Embase is an online information source, combining Embase and MEDLINE, of published biomedical literature. Its unique and comprehensive journal and conference coverage and deep drug indexing, supports comprehensive biomedical searches. These slides are part of a webinar program: http://trainingdesk.elsevier.com/events/calendar.

1. Welcome to our Embase webinar!
Embase for biomedical
searching: An introduction
Your host: Chris Flemming Your presenter: Ann-Marie Roche

2. About us

3. Need to know
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• Q&A after presentation

4. What is Embase
Embase is the world’s most comprehensive, intelligent biomedical
research tool, providing the drug and drug-related research community
with reliable and authoritative content, to advance new biomedical and
pharmaceutical discovery.
Confidence
Find all relevant articles that may not
otherwise be found by alternative
databases
Deep biomedical indexing
All relevant, up-to-date, biomedical
information from the research literature
Precise retrieval
Deep and focused research through
powerful retrieval tools
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5. CONFIDENCE
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6. Content overview
Emtree: Biomedical thesaurus, over 60k terms
1947 1950 1974 2009
Embase: Fully indexed: Over 7,700 journals (including MEDLINE), 1950-
MEDLINE: 2,500 journals unique to Embase, mapped to Embase
indexing, 1950- (including MEDLINE Classic)
Embase Classic: AIP and In Process:
Digitally scanned and Indexing added, from 2009
re-indexed, 1947-1973
Conference Abstracts:
Indexing added, from 2009

7. Embase scope
“Other” includes traditional
MEDLINE topics: dentistry,
veterinary science, nursing
Embase covers all of Embase plus MEDLINE
(just the core drug & clinical areas are highlighted here)

8. Total growth
(including MEDLINE and conference data)
Total Embase growth (2007 - 2011)
Prognosis 
1,200,000
Conference-abstracts
MEDLINE-unique
1,000,000
"Embase"
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Publication years

9. Conference Abstracts
• Coverage began in
2009.
• Check
http://embase.com/info
/what-is-
embase/coverage for
the most up to date list
of conference
abstracts and
conferences covered.
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10. DEEP INDEXING
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11. Deep indexing - Emtree
60K terms (>260,000 synonyms) and all MeSH terms
29K drug and chemical terms
Updated 3 times a year (back-posting each time)
All drug generic
names described by What is
FDA and EMA, all mapping?
International Non- Mapping means
Proprietary Names that searchers get
(INNs) described by the same results
WHO from 2000. regardless of
which term they
use, e.g. Vioxx
(synonym) or
rofecoxib (the
preferred term).

12. Deep indexing - Emtree
14 study types, including NEW Diagnostic Test Accuracy Study
78 drug and disease subheadings

13. PRECISE
RETRIEVAL

14. Start searching…
Find the best terms for your search and
include synonyms automatically with
autocomplete in Quick Search

15. Click on Disease Filter for example, to see
which diseases are referenced with
Januvia, either as a therapeutic area or side
effect.

16. Find deep drug and disease relationships
without having to consult the full text.

17. Poll
The poll should appear on your screen shortly...

18. Let’s take a look at Embase...
…by going to www.embase.com

19. Questions & Answers

20. • Q&A will be sent to you by email.
• For more information and questions please contact
bdtraining@elsevier.com
• Our next Embase webinar is scheduled for March 21st
and will focus on building search strategies.
• Go to www.trainingdesk.elsevier.com/embase for all
training related materials
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