How to configure a Elsevier Embase Feed

About Elsevier EMBASE Feeds  

Elsevier EMBASE is a biomedical database that provides access to a large collection of peer-reviewed journals, focusing on drug research, clinical medicine, and evidence-based practice, with regular updates and a specialized indexing system for accurate searches.

Introduction

An Elsevier EMBASE subscription is required for your organization to use this service. Infodesk will activate subscription in your portal using the credentials.

How to Configure an Elsevier EMBASE Feed

To connect an Elsevier EMBASE feed to your Inbox, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Inboxes and open your Inbox. Select InfoLab from the More menu on the far right in the top menu of the inbox.  
2. Click the New Feed button and select the Elsevier EMBASE feed in the drop-down menu. 

3. Alternatively, click the New Feed button on the connectors tile to go to the Preview and Add Filter page, where you can apply filters to select specific content from Elsevier EMBASE.  

   

Preview and filter a Elsevier EMBASE Feed 

Use the Filter menu to the left to add filters to your feed. This step is very important to reduce the amount of data and ensure that the information that reaches your inbox is relevant

1. The filter menu offers various search options that can be combined to optimize your search result and filter. These options include a free text search and Elsevier EMBASE Feed  specific filters and facets.

• To search for specific keywords or phrases, use the search bars under the Text section, which includes Title, and Description.
• To narrow down the search, use the facets under the Elsevier EMBASE Feed  filters along with the AND, OR, and NOT operators to further refine your search. Note that the filters and facets are only enabled when content matches the filters. Read more about the filter options under the “Filter Options” section below. More information about combining keywords and creating search strings is available in Help.                             

2. Preview the filter result in the Preview Post list and adjust your filter options until you are satisfied with the outcome.
 

The chart above the post list displays the number of retrieved posts within the specified Time period, providing an estimate of the amount of information your feed will generate over time. You can change the time period by clicking the Calendar button above the chart.

    Red bars indicate that your feed will generate more information than is allowed in your inbox. Change your filters until the bars are all yellow.

3. When ready, click the Save button to save your changes. Alternatively, you can click the Next button to proceed to the Settings page.

• On the Settings page, you can change the name and description of your updated feed and select another target inbox.
• Optionally, check the Restricted checkbox to prevent others from updating the feed. When restricted, a padlock icon will appear on the Feed in InfoLab.
• Press Save to save/update the feed. Your feed is now connected to your inbox and available from the Feed page in InfoLab.

Filter Options

This section contains detailed information about the Filter options for Elsevier EMBASE Feeds.

The filter menu offers two search options that can be combined to optimize your search results.

These options include free text search and Elsevier EMBASE Feed specific filters. Most of the filters provide predefined facet options that you can select from to specify your filter. Note that filters and facets are only enabled when content matches the filters.

• Use the AND, OR, and NOT operators to further refine your search.
• Use the OR operator to include one or the other facet within a filter category. This gives a wide search.
• Use the AND operator to require that both facets are included within a filter category. This gives a narrow search.

• Use the NOT operator to exclude specified facets within a filter category.

  

  Your search result will be displayed above the bar chart to provide an overview of your chosen filters. With more than four filter buttons, click the Show more button to view all filters.

  

If the post list view is empty, no content matches your search within the set time period or filters. Change the Time period or adjust the filters and preview the result. The default period is “Past week”.

Advanced Query

The Advanced Query Filter empowers you to craft highly specific search queries and allows you to target your search by entering criteria directly for each supported indexed field. Use the advanced Query to refine your search results and pinpoint the exact information you require.

Using the Advanced Query Filters

Define a field search operation using fieldName:searchExpression syntax. The search expression can be a single word, a phrase, or a more complex expression (in parentheses), optionally with Boolean operators. For example:

• title:(federal NOT local)

The field specified in fieldName:searchExpression must be an indexed field. Click the info button in the Advanced Query filter to view the supported fields.

Text Filter

The Text filter allows for free text searches. You can use a single keyword, combine several keywords, or create a complete search string.

You can choose to search in the Title, Description, or Content depending on how wide or narrow you want your filter to be.

Title: Only include content matching your search query in the article title. This is the narrowest text search.

Description: Search in the article Description for a broader search.

Predefined Filters and facets

The Elsevier EMBASE Feed Filter menu includes a range of predefined filter and facet options. Use the filter search bar and then click on the facet buttons to set your filter.

Author Keyword: Search or filter by keywords provided by the author. Click on “Show more” to explore all available keywords.

Citation Language: Filter results based on the language used in cited references. Click on “Show more” to view all options.

Manufacturer: Search or filter by the manufacturer mentioned in the patent or related data. Click on “Show more” to see the full list.

Disease Terms: Filter by disease-related terms associated with the patent. Click on “Show more” to view all disease categories.

Device Terms: Search or filter using device-related terms linked to the patent. Click on “Show more” to explore all device terms.

Drug Terms: Filter results by drug-related terms referenced in the patent. Click on “Show more” to see all available drug terms.

Text Query

A good start when filtering content is to start with a text query.

You can use one single keyword or several keywords or create a complete search string. You can read more about how to combine keywords and create search strings in Help.

Depending on how wide or narrow you would like your search to be, you can search only the Title or the Description.

Filters and facets

Use predefined filters and facets to specify your search. Use the filters that best match your query. Use the AND, OR, and NOT operators to refine your search.

The list of posts that appears when you add filters allows you to preview the filters before applying them. Review the preview post list to ensure that the posts retrieved by the filter meet your expectations. 

Optionally, use additional filters and facets to refine your search.

Commonly used filters and Recommendations

The Indication Group Name filter is the most used filter option, along with the Text filters, and they are a good start for your search.

Other common filter options are the Global Status and Development Status filters, which let you focus on drug development phases, such as only filtering on the highest phase.

All other filters are also commonly used to further drill down the search.

We recommend that you start by adding a text query (one or several keywords or a search string) in the Title + Description text bars in combination with the Indication Group Name filter.

Refine your search by using additional filters and facets, such as Global Status or Development phases.

Preview the result and optionally use additional filters and facets to refine your search.

Good to Know

Time Period

When choosing the Time Period for the preview post list, you have the option of selecting from the last 24 hours, the past week, or the previous month. The default time period is the last week.

Posts will be kept for a maximum of 30 days and will then be deleted.

Max Number of Posts

If your filter retrieves more posts, the chart bars will turn red, and you will be prompted to adjust your filter.

Note that the maximum number of posts accepted in Inboxes is 100 posts per day.

Categories Displayed on Posts

Categories shown on the posts in the preview post list are only used in InfoLab and will only appear on the posts in Inboxes when the same categories are available in the portal taxonomy.

Text Query Highlights

Words from the query text are highlighted in the title and article content in the preview post list to assist you in reviewing the articles and their relevance.

Manage Elsevier EMBASE Feed

You can manage all your feeds from the InfoLab Feeds page.

To manage your feeds, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the InfoLab Feeds page from the main menu or start from your Inbox and select InfoLab from the More menu.
2. Use the search bar at the top of the page to find your feed.
3. Click the Menu button to the far right on the feed row to open the menu.
4. Select Edit to open the Preview and add Filter page, and edit the feed. In the "Preview and filter" section, you can find more instructions on how to edit a feed.
5. Select Set Automatic Categorization to tag all posts from this feed automatically. Use the search bar or open the taxonomy to find and select categories. Press Save.

Select Deactivate to pause your feed. A pause button will appear on the feed, and the feed will stop retrieving posts to your inbox. Clicking Activate in the feed menu will reactivate the feed.