title: Building and evaluating an informatics tool to facilitate analysis of a biomedical literature search service in an academic medical center library.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi 39216-4505, USA. ehinton@umc.edu
authors.forename: Elizabeth G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Hinton
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oelschlegel
authors.forename: Cynthia J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Vaughn
authors.forename: J Michael
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lindsay
authors.forename: Sachiko M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hurst
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Earl
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D008490:Medical Informatics; D009317:National Library of Medicine (U.S.); D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012984:Software; D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface