MEDPILOT – The medical search portal
Project description
MEDPILOT is a medical information portal with an integrated ordering service.
The aim of the project is to provide rapid, user-oriented, multi-database access to specialist medical information. It is primarily aimed at doctors, students, scientists and researchers
Detailed description of the project (pdf)
- Project phase 1: August 2001 - July 2003, officially launched in February 2003
Fully operational since August 2003 - Project phase 2: December 2003 - December 2005
Try out MEDPILOT
Evaluation of the virtual medical library "MEDPILOT": results of an online user survey, 2004 (pdf)
More information: Intelligent Retrieval – Optimisation of MEDPILOT and GREENPILOT
Development
The requirements profile for the software was developed from a user perspective. The aim was that the MedPilot Web interface should be affected as little as possible by ‘insider library knowledge’.
The homepage was designed as a simple search interface with just one input field for conducting open searches (searches across multiple database fields). Users can simply enter their search term and begin searching through multiple, predefined databases (including Medline).
Further development has seen the addition of various new aspects, including interfaces to ZB MED’s Document Order Receive and Delivery System (DOD system) and to various DIMDI databases and full-text archives.
Cooperation partners
MEDPILOT is a joint project with the German Institute of Medical Documentation and Information (DIMDI).
Funding
Provided as part of the financial support for virtual libraries:
German Research Foundation (DFG)
Christoph Poley
Phone: +49 (0)221 478-7087
E-Mail: christoph.poley@zbmed.de
