User needs analysis and usability assessment of DataMed – a biomedical data discovery index

ConclusionWhile available data and researchers ’ information needs are complex and heterogeneous, a successful DDI must meet those needs and fit into the processes of biomedical researchers. Research directions include formalizing researchers’ information needs, standardizing overviews of data to facilitate relevance judgments, implementing user interfaces for concept-based searching, and developing evaluation methods for open-ended discovery systems such as DDIs.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association - November 30, 2017 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research