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Case Study 2
Client
U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM),
MEDLINE/PubMed, Index Medicus
Challenge
The U.S. National Library of Medicine has an ongoing
need for careful, current and precise indexing of biomedical
literature from all over the world. Researchers need to access the
latest information on disease research, new medications, current
clinical trials, and other vital topics. NLM requires that over
500,000 biomedical journal articles be indexed each year for Index
Medicus® and its online counterpart MEDLINE®, the NLM’s
comprehensive database of references to more than 11 million
international articles published in approximately 4,600 biomedical
journals and categorized by nearly 22,000 keywords. This information
pertains to highly technical scientific subject areas such as
anesthesiology, biochemistry, cardiology, genetics, hematology,
immunology, microbiology, neurology, pharmacology, and radiology.
Contribution
IVI’s professional staff analyzes and indexes
English and foreign language articles in all biomedical and
scientific disciplines for inclusion in MEDLINE®. IVI’s highly
trained indexers excel at analyzing each journal article for subject
content and applying appropriate headings using NLM’s controlled
vocabulary,
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).
Outcome
Since 1982, IVI has made a continuous contribution
to this complex and highly disciplined medical informatics system,
making it easier for researchers and lay people to find and
understand the scientific information they need. In doing so, we
have developed a diverse, knowledgeable multilingual staff,
well-trained and experienced in MeSH standard terminology.
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