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MLA Sunrise Seminar - MEDLINEplus . Joyce Backus Public Services Division National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services. Thanks to you…. MEDLINEplus stats. Over 50 million page hits per quarter Served over 5 million unique IPs - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
MLA Sunrise Seminar - MEDLINEplus
Joyce BackusPublic Services Division
National Library of MedicineNational Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
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MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
MEDLINEplus stats
• Over 50 million page hits per quarter
• Served over 5 million unique IPs
• Over 600 topics
• Over 550 topics en español
• 150 tutorials in English and Spanish
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
What we have done for you lately…• Go local• New search engine• Libraries from Docuser• Genetics Home Reference• NIHSeniorHealth.gov• Print versions/ email to a friend • Listserv en español• User Survey
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
Go Local
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
More “Go-local” participants
• Link with existing state sites– For sites that already
have a well-developed local web site
• Host state sites at NLM– For sites that do not yet
have well-developed web sites linking to local information
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
New Search Engine• Recommind: concept-
based system
• Spanish diacritics
• Displays search results in folders
• Searches and displays links from health topic pages
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
DOCUSER fields to MEDLINEplus Libraries
Libraries in a state
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
Libraries – April 29
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
Genetics Home Reference
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
More NIHSeniorHealth topics
• Breast cancer
• Prostate cancer
• Colorectal cancer
• Lung cancer
• Arthritis
• Hearing Problems
• Balance Disorders
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
Print version/Email to a friend
• Printer-friendly format – Health topic pages print
URL of links – Used 6,070 times on April
30
• Email to a friend – usually can select URL or full text– Used 650 times on April
30
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
Listserv en español
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
Future features• More Go Local participants• Spanish drug information• Email daily news headlines• Weekly email of new links for user-selected
topics
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
Spanish drug information
• MedMaster - ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
• Translation of English version
• Will be added incrementally, starting with most used drugs
• “Toggle” between English and Spanish monographs
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
• The web site randomly selected visitors between Feb 14-27, 2001 and then between Feb 19 and March 4, 2003.
• Visitors received a pop-up box inviting them to take the survey with an “opt-out.” In 2003, the invitation was in both English and Spanish.
• In 2001, 3% of the invitations resulted in completed surveys. In 2003, the rate was 4%.
MEDLINEplus Survey
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
Source question: Are you..? What is your age? Which of the following best describes the highest level of education you have completed? How would you describe your racial/ethnic background?
Gender, Age, Education, Race & Ethnicity
6%
44.7yrs.
66%
88%
8%
67%
85%
58%
43.0 yrs.
70%Female
Mean age
Collegegraduate+
White
Hispanic orLatino
2001 MEDLI NEplusVisitors (n=2969)
2003 MEDLI NEplusVisitors (n=2967)
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
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59%
20%
7%
4%
62%
21%
7%
3%
5%
1%
6%
2%
Home
Work
School/ college
Library
Hospital/ HealthClinic
Physician Office
2001 MEDLI NEplusVisitors (n=2969)
2003 MEDLI NEplusVisitors (n=2967)
Access Location
Source question: From what location are you searching the Web and using MEDLINEplus today?
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
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8%
7%
6%
3%
29%
10%
7%
8%
14%
19%
26%
9%
48%
7%
20%
11%
Web Search Engine
Link from Another Site
Link from NIH Site
Library
Health Organization (Hospital, Clinic,etc.)
Physician, Nurse or Other HealthProvider
Family Member or Friend
Newspaper or Magazine Article
2001 MEDLI NEplusVisitors (n=2969)
2003 MEDLI NEplusVisitors (n=2967)
Learned of Site
Source question: How did you learn of the MEDLINEplus Web site?
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
25%
17%
12%
9%
13%
2%
1%
15%
5%
4%
2%
1%
9%
7%11%
13%
27%
4%
13%
Patient w/ specificcondition
Family/ friend of patient
General health consumer
College or grad student
Health care provider
Researcher/ scientist
Information professional
Educator*
Secondary student
Media person
2001 MEDLINEplusVisitors (n=2969)
2003 MEDLINEplusVisitors (n=2967)
Visitor Roles
Source question: In what role are you using MEDLINEplus today?* Not asked in 2001 survey
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
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9%
13%
8%
3%6%
13%
13%
18%
36%
63%
16%
29%
14%
7%
62%
15%
Find I nformation ona Specific Condition
Find I nformation onMedicines or Rx
Find General HealthI nformation
For aProject/ Presentation
Keep Up withBreaking Health
NewsFind I nformation on
AlternativeTreatments
Find I nformation onClinical Trials
Search for HealthCare Products
2001 MEDLI NEplusVisitors (n=2969)
2003 MEDLI NEplusVisitors (n=2967)
Reasons for Visiting
Source question: Why are you visiting the MEDLINEplus Web site today?
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
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36%
45%
2%
41%
13%17%
46%
ExtremelySatisfied
Very Satisfied Satisfied Not VerySatisfied
Not at AllSatisfied
Repeat 2001MEDLI NEplus Visitors(n=1455)
Repeat 2003MEDLI NEplus Visitors(n=1938)
* **
Source question: Overall, how satisfied are you with MEDLINEplus?
Overall Satisfaction2001: 81%
2003: 87%
*Less than .5%
MEDLINEplusHealth Information
A service of theU.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
We welcome your comments
Use the “Contact Us” link on any MEDLINEplus page