Search results outliers among MEDLINE platforms.
Journal
Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA
ISSN: 1558-9439
Titre abrégé: J Med Libr Assoc
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101132728
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2019
Jul 2019
Historique:
received:
01
10
2018
accepted:
01
03
2019
entrez:
2
7
2019
pubmed:
2
7
2019
medline:
14
1
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Hypothetically, content in MEDLINE records is consistent across multiple platforms. Though platforms have different interfaces and requirements for query syntax, results should be similar when the syntax is controlled for across the platforms. The authors investigated how search result counts varied when searching records among five MEDLINE platforms. We created 29 sets of search queries targeting various metadata fields and operators. Within search sets, we adapted 5 distinct, compatible queries to search 5 MEDLINE platforms (PubMed, ProQuest, EBSCO Web of Science and ProQuest searches were the most likely to deviate from the equivalent PubMed searches. EBSCO Platform enhancements among interfaces affect record retrieval and challenge the expectation that MEDLINE platforms should, by default, be treated as MEDLINE. Substantial inconsistencies in search result counts, as demonstrated here, should raise concerns about the impact of platform-specific influences on search results.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31258442
doi: 10.5195/jmla.2019.622
pii: jmla-107-364
pmc: PMC6579582
doi:
Types de publication
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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