Self-service computerized bibliographic retrieval: A comparison of Colleague and PaperChase, programs that search the MEDLINE data base

Douglas Porter; Robert S. Wigton; Marie A. Reidelbach; Howard L. Bleich; Warner V. Slack

Self-service computerized bibliographic retrieval: A comparison of Colleague and PaperChase, programs that search the MEDLINE data base

Douglas Porter, Robert S. Wigton, Marie A. Reidelbach, Howard L. Bleich, Warner V. Slack

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Abstract

Results of a study comparing the performance of the Colleague and PaperChase computer systems, designed for searching of the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database of biomedical references, are presented. Two matched groups of second-year medical students each received three hours of instruction, one group in Colleague, the other in PaperChase. Each student then attempted ten test searches. The next day the groups were reversed, and each student attempted five additional searches. During the 3.5 hours allocated for searching, users of Colleague attempted 64 test searches and retrieved 376 target references: users of PaperChase attempted 78 searches and retrieved 496. Users of Colleague took a mean of 2.2 minutes and spent a mean of $1.20 to find each target reference: users of PaperChase took 1.6 minutes and spent $0.92. The authors conclude that after limited training, medical students find more references faster and at lower cost with PaperChase than with Colleague.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings - Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care
Editors	Robert A. Greenes
Publisher	Publ by IEEE
Pages	530-534
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	0818608811
State	Published - Nov 1988
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings - Twelfth Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care - Washington, DC, USA Duration: Nov 6 1988 → Nov 9 1988

Publication series

Name	Proceedings - Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care
ISSN (Print)	0195-4210

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Other	Proceedings - Twelfth Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care
City	Washington, DC, USA
Period	11/6/88 → 11/9/88

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Porter, D., Wigton, R. S., Reidelbach, M. A., Bleich, H. L., & Slack, W. V. (1988). Self-service computerized bibliographic retrieval: A comparison of Colleague and PaperChase, programs that search the MEDLINE data base. In R. A. Greenes (Ed.), Proceedings - Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care (pp. 530-534). (Proceedings - Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care). Publ by IEEE.

Self-service computerized bibliographic retrieval: A comparison of Colleague and PaperChase, programs that search the MEDLINE data base. / Porter, Douglas; Wigton, Robert S.; Reidelbach, Marie A. et al.
Proceedings - Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care. ed. / Robert A. Greenes. Publ by IEEE, 1988. p. 530-534 (Proceedings - Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Porter, D, Wigton, RS, Reidelbach, MA, Bleich, HL & Slack, WV 1988, Self-service computerized bibliographic retrieval: A comparison of Colleague and PaperChase, programs that search the MEDLINE data base. in RA Greenes (ed.), Proceedings - Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care. Proceedings - Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care, Publ by IEEE, pp. 530-534, Proceedings - Twelfth Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care, Washington, DC, USA, 11/6/88.

Porter D, Wigton RS, Reidelbach MA, Bleich HL, Slack WV. Self-service computerized bibliographic retrieval: A comparison of Colleague and PaperChase, programs that search the MEDLINE data base. In Greenes RA, editor, Proceedings - Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care. Publ by IEEE. 1988. p. 530-534. (Proceedings - Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care).

Porter, Douglas ; Wigton, Robert S. ; Reidelbach, Marie A. et al. / Self-service computerized bibliographic retrieval : A comparison of Colleague and PaperChase, programs that search the MEDLINE data base. Proceedings - Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care. editor / Robert A. Greenes. Publ by IEEE, 1988. pp. 530-534 (Proceedings - Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care).

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