| Euroethics : Euroethics A Database Network on Biomedical Ethics |
| History : History First version: Developed in BIOMED II project (1996-1999) and hosted at SPRI Library, Sweden
First version was also available via Dimdi
New version: Developed in Eurethnet project (2002-2005) and hosted at KI Library (KIB), Sweden |
| Funding : Funding EU (European Commission)
Programme: Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources |
| Co-ordination : Co-ordination Many collaboration partners, so co-ordination is required
BIOMED II and Eurethnet were co-ordinated by Göttingen University, Department for Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, Information- and Documentation Centre (IDEM), Germany |
| User Needs : User Needs Information on literature on medical ethics is scattered in many places (databases, catalogues etc)
Focus on North American literature
User need: Information on European literature, in one place |
| European Bioethical Literature : European Bioethical Literature Fangerau H:
Finding European bioethical literature: an evaluation of the leading abstracting and indexing services
J Med Ethics. 2004 Jun;30(3):299-303
Full text link available in PubMed |
| PubMed Reference : PubMed Reference |
| Euroethics : Euroethics A bibliographic database on biomedical ethics
Information on European literature compiled in one place |
| Size : Size 30 000 records from 7 Western European indexing centres (April 2005)
Data from New Member States (NMS) will follow soon |
| Scope : Scope Coverage: Ethics in Nursing, Ethics in Health Professions, Ethics in Health Care, Biomedical Ethics
National literature
Bibliographic records of document types such as journal articles, books, bills, court decisions, decrees, governmental publications, guidelines, law, parliamentary publications, statements, academic dissertations, abstracts, case studies, comparative studies, evalutation studies, proceedings, surveys and questionnaires |
| Endebit : Endebit The European Network of Documentation for Ethics of Biotechnology
“Sister database” of Euroethics
Developed in Eurethnet project |
| Indexing : Indexing Each database record is supplemented with indexing terms describing what the document is about
Indexing terms are picked from a controlled vocabulary (thesaurus) |
| Thesauri : Thesauri Two thesauri with concordances
Thesaurus Ethics in the Life Sciences (TELS) = Core thesaurus (mandatory field in the database)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) |
| TELS : TELS |
| MeSH : MeSH Medical Subject Headings
Thesaurus of PubMed/Medline
Translations exist in many languages |
| Common Hierarchic Structure : Common Hierarchic Structure TELS and MeSH are hierarchic thesauri (thesauri with BT/NT tree structures)
TELS has concordances (mappings to equivalent concepts) with the MeSH
Some features of Euroethics are based on the (partially overlapping) tree structures |
| Networking : Networking Original versions of the bibliographic records are entered into local databases
NMS partners have an intermediary database for data upload/entry
Data from the local databases are exported to the central database running at KI |
| Database Partners : Database Partners |
| Documentary Standards : Documentary Standards Each indexing centre has its own software for data entry
Compliance is achieved via standards, not software
The Documentary Standards specify the database structure (in terms of fields, valid contents of the fields)
The standards are supplemented by an indexing manual |
| Documentary Standards Document : Documentary Standards Document |
| Field Definitions : Field Definitions |
| Field Tags : Field Tags |
| Guidelines : Guidelines Guidelines for indexing and cataloguing (Indexing Manual)
Supplements the Documentary Standards
More detailed information about database policies, usage of certain fields etc |
| Indexing Manual : Indexing Manual |
| Amendments : Amendments Sometimes the Documentary Standards may need to be changed
The Amendment Procedures describe how to do that
The Amendment Procedure document is available as an appendix to the Indexing Manual |
| Import of Data : Import of Data Each indexing centre sends its data to KIB for import into central database
Different export formats (depending on software for data entry)
Data is converted to a common import format before being uploaded into the database |
| Import of NMS Data : Import of NMS Data New Member States (NMS) joined Eurethnet after the project had started
Data is gathered in an intermediary database (developed by IBMI) before being sent to KIB
The NMS database supports data import as well as direct data entry |
| National Characters : National Characters Original titles of documents may contain national characters (Eastern or Western European)
Problem: Not all computer environments can handle many character sets at the same time
Solution: UniCode |
| Common Import Format : Common Import Format |
| Document Ordering : Document Ordering The bibliographic records represent documents owned by the indexing centres
An individual indexing centre cannot undertake document delivery to end users all over the world
Instructions for obtaining documents via interlibrary loan are available via the Euroethics home page
Some records contain full text links |
| Future : Future Eurethnet project ends June 30th, 2005
Further maintenance on an unofficial basis
Sustainability?
ETHICSWEB proposal has been submitted |
| Development Staff : Development Staff Database model, search interface and import solution have been developed by staff at KIB (Per-Olov Andersson and Ylva Gavel)
Most graphical elements were initially developed within other contexts of the project (Eurethnet portal, Euroethics home page, Endebit interface) |
| Technology : Technology Database Manager: Microsoft SQL Server
Converters: Perl and Borland Delphi
Search Engine: Borland Delphi |
| Database Tables : Database Tables Database model based on the data fields listed in the documentary standards
Complex relational model where data is represented by several tables
Separate thesaurus database is needed in order to support some search features |
| Eurethnet Home : Eurethnet Home
http://www.eureth.net |
| Eurethnet Home : Eurethnet Home |
| Euroethics Home : Euroethics Home |
| Euroethics Main Search Page : Euroethics Main Search Page |
| Hit List : Hit List |
| Record Display : Record Display |
| Euroethics Field Search Page : Euroethics Field Search Page |
| Euroethics Field Search Page : Euroethics Field Search Page |
| Context Sensitive Help : Context Sensitive Help |
| Manual Text : Manual Text |
| Euroethics Subject Search Page : Euroethics Subject Search Page |
| Euroethics Subject Search Page : Euroethics Subject Search Page |
| Thesaurus Search Results : Thesaurus Search Results |
| Tree View : Tree View |
| Tree View, Broader Term : Tree View, Broader Term |
| Top of Subject Area VI : Top of Subject Area VI |
| Top of TELS Tree : Top of TELS Tree |
| Top of TELS Tree at DRZE : Top of TELS Tree at DRZE |
| Top of MeSH Tree : Top of MeSH Tree |
| Top of MeSH Tree at NLM : Top of MeSH Tree at NLM |
| Proceed from Tree View… : Proceed from Tree View… |
| New Hit List : New Hit List |
| Record Display : Record Display |
| History Search Page : History Search Page |
| History Search Page : History Search Page |
| Select Search Sets : Select Search Sets |
| Combined Search Results : Combined Search Results |
| Limiting to Abstract/Full Text : Limiting to Abstract/Full Text |
| Hit List : Hit List |
| Record with Hypertext Link : Record with Hypertext Link |
| An Article in Full Text : An Article in Full Text |
| Endebit : Endebit |