Dear Ovid Customer:

OvidSP was designed to bring you instant, convenient access to high-quality information. That means new tools and functionality to help you save time getting the research you need. One of the platform’s most popular new features is the capability to set up RSS feeds for automatic, regular delivery of important content:

• Journal eTOCs – Get the table of contents for a new journal issue as soon as the issue is available in Journals@Ovid (also available via email AutoAlert).
• Saved Searches – Currently, you can save a specific search for a database; and when that database is updated with new content, SilverPlatter performs your saved search on the new content and sends you the information via an email AutoAlert. Now you can receive these saved searches via RSS!
• Publish-Ahead-of-Print Journal eTOCs – Journals@Ovid also offers some Lippincott Williams & Wilkins journal content electronically before it appears in print (also available via email AutoAlert).

So What are RSS Feeds?
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) technology enables automatic, regular delivery of content to your computer so you don’t have to navigate to another website for that content. Anyone who subscribes to an RSS feed gets a steady stream of up-to-date information whenever that information becomes available. The latest news comes to you! Chances are many of your users already have RSS feeds enabled on their computer—for news headlines, blog postings, and more. Click here to read more about RSS.

In OvidSP, Really Simple Syndication is Really Simple.
OvidSP displays RSS feeds just like other systems do: as an icon in a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox; in a feed reader, software installed on your PC; in web pages; or in online applications such as Google Reader that allow you to aggregate feeds from multiple sources.

Click one or more links below for screenshots that illustrate how to set up RSS feeds in OvidSP:

• Subscribing to a journal eTOC feed: Step 1
• Subscribing to a journal eTOC feed: Step 2
• Subscribing to an RSS feed for Saved Searches
• Example of a journal eTOC feed displayed in Internet Explorer

Note that all OvidSP RSS feeds comply with RSS 2.0 specification standards (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html ).

If you have any questions about RSS feeds on OvidSP, or for trial access to the new platform, contact your Ovid Account Representative or support@ovid.com. Remember to visit the OvidSP Resource Center to sign up for training, download even more screenshots, and look out for the OvidSP User Guide, coming soon!

Regards,

Wolters Kluwer Health - Ovid