Friday, August 21, 2009

OvidSP Journals Enhancements Scheduled for August 24th

OvidSP Journals Enhancements Scheduled for August 24th
Dear Ovid Customer:

We are pleased to announce that the August enhancements of OvidSP are scheduled for deployment on Monday, August 24th at 10:00am Eastern Daylight Time (14:00 GMT). If you or one of your users is in an OvidSP session at that time, your session will continue uninterrupted until you log out or your session times out.

As a reminder, the enhancements include the following and are all designed to streamline the navigation and usability of the Browse Journals and Full-Text display areas:

Journal A-Z page

Search bar for quickly searching a list of all Ovid journals or journals your institution subscribes to on Ovid

Four navigational “widgets”
- Filter by Availability, Filter by Title, Filter by Subject, and My Favorites - which can be collapsed or rearranged

Table of Contents page

Search bar for searching articles in the current issue or all issues of a journal; keyword and Advanced Search options are available
“Breadcrumb trail” will allow for easier navigation

Two navigational “widgets”: Journal Information and Issue List, which can be collapsed or rearranged

Full-text display of a specific journal article

Standardized screen resolution size for enhanced readability

“Breadcrumb trail” for easier navigation

Collapsible text sections and back-to-top links

Thumbnail images (when images are available) that enlarge in a pop-up window will appear together in an Image Gallery

Images can be exported to PowerPoint

Article Tools section that will include all your work functions, such as Jumpstart and PDF display links

Outline section which will allow you to quickly navigate to different areas of the article

Preview screenshots, training classes now available

Preview screenshots for the enhancements are now available in the OvidSP Resource Center and Nursing@Ovid Resource Center.
http://www.ovid.com/site/resources/images_screenshots_ovidsp.jsp

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Please contact support@ovid.com with any questions.

Regards,

Wolters Kluwer Health - Ovid