The efficiency of suggested keywords and queries among the retrieved sources in PubMed: medical user's viewpoint in Bushehr University of Medical Sciences

Medical users face some difficulties in formulating a correct search query while they want to quest in an information retrieval system. To solve this problem، PubMed has added some suggested keywords and queries to its own interface. This research studies the efficiency of these suggested keywords and queries among the retrieved sources in PubMed database from the viewpoint of medical users in Bushehr University of Medical Sciences. The populations of this study include MSc students، professional medical students، and faculty members who have had an approved proposal. According to the purpose of the study and using a systematic non probability sampling 40 users selected as the sample study. The results show that 53 percent of suggested keywords and queries in PubMed have a complete relevancy with initial queries of users. Furthermore، there is not a significant difference between the users’ keywords and the suggested keywords in PubMed. Suggested keywords and queries are an appropriate strategy to access relevant sources which can satisfy users’ need.