NLM Online Update May 16, 2005 David Gillikin National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health Department of Health & Human Services

Presentations David Gillikin, Online Update David Gillikin, Online Update Joyce Backus, MedlinePlus Joyce Backus, MedlinePlus Maria Collins, DOCLINE Maria Collins, DOCLINE Questions Questions

Indexing FY2004 = highest ever indexing rate FY2004 = highest ever indexing rate  Over 567,000 citations indexed FY2005 FY2005  300,500 citations indexed in first 6 months  Projected annual production rate = over 600,000 citations

Indexing Keyboarding operation eliminated June 2004 Keyboarding operation eliminated June 2004  75% of MEDLINE citations created by publisher supplied data  25% created by scanning and OCR Entrez Gene replaced Locus Link for gene indexing (November 2004) Entrez Gene replaced Locus Link for gene indexing (November 2004)  Gene indexing performed for over 1,800 organisms

Indexing Indexing contracts re-competed and awarded. Indexing contracts re-competed and awarded. Developing Web-based indexing manual and Web-based training program for new indexers. Developing Web-based indexing manual and Web-based training program for new indexers. New initiative “Indexing 2015” – long term project for augmenting and improving indexing process with more automated systems. New initiative “Indexing 2015” – long term project for augmenting and improving indexing process with more automated systems.

Milestones In the past year, 155 journals added to MEDLINE. In the past year, 155 journals added to MEDLINE. Nearly 5,000 journals are now being indexed. Nearly 5,000 journals are now being indexed. Space Life Sciences citations again being added after nearly a year’s hiatus due to contracting dispute. Space Life Sciences citations again being added after nearly a year’s hiatus due to contracting dispute.

Milestones December 2004 – Index Medicus discontinued as a print publication. December 2004 – Index Medicus discontinued as a print publication. Black & White MeSH, List of Journals Indexed continue to be published. Black & White MeSH, List of Journals Indexed continue to be published. Moment of Silence, Please

Gateway Access to new collections Access to new collections  Genetics Home Reference.  NLM Catalog is searched instead of LocatorPlus. Results link to LocatorPlus entry.  9,549 abstracts from HIV/AIDS meetings added. Site Redesign Site Redesign

New Gateway Design Search Box and Tab Format Limits and Preferences now found under Limits/Settings Tab List of Collections available for searching

New Gateway Design

Gateway Two Gateway Reviews scheduled in the exhibit booth theater during the next 2 days. Please stop by for more information.

OLDMEDLINE Work continues, new records converted as time and resources permit. Work continues, new records converted as time and resources permit. Contents of the 1950 Current List of Medical Literature added to PubMed. Contents of the 1950 Current List of Medical Literature added to PubMed. Current total of OLDMEDLINE citations is over 1,760,000. Current total of OLDMEDLINE citations is over 1,760,000. Investigating mapping current MeSH headings to OLDMEDLINE citations. Investigating mapping current MeSH headings to OLDMEDLINE citations.

Index Cat Index Cat, the online version of the Index-Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General’s Office  New home page  New Help Screens  New Download, Save, Print, and capabilities

PubMed 15 millionth citation to PubMed added this year. 15 millionth citation to PubMed added this year. Current total exceeds 15.5 million citations. Current total exceeds 15.5 million citations.

PubMed Usage continues to grow Usage continues to grow –Searches by Unique IPS  March 2004: Nearly 5 million unique IPs  March 2005: Nearly 7 million unique IPs –Total number of searches  March 2004: over 59.2 million searches  March 2005: over 68 million searches –Page view:  March 2004: over 254 million page views  March 2005: over 294 million page views

PubMed Number of changes and improvements this past year, here are the highlights: Number of changes and improvements this past year, here are the highlights:

PubMed Action bar redesigned. Selections from the Display format, Show, Sort by, or Send to menus take effect immediately. Tab format introduced for options such as Limits, History, as well as for the results section. A default filter for the publication type, Review, was added for all users.

A spell-checking feature was added to suggest alternative spellings for PubMed search terms.

MyNCBI Cubby has been changed to MyNCBI, providing automatic ing of search updates and filters to group your retrieval by areas of interest

PubMed Additional Enhancements PubMed’s translation of searches that include MeSH entry terms was enhanced, augmenting retrieval of non-MEDLINE citations. PubMed’s translation of searches that include MeSH entry terms was enhanced, augmenting retrieval of non-MEDLINE citations. Clinical Queries page redesigned to provide an improved interface. Clinical Queries page redesigned to provide an improved interface. New Special Queries page, directory of topic-specific PubMed queries, created. New Special Queries page, directory of topic-specific PubMed queries, created.

PubMed Additional Enhancements Hovering mouse over the MEDLINE journal abbreviation displays the full journal name. Hovering mouse over the MEDLINE journal abbreviation displays the full journal name. Supplementary Concept Record terms (over 140,000 substance names) were added to the MeSH Database. This database now contains the full MeSH vocabulary. Supplementary Concept Record terms (over 140,000 substance names) were added to the MeSH Database. This database now contains the full MeSH vocabulary.

PubMed Additional Enhancements Two new author search features: Two new author search features:  First Author search  Full Author Name search (for 2002 data forward) Single Citation Matcher enhancements: Single Citation Matcher enhancements:  Auto-complete feature added to Journal Titles box Really Simple Syndication (RSS) function in development Really Simple Syndication (RSS) function in development

PubMed Three PubMed Reviews scheduled in the exhibit booth theater during the next 2 days. Please stop by for more information. Remember: The NLM Technical Bulletin keeps you informed about PubMed. Subscribe to NLM-Announces for updates.

LinkOut 4,667 journals with LinkOut links 4,667 journals with LinkOut links PubMed Citations: PubMed Citations:  30% have full text links  7% have free full text links PubMed citations from 1999 on: PubMed citations from 1999 on:  80% have full text links  15% have free full text links Usage: Usage:  19.5 million LinkOut hits/month;  850,000 LinkOut hits/work day

LinkOut LinkOut for Libraries program LinkOut for Libraries program  1241 Libraries participating (as of May 6), nearly 300 more than at this time last year. LinkOut Display redesigned with a better user interface. LinkOut Display redesigned with a better user interface. LinkOut holdings is now presented as a filter tab, providing a way to access library holdings easily. LinkOut holdings is now presented as a filter tab, providing a way to access library holdings easily.

LinkOut LinkOut User Meeting Tuesday, May 17 7:30 – 9:00 am Convention Center, River 008A The User Meeting is designed for those involved in managing and supporting LinkOut and Outside Tool in their libraries.

PubMed Central March 2005, the number of unique IPs searching PMC for a month topped 1 million for the first time. March 2005, the number of unique IPs searching PMC for a month topped 1 million for the first time. As of May 1: As of May 1: –184 journals participating in PMC –Covering over 370,000 articles –Announcements of new PMC titles and coverage appear regularly in the NLM Technical Bulletin.

PubMed Central Launch of the new NIH Manuscript Submission system (May 2, 2005) Launch of the new NIH Manuscript Submission system (May 2, 2005) NIH Public Access Policy NIH Public Access Policy –NLM Update presentation by Betsy Humphreys

Training Between January 2004 and April 2005 over 1200 users have taken our training courses throughout the country: Between January 2004 and April 2005 over 1200 users have taken our training courses throughout the country: –PubMed –Gateway –ClinicalTrials.gov –TOXNET –Unified Medical Language System (UMLS)

Training New regional 3-day course offered by NCBI: Introduction to Molecular Biology Information Resources, 109 participants so far, 4 additional sites in 2005 and New regional 3-day course offered by NCBI: Introduction to Molecular Biology Information Resources, 109 participants so far, 4 additional sites in 2005 and  Houston, Texas; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Davis, California; Boston, Massachusetts National Training Center and Clearinghouse: National Training Center and Clearinghouse:  Usability study (November 2004)  Home page redesign under development

NLM Technical Bulletin New features anticipated for July-August issue: New features anticipated for July-August issue: –Search function, allowing searching of index text back to 1979 and the article text back to –Print This Issue, allows you to print a entire issue (closed issue). –What Other Readers are Reading – Notification of New Articles and Issue Closure (link to subscribe to the NLM-Announces mailing list)

Technical Services Cataloging data in XML format (August 2004) Cataloging data in XML format (August 2004)  CatfilePlus in XML  Serfile in XML 2005 edition of the NLM Classification available online, April edition of the NLM Classification available online, April 2005  Incorporate changes from April 2004 to April 2005  Redesigned online look NLM Catalog, launched September 2004 NLM Catalog, launched September 2004

- URL: - Similar search and display features like PubMed - Unlimited set of records - MeSH term explosions - Boolean functionality with subject headings - Citation link to the complete catalog record in LocatorPlus

Data Distribution Data distribution program continues to grow, with research areas in academics, biotech, and software development companies leading the way. Data distribution program continues to grow, with research areas in academics, biotech, and software development companies leading the way. Over 300 MEDLINE licensees. Over 300 MEDLINE licensees. 105 Non-USA licensees. 105 Non-USA licensees.

Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) 3 UMLS releases this past year 3 UMLS releases this past year Next release scheduled for mid-June 2005 Next release scheduled for mid-June 2005 MetamorphoSys software continues to be enhanced, improving functionality and usability MetamorphoSys software continues to be enhanced, improving functionality and usability Web-based Annual Report form for license information Web-based Annual Report form for license information

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