Perkins M L, Spann M L, Buchan P C
National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland 20894.
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1989 Apr;77(2):201-4.
MEDTUTOR is an interactive, microcomputer-based training package designed to teach medical and health professionals, as well as librarians and information specialists, how to use MEDLINE effectively. The objective of MEDTUTOR is to provide a comprehensive package for teaching the various commands and search techniques required for utilizing the MEDLINE database through the MEDLARS system. MEDTUTOR's menu-driven design allows novice users to learn about the content and use of MEDLINE, such as author searching, text word searching, MeSH indexing, etc., at their own pace and with considerable program feedback. In addition, MEDTUTOR provides the skilled searcher with a way to reinforce or recall previously-learned search techniques without incurring online charges. MEDTUTOR may be used in place of formal training, as a precursor to or as a refresher following formal training, or for review of a particular concept. It provides inexpensive and easily accessible instruction for searching MEDLINE.
MEDTUTOR是一个基于微型计算机的交互式培训软件包，旨在教授医学和卫生专业人员以及图书馆员和信息专家如何有效地使用医学在线数据库（MEDLINE）。MEDTUTOR的目标是提供一个全面的软件包，用于教授通过医学文献分析和检索系统（MEDLARS）使用MEDLINE数据库所需的各种命令和搜索技术。MEDTUTOR的菜单驱动设计使新手用户能够按照自己的节奏并在大量程序反馈的帮助下，了解MEDLINE的内容和使用方法，例如作者检索、文本词检索、医学主题词（MeSH）索引等。此外，MEDTUTOR为熟练的检索者提供了一种方法，可在不产生在线费用的情况下强化或回顾以前学过的检索技术。MEDTUTOR可用于替代正规培训，作为正规培训的先导或后续复习，或用于复习特定概念。它为搜索MEDLINE提供了廉价且易于获取的指导。
