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Library Discovery Service: Searching

A guide to using the National Digital Library OVID Discovery Service

Searching the National Digital Library Discovery Service

The following links provide you with information on how to search the National Digital Library using the Discovery Service powered by OVID

Quick and Advanced Search

The following applies when you are searching using Quick or Advanced Search

Saved Searches

Search Books or Journals

The following applies when you are searching Library eResources: Books or Journals

Citation Matcher

The Citation Matcher, located on the Search page, can be used to identify a specific article or book.

Citation Matcher search screen
Locating a Full-Text Article using the Citation Matcher

Browse by dental subject

Custom dental subject headings have been added to books and journals.

Depending on what you are search for, open the search page for Books or Journals

Select Browse by dental subject
Click on Select a subject
- In order to see all available subjects you'll need to use the right vertical scroll bar on the subject list drop down box.
On the subject drop-down menu select the subject you want to view
Click Browse

Can't find what you're looking for?

Question: How do I get library support when I can't locate an item?

General library enquiries and requests for technical support should be logged via the support form on the National Digital Library's (NDL) homepage (bottom left).
Tip: Check out the Subject Guides, a curated list of resources on a range of dental topics (note guides are constantly being developed).
Also see the support guide on Requesting journal articles from publishers when an article is not available from the National Digital Library.

Other search guides

General search tips
Search Strategies Guide
Searching EBSCOhost (DOSS, Medline, eBooks)
Setting up and using Goggle Scholar with the Discovery Service