Ovid Technologies (or just Ovid) is part of the Wolters Kluwer group of companies. It provides access to online bibliographic databases, journals and other products, chiefly in the area of health sciences. The National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database was once its chief product, but now that this is freely available through PubMed Ovid has diversified into a wide range of other databases and other products. In 2001 Kluwer purchased the rival SilverPlatter system, and this is now offered alongside the Ovid products.
