. Database Alerts and Persistent / Durable Links  Alerts are notifications regarding additions to the database  Persistent or Durable links are links that remain static (do not change) to the search, journal or article of your choice  These links can be established for  Subject Searches  Journal / Publication  Articles 1

2. 41 OVID – Alerts Ovid Permits alerts to Searches Only  Subject Seaches  Journal Searches  Author Searches

3. Click on Save Search / Alert 42 Search Alerts: Perform a Search for a subject or author or Journal

4. Create an account / Log In– Save Search Add a comment / Choose how long to save Click “Save” 43

5. 44 To Edit / Change Alerts Click “Saved Searches & Alerts” on Blue Menu Bar Choose Action Check a Search / Alert, To perform search, click “run”

6. Set Alert for Search: Check Appropriate Search Click “Auto Alert” 45

7. Auto Alerts – Current Save Search Page Fill out information Inline – appears within email 46

8. Auto Alerts – Click “Save” Decide what you want to include How often? 47

9. OVID – Persistent / Durable Links (Called ‘Jumpstarts’ in OVID)  Ovid Provides Jumpstarts to  Articles (Unchanging link to individual articles)  Searches (Unchanging link to pre-designed searches) 48

10. Article Jumpstarts (Persistent Links) Perform Search / Click “Display” to See Results 49

11. In Results List, Choose Article Click “Ovid Full Text” 50

12. Click “Email Jumpstart” 51

13. Copy URL / paste into your document / curriculum. 52

14. 53 Search Jumpstarts:  Create & Save a Search as you did for the alerts (Subject, Journal, or Author)  Log Into Your Account if you have left OVID since the search was created  Go Into Saved Searches /Alerts (click “Saved Searched / Alerts” on Menu Bar)

15. Check The Search You Want Click “Email Jumpstart 54

16. Fill out email address and click “Send” or Copy / Paste URL into your document or curriculum 55