PubMed Labs: An experimental platform for improving biomedical literature search [article]

Nicolas Fiorini, Kathi Canese, Rostyslav Bryzgunov, Ievgeniia Radetska, Asta Gindulyte, Martin Latterner, Vadim Miller, Maxim Osipov, Michael Kholodov, Grisha Starchenko, Evgeny Kireev, Zhiyong Lu
2018 arXiv   pre-print
PubMed is a freely accessible system for searching the biomedical literature, with approximately 2.5 million users worldwide on an average workday. We have recently developed PubMed Labs (www.pubmed.gov/labs), an experimental platform for users to test new features/tools and provide feedback, which enables us to make more informed decisions about potential changes to improve the search quality and overall usability of PubMed. In doing so, we hope to better meet our user needs in an era of
more » ... ation overload. Another novel aspect of PubMed Labs lies in its mobile-first and responsive layout, which offers better support for accessing PubMed on the increasingly popular use of mobile and small-screen devices. Currently, PubMed Labs only includes a core subset of PubMed functionalities, e.g. search, facets. We encourage users to test PubMed Labs and share their experience with us, based on which we expect to continuously improve PubMed Labs with more advanced features and better user experience.
arXiv:1806.04004v1 fatcat:wbwfiqdxafbhzkkr2epmwsn5nu