title: The use of Ovid local holdings messages: one library's experience.
abstract: The Ovid local holdings feature can be very beneficial to library patrons. This article describes the use of the feature for one academic health sciences library. Topics covered include how the function works, how it was implemented, how it is updated, the impact of electronic journals, and benefits and drawbacks of use. Also included are suggested enhancements to the system.
authors: Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294-0013, USA.
authors: P C
authors: PC
authors: Higginbottom
mesh_terms: D000407:Alabama; D019992:Databases as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D016242:Library Automation; D018966:Library Materials; D016239:MEDLINE; D009862:Online Systems; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011643:Publishing; D012984:Software