Mac/mla 2001 Eyes on nlm october 19, 2001



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MAC/MLA 2001 Eyes on NLM

  • October 19, 2001

  • Ocean City, Maryland


MEDLINEplus

  • Three years of growth

  • Creation and maintenance

  • Future plans



MEDLINEplus

  • Debuted on October 22, 1998

    • 22 health topics
  • Today—comprehensive, user-driven health resource

    • 500 health topics + drug, encyclopedia, news and interactive patient education tutorials
    • Over 5 million hits per month


January: Health News



February: Interactive Tutorials



October: Announcement Lists



How is it created and maintained?

  • Staffing

  • Systems technology

  • Procedures

  • Selection guidelines





MEDLINEplus System

  • Database of records (Oracle)

  • Web-based input system (Cold Fusion)

  • Authorities and rules

  • Review and approval process

  • Remote access

  • HTML generated nightly for Web







Creating new topics

  • People want information on very specific topics (their topic)

  • Look at number of requests in search log

  • Look at length of pages during topic review

  • Look at characteristics of pages (e.g., number of specific conditions









Site selection and record creation



Selection Guidelines

  • Linked from “About MEDLINEplus”

  • Emphasis on government health organizations

    • NIH collaboration
  • Must be authoritative, accurate and well maintained

  • NLM contacts organizations about

    • Technical issues (frames, registration)
    • Medical advisory boards
    • Creation and “updated” dates






Maintaining Quality

  • Check daily/weekly for new material

  • Review topics every 6 months

  • Check daily for broken links



New features--release process

  • Library side

    • Identifies need (feedback and usability testing)
    • Develops user requirement
  • Programming side

  • Both sides

    • Develop test plans
    • Test, fix problems, release


Future Plans

  • Enhance drug information with American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists database

  • Spanish-language version of site

  • Site for seniors

  • Additional content – interactive tutorials

  • Data sharing – state and local information



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