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An evaluation of four end-user systems for searching MEDLINE.

Abstract

This study compared features and determined which of four end-user systems (PaperChase, GRATEFUL MED, Med-Base, or Compact Cambridge: MEDLINE) would best serve the Medical Sciences and Optometry Libraries of Indiana University in providing biomedical information to faculty and graduate students through MEDLINE. Cost, ease of use, retrieval, training needs, equipment requirements, and adequacy of documentation were examined. The study consisted of a comparison of the features of each system based on available documentation; a controlled search performed by the investigators on each system and on regular NLM MEDLINE; and a user study based on observations, questionnaires, and interviews with eleven library patrons who performed the same search of their choice on each of the four systems.

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Year: 1988 PMID： 3285938 PMCID： PMC227172

Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bull Med Libr Assoc ISSN： 0025-7338

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8 in total

1. The effect of end-user searching on reference services: experience with MEDLINE and current contents.

Authors: L Salisbury; H S Toombs; E A Kelly; S Crawford
Journal: Bull Med Libr Assoc Date: 1990-04

2. Integrating CD-ROM Medline with electronic mail: first step in implementing new strategy for online reference library.

Authors: R Ribitzky
Journal: Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care Date: 1991

An evaluation of four end-user systems for searching MEDLINE.

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4. Computer searching of the medical literature. An evaluation of MEDLINE searching systems.

5. PaperChase: a computer program to search the medical literature.

6. PaperChase. Self-service bibliographic retrieval.

1. The effect of end-user searching on reference services: experience with MEDLINE and current contents.

2. Integrating CD-ROM Medline with electronic mail: first step in implementing new strategy for online reference library.

3. SPIRS, WinSPIRS, and OVID: a comparison of three MEDLINE-on-CD-ROM interfaces.

4. Augmenting GRATEFUL MED with the UMLS Metathesaurus: an initial evaluation.

5. The health sciences librarian as Internet navigator and interpreter.

6. A comparison of CINAHL and MEDLINE CD-ROM in four allied health areas.

7. Promoting new and expanded roles for librarians and information specialists.

8. Comparison of search strategies on CD Plus/MEDLINE.