Mendonça E A, Cimino J J
Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Proc AMIA Symp. 1999:873-7.
As part of preliminary studies for the development of a digital library, we have studied the possibility of using the UMLS Information Sources Map (ISM) database to provide the means to connect and map different terminologies, as well as to facilitate access to available information sources. The main issues discussed are the indexing of and connection to relevant online sources. We found the features of the ISM to be consistent with the need to support automated source selection and retrieval. However, attention should be paid to three aspects of the information: granularity, completeness, and accuracy. We found the ISM to be potentially useful; however, significant modifications will be required if the ISM is to be able to support automated source selection and retrieval.
作为数字图书馆开发前期研究的一部分,我们研究了使用统一医学语言系统(UMLS)信息源地图(ISM)数据库来提供连接和映射不同术语的方法,以及促进对可用信息源的访问的可能性。讨论的主要问题是相关在线资源的索引编制和连接。我们发现ISM的功能与支持自动资源选择和检索的需求相一致。然而,应注意信息的三个方面:粒度、完整性和准确性。我们发现ISM有潜在用途;但是,如果要使ISM能够支持自动资源选择和检索,就需要进行重大修改。