Pubmed: A Case Study

Searching the same search topic can provide different results given the resource used to conduct the search. In this case the library database PubMed, and the search engine Bing were used to gather information on treatments for anemia. Although both resources provided an abundant amount of information. It was evident based on the search results; which resource was the most reliable. The review of both websites were based on a set criterion such as; authority, number of hits, relevance, search features, and access to Published information.
To begin, the authoritative website based on the search results was indeed PubMed. There were clinical reviews for PubMed when typing “anemia treatments” giving a sense of credibility. Believing that each result would have actual treatments that were reviewed.. Whereas Bing did not provide the same …show more content…
For instance, the first article in the search result that simply had the term “anemia” in the article to reference that a drug was tested on people with anemia. The same thing occurred with the following search result that appear on PubMed. Essentially, PubMed’s search results were not relevant to the topic searched. Surprisingly, Bing provided the most relevant search results that actually used the two search words “anemia” and “treatment” simultaneously, rather than independently like PubMed.
Lastly, the accessibility of published material while using both PubMed and Bing varied. Every article on PubMed would require login credentials in order to read the full text of the article. Revealing that in order to access the articles on the PubMed a fee that has to be paid prior to access. Using the search engine Bing there were a multitude of free accessible resources that could be accessed without having to pay a fee. Unless there was a published journal in the search result, then a payment would be necessary to view the full