网上免费医学生物学数据库指南的建立

目的:建立一个网上免费的医学、生物学数据库的查询指南(directory of biomedical databases,DBD),方便研究者查询相关数据库.改变目前医学、生物学数据库查询不便的现状,推动医学、生物学的发展.方法:以PubMed和Google作为主要检索工具,制定检索策略,根据收录的标准筛选找到的数据库,入选项管理平台采用Microsoft SQL-Server 2000,利用Macromedia Dreamwaver MX设计DBD的Web发布页面,ASP(active server pages)技术处理用户提交的关键词和评分值.结果:目前收集到医学、生物学数据库66类1258个,中英文版同时发布(http://cmbi.bjmu.edu.cn/DBList/index.htm,http://cmbi.bjmu.edu.cn/DBList/index_en.htm),用户可以通过分类、关键词和入选项名称字顺查询相关数据库,并建立基于内容的数据库评分系统和数据库点击记录.使页面简洁易用.结论:DBD为建立网上核心医学、生物学数据库的评价体系奠定了基础,DBD将有助于数据库在未来医学、生物学研究中发挥强大的作用.

Construction of directory for biomedical databases on INTERNET

OBJECTIVE: To construct a global directory of biomedical databases(DBD), which can be used free of charge on INTERNET. It will be convenient for researchers to find out related databases quickly, easily and accurately by using DBD since there are not enough useful tools for database retrieval. Biomedical databases will be an accelerator in development of biomedicine with the help of DBD. METHODS: PubMed and Google were main tools for searching related databases. Proper search strategy with rigorous indexing rules helped us to filter databases. The database management system was Microsoft SQL-Server 2000. The web pages of DBD were designed with Macromedia Dreamwaver MX. ASP (active server pages) technology was used to deal with the key words and scores sent by users. RESULTS: There were 66 subjects and 1 258 databases in DBD at this time. We released the Chinese and English versions of DBD on the INTERNET at the same time http://cmbi.bjmu.edu.cn/DBList/index.htm http://cmbi.bjmu.edu.cn/DBList/index_en.htm . Score system was also established to evaluate the content of the indexed databases. Users can search DBD by subjects key words and alphabetic databases' names easily. CONCLUSION: DBD has laid the primary foundation for further core biomedical database evaluation system. DBD, as a useful tool for biomedical database retrieval, will be of great aid to users since databases have played a more and more important role in the biomedical research.