Create a Personal Account

When your site administrator enables Personal Account functionality on your site, you may create an account when you log into OvidSP.

OvidSP displays a Personal Account link in the session bar. Click the link and OvidSP opens the Create Personal Account page.

Follow these steps to create your own personal account.

		Type your account name and your password.
		Re-enter your password for confirmation.
		Type your First Name and Last Name on separate text boxes.
		Type your email address.
		Supply a security question
		Click Create to proceed with the creation of your Personal Account.
		Your password must contain at least 6 characters (combination of numbers and letters) but not be more than 8.

 The email address is only used to reset your password when needed.

 Create as many personal accounts as you need. However, you must remember the corresponding account names, passwords, and email addresses of every personal account you create.

OvidSP opens the Personal Account Administration Page. Click the Main Search Page link.

OvidSP opens your search session in your new personal account.

Now, OvidSP stores all searches, alerts, and annotations from this session into your personal account.

The next time you login , OvidSP requires that you use the account name and password to access the searches and alerts saved in this account.

Access Your Personal Account

Once you have created a Personal Account, you have several ways to login from within your OvidSP session.

		Saved Searches / Alerts link in your session banner
		Personal Account link in your session banner
		Save Search History button in the Search History window
		View Saved Searches button in the Search History window

OvidSP opens the Personal Account Login Page. Enter the name and password of the account you want to access, and OvidSP takes you to its administration page.

Here, you can: modify account information, get password information, and return to your OvidSP session. Click the Main Search Page link, and OvidSP returns to your session in the personal account.

 OvidSP makes no distinction between licenses used by Personal Accounts and those used by main OvidSP user licenses.

For more details about Personal Accounts, see: