Information needs and the role of text mining in drug development

Pac Symp Biocomput. 2008:592-603.

Abstract

Drug development generates information needs from groups throughout a company. Knowing where to look for high-quality information is essential for minimizing costs and remaining competitive. Using 1131 research requests that came to our library between 2001 and 2007, we show that drugs, diseases, and genes/proteins are the most frequently searched subjects, and journal articles, patents, and competitive intelligence literature are the most frequently consulted textual resources.

MeSH terms

  • Biotechnology
  • Computational Biology*
  • Databases, Factual
  • Drug Design*
  • Drug Industry
  • Information Storage and Retrieval*
  • Libraries, Medical