iSchool Capstone

Merck-MeSH Prototype Dictionary

Project tags:

database administration & development

knowledge organization

Within the realm of veterinary information, there are two major free resources: The Merck Veterinary Manual, and PubMed. Unfortunately, as PubMed, and by extension its controlled vocabulary, MeSH, are intended for human medical data, it is difficult for most users to make the jump between these two resources. This project is intended to bridge these two resources, however, was of mixed success, as the level of equivalency was so low that using MeSH at all was rarely more effective than just using a well-structured search. However, giving the students structure to their search aided the effectiveness of their searches immensely.

Project participants:

Bruce Wardlow

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