York Health Economics Consortium (YHEC Ltd), University of York, York, UK.
Cochrane, London, UK.
Health Info Libr J. 2019 Sep;36(3):264-277. doi: 10.1111/hir.12269. Epub 2019 Jul 22.
Information specialists frequently translate search filters from one interface to another. Publications advise that translation can be complex and should be undertaken carefully.
To investigate the issues arising when translating the Cochrane Embase RCT search filter from one interface (Ovid) to another (Embase.com).
We drafted a translation of the Cochrane Ovid RCT filter to run in Embase.com. We compared the line-by-line results of the Ovid filter with the results of the translation. We revised the filter. We identified differences between database versions including records with different publication years and subject headings. Some records were in Embase in one interface but not in the other. We encountered expected interface differences relating to proximity operators. We also encountered unexpected interface issues around truncation and the use of the original title or original abstract field.
Filter conversion is challenging and time consuming revealing unexpected differences in interfaces and databases. Careful planning can pre-empt some issues, but others may only emerge during testing. We identified interface anomalies that have led database publishers to review aspects of the way their interfaces work.
Translators should be vigilant for known and unknown differences in both interfaces and database versions.
信息专家经常将搜索过滤器从一个界面翻译到另一个界面。出版物建议翻译可能很复杂，应该谨慎进行。
调查从一个界面（Ovid）到另一个界面（Embase.com）翻译 Cochrane Embase RCT 搜索过滤器时出现的问题。
我们起草了一个可在 Embase.com 中运行的 Cochrane Ovid RCT 过滤器的翻译。我们将 Ovid 过滤器的逐行结果与翻译结果进行比较。我们修订了过滤器。我们确定了数据库版本之间的差异，包括具有不同出版年份和主题词的记录。有些记录在一个界面的 Embase 中，但在另一个界面中没有。我们遇到了与邻近运算符有关的预期接口差异。我们还遇到了与截断和使用原始标题或原始摘要字段有关的意外接口问题。
过滤器转换具有挑战性且耗时，揭示了接口和数据库之间的意外差异。精心的规划可以预先解决一些问题，但其他问题可能仅在测试期间出现。我们确定了接口异常，这导致数据库出版商审查其接口工作方式的各个方面。
翻译人员应该警惕接口和数据库版本中已知和未知的差异。
