A search tool based on 'encapsulated' MeSH thesaurus to retrieve quality health resources on the internet.
In the year 2001, the Internet has become a major source of health information for the health professional and the Netizen. The objective of Doc' CISMeF (D'C) was to create a powerful generic search tool based on a structured information model which 'encapsulates' the MeSH thesaurus to index and retrieve quality health resources on the Internet. To index resources, D'C uses four sections in its information model: 'meta-term', keyword, subheading, and resource type. Two search options are available: simple and advanced. The simple search requires the end-user to input a single term or expression. If this term belongs to the D'C information structure model, it will be exploded. If not, a full-text search is performed. In the advanced search, complex searches are possible combining Boolean operators with meta-terms, keywords, subheadings and resource types. D'C uses two standard tools for organising information: the MeSH thesaurus and the Dublin Core metadata format. Resources included in D'C are described according to the following elements: title, author or creator, subject and keywords, description, publishers, date, resource type, format, identifier, and language.
Darmoni
S J
SJ
Computer and Networks Department, Rouen University Hospital, France. Stefan.Darmoni@chu-rouen.fr
Thirion
B
B
Leroyt
J P
JP
Douyère
M
M
Lacoste
B
B
Godard
C
C
Rigolle
I
I
Brisou
M
M
Videau
S
S
Goupyt
E
E
Piott
J
J
Quéré
M
M
Ouazir
S
S
Abdulrab
H
H
D000043:Abstracting and Indexing; D005602:France; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D020407:Internet; D008490:Medical Informatics; D013358:Subject Headings