Building and Evaluating an Informatics Tool to Facilitate Analysis of a Biomedical Literature Search Service in an Academic Medical Center Library

Authors

Elizabeth Hinton, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Sandra Oelschlegel, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Cynthia J. Vaughn, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
J. Michael Lindsay, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Sachiko Hurst, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Martha Earl, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Author Type

faculty

Document Type

Article

Source Publication Title

Medical Reference Services Quarterly

Abstract

This study utilizes an informatics tool to analyze a robust literature search service in an academic medical center library. Structured interviews with librarians were conducted focusing on the benefits of such a tool, expectations for performance, and visual layout preferences. The resulting application utilizes Microsoft SQL Server and .Net Framework 3.5 technologies, allowing for the use of a web interface. Customer tables and MeSH terms are included. The National Library of Medicine MeSH database and entry terms for each heading are incorporated, resulting in functionality similar to searching the MeSH database through PubMed. Data reports will facilitate analysis of the search service.

First Page

235

Last Page

243

DOI

10.1080/02763869.2013.806855

Publication Date

7-22-2013

Recommended Citation

Hinton, Elizabeth; Oelschlegel, Sandra; Vaughn, Cynthia J.; Lindsay, J. Michael; Hurst, Sachiko; and Earl, Martha, "Building and Evaluating an Informatics Tool to Facilitate Analysis of a Biomedical Literature Search Service in an Academic Medical Center Library" (2013). Publications. 25.
https://digitalcollections.umc.edu/rml-pub/25