NLM Launches New Web Search Engine: NLM Web Site, MedlinePlus, MedlinePlus en Español
On October 11, 2007, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) released a new search engine for MedlinePlus, MedlinePlus en español and the NLM Web site. NLM selected search engine software from the Pittsburgh-based company Vivisimo®. Vivisimo is also the current search solution for the www.usa.gov site (formerly FirstGov).
The new search results feature enhanced relevance rankings and bold-face search words in context to help you select the best Web document for your query. An integrated spell checker suggests alternative search terms and spelling corrections. The new search engine also expands queries using synonyms specific to the sites and medical synonyms from the NLM Unified Medical Language System®.
MedlinePlus Searches
The default display for MedlinePlus searches is a comprehensive list of “All Results” from all areas of the site. Users can also focus their search on one part of MedlinePlus by navigating to these individual collections of results:
- Health Topics
- External Health Links
- Drugs and Supplements
- Medical Encyclopedia
- News
- Other Resources
For MedlinePlus searches that retrieve one of the 700+ English language health topics, the relevant topic is spotlighted at the top of the screen with an image, an excerpt of the health topic summary and links to the topic.
Read more about the new search engine:
*New Site Search Engine Allows Easier, More Efficient Navigation of MedlinePlus and NLM Web Site
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/searchengine_vivisimo.html
*NLM Technical Bulletin, Sep-Oct 2007, NLM Launches New Web Search Engine: NLM Web Site, MedlinePlus, MedlinePlus Español
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/so07/so07_nlm_search_engine.html
