Thursday 10 July 2008

Finding information on UpToDate

When browsing information on UpToDate, due to security reasons the table of contents has no hyperlinks.

This is a general restriction for all users worldwide. The reason being the security of the content. In the past, the software pirates took advantage of the Hyperlinked Table of Content and easily downloaded all the linked topics at one go.

UpToDate therefore decided to remove the hyperlinks for security reason. This apply to the system worldwide; and by no means is a specific restriction to NHS Scotland.

So basically there is no facility to browse right down to the table of contents. When you find a section that does not have a hyperlink you can copy and paste it into the search box and you will then get the information you require.

No comments: