Welcome to the Boston University
Alumni Medical Library's
BUMC Medline Plus/OVID System

Minimum browser requirements for running BUMC MEDLINE Plus/OVID are Internet Explorer® 5.x and above, and Netscape® 6.x and above. You can download the latest versions of Internet Explorer® and Netscape® onto your computer free-of-charge:

If you have questions about OVID MEDLINE, or downloading Internet Explorer® or Netscape®, please contact a reference librarian at 617-638-4228 or refquest@med-libwww.bu.edu.

BUMC MEDLINE Plus/OVID LOGIN NAME & PASSWORD APPLICATIONS:

  • BUMC Students
  • BUMC Faculty and Staff
  • Charles River Campus Faculty, Staff, and Students

    Use this link for more information about BUMC MEDLINE Plus/OVID including system features, eligibility for login names/passwords, tutorials, documentation, training, and more.

    TIMING-OUT:

    Your BUMC MEDLINE Plus/OVID session will time-out after 30 minutes of inactivity. If you plan on being away from your computer for 30+ minutes, or spend 30+ minutes reading full text online, save your searches so that information will not be lost if you are timed-out of the system.

    If you are timed-out of the system, please be sure to re-enter BUMC MEDLINE Plus/OVID from the Alumni Medical Library's homepage: http://med-libwww.bu.edu.

    Contact Debbie Bruno at 617-638-4231 or dbruno@bu.edu if you need help logging-in to BUMC MEDLINE Plus/OVID.

    INFORMATION AND TRAINING:

    Contact a reference librarian at 617-638-4228 or refquest@med-libwww.bu.edu for additional information about BUMC MEDLINE Plus/OVID or to arrange for training.

    ONLINE TUTORIAL:

    An interactive MEDLINE searching tutorial is also available for your convenience.