Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Generating MEDLINE search strategies using a librarian knowledge-based system

P Peng1, A Aguirre, S B Johnson

  • 1Center for Medical Informatics, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York 10032.

Proceedings. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care
|January 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Efficacy of anti-PD1 therapy in PD1-high mRNA tumors across multiple cancer types: results from cohort 1 and cohort 2 of the phase II SOLTI-1904 ACROPOLI trial.

ESMO open·2025
Same author

Prevalence and clinical impact of germline pathogenic variants in breast cancer: a descriptive large single-center study.

ESMO open·2025
Same author

[Clinical cure and safe drug withdrawal in chronic hepatitis B].

Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology·2025
Same author

Internet gaming disorder and depression mediated by impaired resilience and sleep distress: a three-wave longitudinal study among Chinese adolescents.

Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences·2025
Same author

Linking tumor immune infiltration to enhanced longevity in recurrence-free breast cancer.

ESMO open·2025
Same author

A model for decoding resistance in precision oncology: acquired resistance to FGFR inhibitors in cholangiocarcinoma.

Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology·2024
Same journal

Intelligent monitor for an anesthesia breathing circuit.

Proceedings. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care·1995
Same journal

Design considerations for intelligent data entry: development of MedIO.

Proceedings. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care·1995
Same journal

Medical information retrieval and WWW browsers at Mayo.

Proceedings. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care·1995
Same journal

A model of clinical query management that supports integration of biomedical information over the World Wide Web.

Proceedings. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care·1995
Same journal

Automated MeSH indexing of the World-Wide Web.

Proceedings. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care·1995
Same journal

Teaching literature searching in the context of the World Wide Web.

Proceedings. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care·1995
See all related articles

This study introduces a knowledge-based system that converts user information needs into effective search strategies for the MEDLINE database. It enhances information retrieval by translating natural language queries into structured search formulations.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Informatics
  • Information Science

Background:

  • Developing effective search strategies for large bibliographic databases like MEDLINE is crucial for accurate information retrieval.
  • Bridging the gap between user information needs expressed in natural language and formal search queries presents a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a librarian knowledge-based system designed to automate the generation of search strategies.
  • To create a human/computer interface that facilitates searching the MEDLINE database.

Main Methods:

  • The system utilizes conceptual graphs to represent user information needs.
  • A natural language parser, AQUA, translates free-text queries into a structured format.
  • The Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Metathesaurus and Semantic Net serve as core knowledge sources for the system's knowledge base.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • The system successfully generates search formulations from user query representations.
  • It acts as an interface translating natural language queries into BRS Onsite search formulations for MEDLINE.

Conclusions:

  • The developed knowledge-based system, integrated with AQUA, offers an effective method for translating user information needs into searchable queries.
  • This approach enhances the accessibility and efficiency of searching complex bibliographic databases like MEDLINE.