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Item #124449 (11 Apr 2008 17:36) - UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT : DATABASES : DEMOGRAPHY: ISSUES : MEDICAL: ABORTION : CENSORSHIP: Database Restricted "Abortion" Searches: USAID Did Not Call for Either Keyword or Article Removal
When the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which
funds POPLINE, found two articles advocating abortion in the database, it
contacted system moderators at the Bloomberg School.
"In my judgment, the decision to block the search term was an overreaction
on the part of the POPLINE staff," said Michael Klag, dean of the
Bloomberg School in a press release Tuesday. "Other measures are available
to us for ensuring that items in the POPLINE database meet USAID
guidelines."
Item #124379 (9 Apr 2008 07:43) - UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT : DATABASES : DEMOGRAPHY: ISSUES : MEDICAL: ABORTION : CENSORSHIP: A Couple of New Articles Regarding POPLINE Censorship of Abortion as a Subject Heading: Some Implications to Consider
MEDICAL: ABORTION : CENSORSHIP: A Couple of New Articles
Regarding POPLINE Censorship of Abortion as a Subject Heading:
Some Implications to Consider
CENSORSHIP:
A Couple of New Articles Regarding POPLINE Censorship of Abortion
as a Subject Heading: Some Implications to Consider
The block was an "overreaction," says Michael Klag, the dean of Johns
Hopkins School of Public Health, which maintains the POPLINE database.
When Klag learned that the search function for abortion had been removed,
Ten days ago at the University of California in San Francisco, librarian
Gloria Won was running through POPLINE (POPulation information onLINE),
billed as "the world's largest database on reproductive health."
January and found thousands of scholarly and peer-reviewed articles on the
subject. When she emailed POPLINE, database manager Debra Dickson replied:
"We recently made all abortion terms stop words."
CENSORSHIP:
Abortion Returns to POPLINE and Media Coverage of the
Events in the POPLINE Aborting of Searching Abortion
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/23016>
Item #124291 (7 Apr 2008 02:57) - DATABASES : MEDICAL: ABORTION : UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT : CENSORSHIP: Abortion Returns to POPLINE and Media Coverage of the Events in the POPLINE Aborting of Searching Abortion
Subject: DATABASES : MEDICAL: ABORTION : UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT :
CENSORSHIP: Abortion Returns to POPLINE and Media Coverage of the
Events in the POPLINE Aborting of Searching Abortion
Comments: To: NetGold <NetGold@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: DATABASES : MEDICAL: ABORTION : UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT : CENSORSHIP:
Abortion Returns to POPLINE and Media Coverage of the Events in the POPLINE
Aborting of Searching Abortion
UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT :
CENSORSHIP: Abortion Returns to POPLINE and Media Coverage of the
Events in the POPLINE Aborting of Searching Abortion
This post will share a letter from Johns Hopkins regarding the decision to
eliminate searching for the subject term abortion in the POPLINE database that
is funded by the United States Federal government and will also share
citations, links and some excerpts of media and other coverage of the
supression of abortion information from search results in the POPLINE database.
Statement Regarding POPLINE Database
I was informed this morning that the word "abortion" was blocked as a search
term in the POPLINE family planning database administered by the Bloomberg
Schools Center for Communication Programs. POPLINE provides evidence-based
information on reproductive health and family planning and is the worlds
USAID, which funds POPLINE, found two items in the database related to abortion
that did not fit POPLINE criteria. The agency then made an inquiry to POPLINE
administrators. Following this inquiry, the POPLINE administrators at the
Center for Communication Programs made the decision to restrict abortion as a
I could not disagree more strongly with this decision, and I have directed that
the POPLINE administrators restore "abortion" as a search term immediately. I
will also launch an inquiry to determine why this change occurred.
After this event, I had posts where I had sent notice of the problem with
searching the term abortion on POPLINE, the JOURNET and EDTECH lists, that
indicated that there was no problem so that either the problem had been
corrected or that the original news stories regarding POPLINE had been false.
This is the response that I sent to EDTECH and JOURNET.
Subject: Re: DATABASES : MEDICAL: ABORTION : UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT :
CENSORSHIP: The POPLINE Situation
In-Reply-To: <584867C1-F86F-417C-8561-92A37F2A393A@radford.edu>
Statement Regarding POPLINE Database
I was informed this morning that the word "abortion" was blocked as a
search term in the POPLINE family planning database administered by the
Bloomberg Schools Center for Communication Programs. POPLINE provides
evidence-based information on reproductive health and family planning and
I could not disagree more strongly with this decision, and I have directed
that the POPLINE administrators restore "abortion" as a search term
immediately. I will also launch an inquiry to determine why this change
The post I sent on, I believe Friday, I had already discovered before I
started the post that there were 187 records in POPLINE on abortion and I
was getting set to comment about only "politically correct" articles being
returned to the index. At the mid-point of the post, I checked POPLINE
again and the hits for abortion were now over 500 so I quickly aborted my
plan to discuss politically correct in this connection. Before posting,
composition complete, I checked POPLINE again and now there were almost
1,100 hits for the term abortion, they were rebuilding the dictionary file
As promised, heres an official response on the POPLINE issue that we
posted about on Thursday/Friday.
<http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/04/05/
popline-database-response-from-dean-
johns-hopkins-bloomberg-school-of-public-health/>
The posts regarding the POPLINE issue on Net-Gold may located at these
URLs:
CENSORSHIP:
The POPLINE Situation
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/22991>
Although early last week there was little media coverage of this development
and most of the attention to this change in POPLINE was on the part of
librarian discussion groups, as far as I know, by the end of the week media
Johns Hopkins manages the population database known as Popline with money from
the Agency for International Development.
Popline is the worlds largest database on reproductive health, with more than
360,000 records and articles on family planning, fertility and sexually
said: I could not disagree more strongly with this decision, and I have
directed that the Popline administrators restore abortion as a search term
immediately. I will also launch an inquiry to determine why this change
Francisco, expressed concern about the restrictions this week after they had
difficulty retrieving articles from Popline.
The articles could be found on a database known as Popline, which is financed
by the Agency for International Development. Anyone with an Internet connection
Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion terms stop
words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was best for now. In
Called Popline, the search site is run by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of
Public Health in Maryland. It's funded by the U.S. Agency for International
Feministing
POPLINE removes 'abortion' as a stop word
It looks like all the attention POPLINE has received from their decision to
omit the term "abortion" from their search engine has been brought to the
Now, a little digging reveals that the POPLINE folks havent actually removed
the term abortion (or related ones) as subject terms from the citations, or
they will retrieve nothing when the term abortion is entered. She also notes
that using the advanced options was *not* among the suggestions from POPLINE
personnel in response to her inquiry.
More on the Popline Incident
LIS News
details of how a librarian discovered the 'global gag rule' removing the word
abortion from the Popline ("population information online" ) database.
Gloria Won, a librarian at the University of California, San Francisco Medical
Center, was one of those who sent e-mails to POPLINE administrators after
having trouble with searches.
Won got this response from POPLINE administrator Debra L. Dickson: "Yes, we did
make a change to POPLINE. We recently made all abortion words stop words. As a
federally funded project, we decided this was best for now."
Popline Has Unlocked Abortion Searches
Posted April 4th, 2008 by Blake LIS News
Friday, April 04, 2008
Popline makes abortion a dirty word
The Galloping Beaver
<http://thegallopingbeaver.blogspot.com/2008/04/
popline-makes-abortion-dirty-word.html>
April 3, 2008...12:40 pm
POPLINE and government barriers to information on controversial topics
Social Justice Librarian
April 4, 2008...3:09 pm
POPLINE kerfuffle follow-up
Social Justice Librarian
April 4, 2008
Popline blocking searches on abortion
Library Juice
Access to Abortion Search to be Restored in POPLINE; Johns Hopkins Releases
Statement
<http://womenshealthnews.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/access-to-abortion-
search-to-be-restored-in-popline-johns-hopkins-releases-statement/>
POPLINE is a free database containing citations and abstracts of scientific
articles, reports and books about population, family planning and related
POPLINE:
<http://db.jhuccp.org/ics-wpd/popweb/>
USAID did not ask POPLINE to remove anything from the database, says Sandra
Jordan of the USAID Office of Population and Reproductive Health.
"USAID made an inquiry to POPLINE about six weeks ago, when the agency found
information in the database that did not follow criteria that POPLINE has for
the site," Jordan said. "The materials on POPLINE about which USAID made its
inquiries were abortion-advocacy materials."
"Afterward, POPLINE administrators then made the decision to restrict
'abortion' as a search term," she said.
When asked whether USAID requested that POPLINE remove "abortion" as a search
term, Jordan said, "No."
shortly afterward, Dean Michael Klag released a statement saying he strongly
disagreed with POPLINE's decision to restrict searches.
"I have ordered that POPLINE administrators restore 'abortion' as a search term
immediately," he said, adding that he would launch an inquiry to find out how
"I could not disagree more strongly with this decision, and I have directed
that the POPLINE administrators restore 'abortion' as a search term
immediately," Klag said.
Popline is funded by the United States Agency for International Development,
which under federal policy denies funding to non-governmental organizations
Item #124288 (5 Apr 2008 11:38) - Follow-up: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: Marcus McGregor <virtualmeetingspace@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Follow-up: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
MIME-Version: 1.0
from Women's Health News by Rachel Walden:
Access to Abortion Search to be Restored in POPLINE;
Johns Hopkins Releases Statement
http://womenshealthnews.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/access-to-abortion-search-to-be-restored-in-popline-johns-hopkins-releases-statement/
Item #124280 (4 Apr 2008 14:57) - DATABASES : MEDICAL: ABORTION : UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT : CENSORSHIP: The POPLINE Situation
Subject: DATABASES : MEDICAL: ABORTION : UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT :
CENSORSHIP: The POPLINE Situation
Comments: To: Net-Gold <Net-Gold@yahoogroups.com>,
CENSORSHIP:
The POPLINE Situation
Village Voice, NY - 5 hours ago
Type the word in the search engine for Popline, the huge, database that
the federal government bills as "your connection to the world's
Inquirer, UK - 1 hour ago
The site, Popline, which is administered by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public Health in Maryland, recently got a grant from USAID, the
Yesterday I saw a posting on the Progressive Librarian Guild list stating
that the word abortion was now a stop word on POPLINE, a database of the
...
Feministing, NY - 5 hours ago
As a project of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, POPLINE
receives its funding from USAID. We have the history there. ...
RH Reality Check, DC - 23 hours ago
It seems the POPLINE database, defined as "the world's largest database on
reproductive health (emphasis mine), containing citations with abstracts
An anonymous reader sends us to Wired's Threat Level blog for news that
the federally funded Popline database at Johns Hopkins University, said to
be the ...
Results 1 - 10 of about 607,000 for popline and abortion.
<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=GGLD%2CGGLD%3A2005-
17%2CGGLD%3Aen&q=popline+and+abortion&btnG=Search>
Crooks and Liars POPLINE restricts the word Abortion from the ...Yes we
did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion terms stop
words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was best for now.
U.S. Funded Health Search Engine Blocks 'Abortion' | Threat Level
...Called Popline, the search site is run by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School ... But on Thursday, a search on "abortion" was producing only the
"Abortion" scrapped as research descriptor on POPLINE (govt-spons
..."Abortion" scrapped as research descriptor on POPLINE (govt-spons.
database)
Radio Left :: POPLINE restricts the word Abortion from the ...Radio Left.
Now in our 6th year driving the right-wing nuts. Internet talk radio for
Abortion? No such thing Feminist Philosophersentering abortion as a
search term in the POPLINE database now returns zero ... It is now
impossible to get a decent search of POPLINE using abortion as ...
feministphilosophers.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/abortion-no-such-thing/ - 9
infomusings on LIS, grad school, academia, and other random thingsIf you
do a subject keyword search in POPLINE for abortion, the result is:. No
records found by latest query. If you do a subject keyword search in
POPLINE ...
blog.infomuse.net/ - Similar pages
Truth Feeds : POPLINE restricts the word ?Abortion? from the ...POPLINE
restricts the word ?Abortion? from the government funded database
truthfeeds.com/Daily-News/72160/
POPLINE-restricts-the-word-Abortion-from-the-government-funded-database
- 15 hours ago - Similar pages
The Galloping BeaverThis, despite the fact that Popline has a library
brimming with articles and peer reviewed papers on abortion. Popline has
blocked search access to over ...
Popline blocking searches for abortion resources SpinstahPopline blocking
searches for abortion resources. April 4, 2008 by Alison. Popline, which I
previously hadnt heard of, bills itself as Your connection to ...
ramblingon.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/
popline-blocking-searches-for-abortion-resources/
- 3 hours ago - Similar pages
through medical librarian channels, I got word that entering abortion as a
search term in the POPLINE database now returns zero results because of a
...
POPLINE Keyword Guide -- Main Index ABORTIONPOPLINE Keyword Guide -- Main
Index << ABDOMINAL CRAMPS | ABORTION ... ABORTION. Scope Note: Removal of
POPLINE Keyword Guide -- Main Index ABORTION, SPONTANEOUSPOPLINE Keyword
Guide -- Main Index. << ABORTION, HABITUAL | ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS |
Spontaneous abortion and induced abortion: an adjustment for the
...POPLINE Document Number: 015013. Author(s):. Susser E. Source citation:
... 2 different ratios have been used to represent the spontaneous
abortion rate in ...
www.popline.org/docs/0568/015013.html - 4k - Cached - Similar pages
Inmagic CS/WebPublisher PRO found 1 recordsNew Basic Search | New Advanced
Search | POPLINE Document Delivery Policy ... Abstract: In Kenya, where
abortion is permitted only to save a woman's life, ...
www.popline.org/docs/126980 - 28k - Cached - Similar pages
More results from www.popline.org
Your Search for "Abortion" Yields Nothing | Reproductive Health
...POPLINE's explanation is utterly insufficient. Abortion is a medical
term for a legal procedure. Politics has absolutely no place in the
I saw a posting on the Progressive Librarian Guild list stating that the
word abortion was now a stop word on POPLINE, a database of the ...
www.theexperiment.org/?p"75 - 19k - Cached - Similar pages
UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT : DATABASES : DEMOGRAPHY: ISSUES ...Librarian
Guild list stating that the word abortion was now a stop word* on POPLINE,
a database of the Worlds reproductive health literature This ...
make all abortion words stop words. This means that someone searching the
POPLINE database for abortion or abortions or ...
bclaifc.wordpress.com/ - 45k - Cached - Similar pages
ResourceShelf The POPLINE StoryBtw, you can still find entries (nearly
25000) that deal with abortion issues ... being used with the POPLINE
database we have found it a challenge to use. ...
www.resourceshelf.com/2008/04/04/the-popline-story - 33k - 20 hours ago -
Cached - Similar pages
strategies for first-trimester abortion. We will conduct. computerized
searches of PubMed, EMBASE, POPLINE,. 2. Antibiotic prophylaxis for
medical ...
Spontaneous abortion and induced abortion: an adjustment for the
...POPLINE Document Number: 015013. Author(s):. Susser E. Source citation:
... 2 different ratios have been used to represent the spontaneous
abortion rate in ...
www.popline.org/docs/0568/015013.html - 4k - Cached - Similar pages
This is an actual document in the POPLINE database about abortion that is
indexed by Google. This may indicate along with the high posting of
results in Google for POPLINE and abortion, that while POPLINE has not
been letting users search the subject term abortion in POPLINE, Google has
absolutely no problem letting Google users know where to find abortion in
the POPLINE database.
The Google link for this listing takes the user to this POPLINE record:
POPLINE Document Number: 015013
There is also an interesting development with the POPLINE database.
Somebody emailed me and told me that they were able to get a result from
the POPLINE database from a search of the full word abortion. I tried the
same search upon reading the message but got the same error message at
therefore discounted that message as nothing more than a transient glitch
in the POPLINE blocking system. Now however I am getting a search result
for a search of the word abortion. Twenty minutes or so ago, before I
Previous Net-Gold Posts Regarding POPLINE
Item #124284 (4 Apr 2008 14:50) - Re: DATABASES : MEDICAL: ABORTION : UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT : CENSORSHIP: The POPLINE Situation
Subject: Re: DATABASES : MEDICAL: ABORTION : UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT :
CENSORSHIP: The POPLINE Situation
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0804041409050.23718@astro.ocis.temple.edu>
Item #124269 (4 Apr 2008 09:56) - Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: "Yacobucci, Karen" <Karen_Yacobucci@NYMC.EDU>
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
Comments: To: CJ Bryant <cjbryant@UAB.EDU>
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
POPLINEÂ(R)(POPulation information onLINE), the world's largest
database
> MEDLARS will not be using abortion as a MeSH term? How can we get
> POPLINE to change their policy?
>
> Hello All,
> The message string below addresses the decision by POPLINE managers to
> make 'abortion' a stop word in that database...
> America/Los_Angeles
> Subject: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
> To: Debra L. Dickson
> POPLINE Database Manager/Administrator
> INFO Project
> puzzled as I about the decision to make "all abortion terms stop
> words" in the government funded, publically available "POPLINE"
> database. Even more troubling is the implications for the average
> A better explanation is deserved * the explanation should also be
> posted on the website for all users to know, e.g., "The POPLINE
> database producers have decided to ignore "abortion" as a searchable
> We look forward to a better explanation for why this term has been
> eliminated; all of the users of POPLINE deserve to know.
>
> To: Won, Gloria
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion
> terms stop words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was
> To: Dickson, Debbie L.
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> I left a message on your voice mail today regarding POPLINE, but
> didn't explain the problem I'm encountering, so here is an email
>
> When I ran this strategy on Jan 18, 2008, POPLINE retrieved 1684 refs;
> when I re-ran the same strategy today, POPLINE retrieved fewer refs,
ie,
total
> number of references retrieved is more, not less. Has POPLINE
> undergone some major change in the past few months that might explain
Item #124256 (4 Apr 2008 07:30) - Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: "Erinoff, Eileen" <eerinoff@ECRI.ORG>
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
Comments: To: virtualmeetingspace@YAHOO.COM
they provide a response it will be posted at
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/04/04/the-popline-story/
Item #124257 (4 Apr 2008 06:56) - Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: "Gilbert, Carole M." <Carole.Gilbert@PROVIDENCE-STJOHNHEALTH.ORG>
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
Comments: To: Beth Transue <btransue@MESSIAH.EDU>
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
POPLINEÂ(R)(POPulation information onLINE), the world's largest database
on
> MEDLARS will not be using abortion as a MeSH term? How can we get
> POPLINE to change their policy?
>
> Hello All,
> The message string below addresses the decision by POPLINE managers to
> make 'abortion' a stop word in that database...
> America/Los_Angeles
> Subject: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
> To: Debra L. Dickson
> POPLINE Database Manager/Administrator
> INFO Project
> puzzled as I about the decision to make "all abortion terms stop
> words" in the government funded, publically available "POPLINE"
> database. Even more troubling is the implications for the average
> A better explanation is deserved * the explanation should also be
> posted on the website for all users to know, e.g., "The POPLINE
> database producers have decided to ignore "abortion" as a searchable
> We look forward to a better explanation for why this term has been
> eliminated; all of the users of POPLINE deserve to know.
>
> To: Won, Gloria
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion
> terms stop words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was
> To: Dickson, Debbie L.
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> I left a message on your voice mail today regarding POPLINE, but
> didn't explain the problem I'm encountering, so here is an email
>
> When I ran this strategy on Jan 18, 2008, POPLINE retrieved 1684 refs;
> when I re-ran the same strategy today, POPLINE retrieved fewer refs,
ie,
total
> number of references retrieved is more, not less. Has POPLINE
> undergone some major change in the past few months that might explain
Item #124253 (3 Apr 2008 22:57) - UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT : DATABASES : DEMOGRAPHY: ISSUES : MEDICAL: ABORTION : CENSORSHIP: U.S. Funded Health Search Engine Blocks 'Abortion'
Called Popline, the search site is run by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public Health in Maryland. It's funded by the U.S. Agency for
Item #124249 (3 Apr 2008 17:49) - UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT : DATABASES : DEMOGRAPHY: ISSUES : MEDICAL: ABORTION: Government Database Restricting Information On Abortion
Librarian Guild list stating that the word abortion was now a stop word*
on POPLINE, a database of the Worlds reproductive health literature This
means that they will not find results when a person uses abortion as a
search term. Nothing will come up. Librarian Activist says that:
A librarian wrote to the POPLINE database providers to ask why a search
strategy, probably involving the word abortion, retrieved fewer results
Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion terms
stop words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was best for
Best for now? I dont think so. Contact POPLINE here.
Info about POPLINE from their site:
<http://db.jhuccp.org/ics-wpd/popweb/>
About POPLINE
<http://db.jhuccp.org/ics-wpd/popweb/aboutpl.html>
POPLINE(POPulation information onLINE), the world's largest database on
reproductive health, containing citations with abstracts to scientific
articles, reports, books, and unpublished reports in the field of
population, family planning, and related health issues. POPLINE is
maintained by the INFO Project at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of
POPLINE contains nearly 360,000 records and has been maintained since 1973
by the INFO Project (formerly Population Information Program). The
In addition to free text searching, the database can be searched by
keywords from the POPLINE Thesaurus , a controlled vocabulary of 2,400+
terms used to index documents in the database.
POPLINE's special features include links to free, fulltext documents; the
ability to limit your search to peer-reviewed journal articles; RSS feeds
Searching abortion in Popline leads now to this result:
Searching the term pregnancy in Popline leads to this result:
press and information that is protected by the Constituion is not violated
by this policy in regard to the content of POPLINE.
Item #124231 (3 Apr 2008 16:15) - Re: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: Teresa Jimenez <runteresarun@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
MIME-Version: 1.0
Because POPLINE is funded by the United States Agency for International Dev
elopment (USAID), I assume this has something to do with the global gag rul
> From: MHyde@ACOG.ORG
> Subject: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
> To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
> MEDLARS will not be using abortion as a MeSH term? How can we get
> POPLINE to change their policy?
>
> Hello All,
> The message string below addresses the decision by POPLINE managers to
> make 'abortion' a stop word in that database...
> America/Los_Angeles
> Subject: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
> To: Debra L. Dickson
> POPLINE Database Manager/Administrator
> INFO Project
> A better explanation is deserved – the explanation should also be
> posted on the website for all users to know, e.g., “The POPLINE
> database producers have decided to ignore “abortion” as a searchable
> We look forward to a better explanation for why this term has been
> eliminated; all of the users of POPLINE deserve to know.
>
> To: Won, Gloria
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion
> terms stop words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was
> To: Dickson, Debbie L.
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> I left a message on your voice mail today regarding POPLINE, but
> didn’t explain the problem I’m encountering, so here is an email
>
> When I ran this strategy on Jan 18, 2008, POPLINE retrieved 1684 refs;
> when I re-ran the same strategy today, POPLINE retrieved fewer refs, ie,
> 1478 refs. Usually, when a search is re-run at a later date, the total
> number of references retrieved is more, not less. Has POPLINE
> undergone some major change in the past few months that might explain
Item #124244 (3 Apr 2008 14:42) - Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: "Fikar, Charles" <cfikar@BQHCNY.ORG>
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
Comments: To: Mary Hyde <MHyde@ACOG.ORG>
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
MEDLARS will not be using abortion as a MeSH term? How can we get
POPLINE to change their policy?
Hello All,
The message string below addresses the decision by POPLINE managers to
make 'abortion' a stop word in that database...
America/Los_Angeles
Subject: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: Debra L. Dickson
POPLINE Database Manager/Administrator
INFO Project
puzzled as I about the decision to make "all abortion terms stop
words" in the government funded, publically available "POPLINE"
database. Even more troubling is the implications for the average user
A better explanation is deserved - the explanation should also be
posted on the website for all users to know, e.g., "The POPLINE
database producers have decided to ignore "abortion" as a searchable
We look forward to a better explanation for why this term has been
eliminated; all of the users of POPLINE deserve to know.
To: Won, Gloria
Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion
terms stop words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was
To: Dickson, Debbie L.
Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
I left a message on your voice mail today regarding POPLINE, but
didn't explain the problem I'm encountering, so here is an email
When I ran this strategy on Jan 18, 2008, POPLINE retrieved 1684 refs;
when I re-ran the same strategy today, POPLINE retrieved fewer refs, ie,
1478 refs. Usually, when a search is re-run at a later date, the total
number of references retrieved is more, not less. Has POPLINE
undergone some major change in the past few months that might explain
Item #124242 (3 Apr 2008 14:17) - Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: Mary Hyde <MHyde@ACOG.ORG>
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
Comments: To: Betsy Hageman <bhageman@NACDS.ORG>
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
> MEDLARS will not be using abortion as a MeSH term? How can we get
> POPLINE to change their policy?
>
> Hello All,
> The message string below addresses the decision by POPLINE managers
to
> America/Los_Angeles
> Subject: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
> To: Debra L. Dickson
> POPLINE Database Manager/Administrator INFO Project
> 111 Market Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, MD 21202 ddickson@jhuccp.org
> puzzled as I about the decision to make "all abortion terms stop
> words" in the government funded, publically available "POPLINE"
> database. Even more troubling is the implications for the average
> A better explanation is deserved * the explanation should also be
> posted on the website for all users to know, e.g., "The POPLINE
> database producers have decided to ignore "abortion" as a searchable
> We look forward to a better explanation for why this term has been
> eliminated; all of the users of POPLINE deserve to know.
>
> To: Won, Gloria
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion
> terms stop words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was
> To: Dickson, Debbie L.
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> I left a message on your voice mail today regarding POPLINE, but
> didn't explain the problem I'm encountering, so here is an email
>
> When I ran this strategy on Jan 18, 2008, POPLINE retrieved 1684
refs;
> when I re-ran the same strategy today, POPLINE retrieved fewer refs,
ie,
total
> number of references retrieved is more, not less. Has POPLINE
> undergone some major change in the past few months that might
Item #124241 (3 Apr 2008 14:15) - Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: Beth Transue <btransue@MESSIAH.EDU>
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
In-Reply-To: <002401c895b0$165a79b0$8131180a@AKUCER01>
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
POPLINEÂ(R)(POPulation information onLINE), the world's largest database
on
> MEDLARS will not be using abortion as a MeSH term? How can we get
> POPLINE to change their policy?
>
> Hello All,
> The message string below addresses the decision by POPLINE managers to
> make 'abortion' a stop word in that database...
> America/Los_Angeles
> Subject: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
> To: Debra L. Dickson
> POPLINE Database Manager/Administrator
> INFO Project
> puzzled as I about the decision to make "all abortion terms stop
> words" in the government funded, publically available "POPLINE"
> database. Even more troubling is the implications for the average
> A better explanation is deserved * the explanation should also be
> posted on the website for all users to know, e.g., "The POPLINE
> database producers have decided to ignore "abortion" as a searchable
> We look forward to a better explanation for why this term has been
> eliminated; all of the users of POPLINE deserve to know.
>
> To: Won, Gloria
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion
> terms stop words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was
> To: Dickson, Debbie L.
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> I left a message on your voice mail today regarding POPLINE, but
> didn't explain the problem I'm encountering, so here is an email
>
> When I ran this strategy on Jan 18, 2008, POPLINE retrieved 1684 refs;
> when I re-ran the same strategy today, POPLINE retrieved fewer refs,
ie,
total
> number of references retrieved is more, not less. Has POPLINE
> undergone some major change in the past few months that might explain
Item #124240 (3 Apr 2008 14:13) - Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: Betsy Hageman <bhageman@NACDS.ORG>
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
In-Reply-To: A<002401c895b0$165a79b0$8131180a@AKUCER01>
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
POPLINEÂ(R)(POPulation information onLINE), the world's largest
database on reproductive health, containing citations with abstracts to
> MEDLARS will not be using abortion as a MeSH term? How can we get
> POPLINE to change their policy?
>
> Hello All,
> The message string below addresses the decision by POPLINE managers to
> America/Los_Angeles
> Subject: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
> To: Debra L. Dickson
> POPLINE Database Manager/Administrator INFO Project
> 111 Market Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, MD 21202 ddickson@jhuccp.org
> puzzled as I about the decision to make "all abortion terms stop
> words" in the government funded, publically available "POPLINE"
> database. Even more troubling is the implications for the average
> A better explanation is deserved * the explanation should also be
> posted on the website for all users to know, e.g., "The POPLINE
> database producers have decided to ignore "abortion" as a searchable
> We look forward to a better explanation for why this term has been
> eliminated; all of the users of POPLINE deserve to know.
>
> To: Won, Gloria
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion
> terms stop words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was
> To: Dickson, Debbie L.
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> I left a message on your voice mail today regarding POPLINE, but
> didn't explain the problem I'm encountering, so here is an email
>
> When I ran this strategy on Jan 18, 2008, POPLINE retrieved 1684 refs;
> when I re-ran the same strategy today, POPLINE retrieved fewer refs,
ie,
total
> number of references retrieved is more, not less. Has POPLINE
> undergone some major change in the past few months that might explain
Item #124238 (3 Apr 2008 13:28) - Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: Ann Kucera <ann.kucera@BAKER.EDU>
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
In-Reply-To: <4918193CE38A2342B1C5FF4C60D6907C0437A370@VHAV15MSGA1.v15.med.va.gov>
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
POPLINEÂ(R)(POPulation information onLINE), the world's largest
database
> MEDLARS will not be using abortion as a MeSH term? How can we get
> POPLINE to change their policy?
>
> Hello All,
> The message string below addresses the decision by POPLINE managers to
> make 'abortion' a stop word in that database...
> America/Los_Angeles
> Subject: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
> To: Debra L. Dickson
> POPLINE Database Manager/Administrator
> INFO Project
> puzzled as I about the decision to make "all abortion terms stop
> words" in the government funded, publically available "POPLINE"
> database. Even more troubling is the implications for the average
> A better explanation is deserved * the explanation should also be
> posted on the website for all users to know, e.g., "The POPLINE
> database producers have decided to ignore "abortion" as a searchable
> We look forward to a better explanation for why this term has been
> eliminated; all of the users of POPLINE deserve to know.
>
> To: Won, Gloria
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion
> terms stop words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was
> To: Dickson, Debbie L.
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> I left a message on your voice mail today regarding POPLINE, but
> didn't explain the problem I'm encountering, so here is an email
>
> When I ran this strategy on Jan 18, 2008, POPLINE retrieved 1684 refs;
> when I re-ran the same strategy today, POPLINE retrieved fewer refs,
ie,
total
> number of references retrieved is more, not less. Has POPLINE
> undergone some major change in the past few months that might explain
Item #124237 (3 Apr 2008 13:21) - Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: Pamela Van Hine <PVanhine@ACOG.ORG>
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
In-Reply-To: <4850136AECAE5447B2E7FF80CA922530013F6EBF@UABEXMB4.ad.uab.edu>
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
> MEDLARS will not be using abortion as a MeSH term? How can we get
> POPLINE to change their policy?
>
> Hello All,
> The message string below addresses the decision by POPLINE managers
to
> America/Los_Angeles
> Subject: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
> To: Debra L. Dickson
> POPLINE Database Manager/Administrator
> INFO Project
> puzzled as I about the decision to make "all abortion terms stop
> words" in the government funded, publically available "POPLINE"
> database. Even more troubling is the implications for the average
> A better explanation is deserved * the explanation should also be
> posted on the website for all users to know, e.g., "The POPLINE
> database producers have decided to ignore "abortion" as a searchable
> We look forward to a better explanation for why this term has been
> eliminated; all of the users of POPLINE deserve to know.
>
> To: Won, Gloria
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion
> terms stop words. As a federally funded project, we decided this
> To: Dickson, Debbie L.
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> I left a message on your voice mail today regarding POPLINE, but
> didn't explain the problem I'm encountering, so here is an email
>
> When I ran this strategy on Jan 18, 2008, POPLINE retrieved 1684
refs;
> when I re-ran the same strategy today, POPLINE retrieved fewer refs,
ie,
total
> number of references retrieved is more, not less. Has POPLINE
> undergone some major change in the past few months that might
Item #124235 (3 Apr 2008 12:15) - Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: "Lensch, Elly S." <Lensch.Elly@MAYO.EDU>
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
Comments: To: "Foster, Jan" <jfoster@CARONDELET.COM>
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
POPLINEÂ(R)(POPulation information onLINE), the world's largest
database on reproductive health, containing citations with abstracts to
> MEDLARS will not be using abortion as a MeSH term? How can we get
> POPLINE to change their policy?
>
> Hello All,
> The message string below addresses the decision by POPLINE managers to
> America/Los_Angeles
> Subject: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
> To: Debra L. Dickson
> POPLINE Database Manager/Administrator INFO Project
> 111 Market Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, MD 21202 ddickson@jhuccp.org
> as puzzled as I about the decision to make "all abortion terms stop
> words" in the government funded, publically available "POPLINE"
> database. Even more troubling is the implications for the average
> A better explanation is deserved * the explanation should also be
> posted on the website for all users to know, e.g., "The POPLINE
> database producers have decided to ignore "abortion" as a searchable
> We look forward to a better explanation for why this term has been
> eliminated; all of the users of POPLINE deserve to know.
>
> To: Won, Gloria
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion
> terms stop words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was
> To: Dickson, Debbie L.
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> I left a message on your voice mail today regarding POPLINE, but
> didn't explain the problem I'm encountering, so here is an email
>
> When I ran this strategy on Jan 18, 2008, POPLINE retrieved 1684 refs;
> when I re-ran the same strategy today, POPLINE retrieved fewer refs,
> ie,
total
> number of references retrieved is more, not less. Has POPLINE
> undergone some major change in the past few months that might explain
Item #124236 (3 Apr 2008 12:14) - Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: "Burns, Liz" <Liz.Burns@VA.GOV>
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
Comments: To: CJ Bryant <cjbryant@UAB.EDU>
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
POPLINEÂ(R)(POPulation information onLINE), the world's largest
database
> MEDLARS will not be using abortion as a MeSH term? How can we get
> POPLINE to change their policy?
>
> Hello All,
> The message string below addresses the decision by POPLINE managers to
> make 'abortion' a stop word in that database...
> America/Los_Angeles
> Subject: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
> To: Debra L. Dickson
> POPLINE Database Manager/Administrator
> INFO Project
> puzzled as I about the decision to make "all abortion terms stop
> words" in the government funded, publically available "POPLINE"
> database. Even more troubling is the implications for the average
> A better explanation is deserved * the explanation should also be
> posted on the website for all users to know, e.g., "The POPLINE
> database producers have decided to ignore "abortion" as a searchable
> We look forward to a better explanation for why this term has been
> eliminated; all of the users of POPLINE deserve to know.
>
> To: Won, Gloria
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion
> terms stop words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was
> To: Dickson, Debbie L.
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> I left a message on your voice mail today regarding POPLINE, but
> didn't explain the problem I'm encountering, so here is an email
>
> When I ran this strategy on Jan 18, 2008, POPLINE retrieved 1684 refs;
> when I re-ran the same strategy today, POPLINE retrieved fewer refs,
ie,
total
> number of references retrieved is more, not less. Has POPLINE
> undergone some major change in the past few months that might explain
Item #124234 (3 Apr 2008 12:05) - Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: CJ Bryant <cjbryant@UAB.EDU>
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
In-Reply-To: A<000C87DF63818A4293BEAC181D4B6DCA478D15@ahcmascdc008.DS.SJHS.COM>
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
POPLINEÂ(R)(POPulation information onLINE), the world's largest
database
> MEDLARS will not be using abortion as a MeSH term? How can we get
> POPLINE to change their policy?
>
> Hello All,
> The message string below addresses the decision by POPLINE managers to
> make 'abortion' a stop word in that database...
> America/Los_Angeles
> Subject: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
> To: Debra L. Dickson
> POPLINE Database Manager/Administrator
> INFO Project
> puzzled as I about the decision to make "all abortion terms stop
> words" in the government funded, publically available "POPLINE"
> database. Even more troubling is the implications for the average
> A better explanation is deserved * the explanation should also be
> posted on the website for all users to know, e.g., "The POPLINE
> database producers have decided to ignore "abortion" as a searchable
> We look forward to a better explanation for why this term has been
> eliminated; all of the users of POPLINE deserve to know.
>
> To: Won, Gloria
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion
> terms stop words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was
> To: Dickson, Debbie L.
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> I left a message on your voice mail today regarding POPLINE, but
> didn't explain the problem I'm encountering, so here is an email
>
> When I ran this strategy on Jan 18, 2008, POPLINE retrieved 1684 refs;
> when I re-ran the same strategy today, POPLINE retrieved fewer refs,
ie,
total
> number of references retrieved is more, not less. Has POPLINE
> undergone some major change in the past few months that might explain
Item #124233 (3 Apr 2008 11:59) - Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: "Foster, Jan" <jfoster@CARONDELET.COM>
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
Comments: To: Patty Kahn <PKahn@PENBAYHEALTHCARE.ORG>
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
POPLINEÂ(R)(POPulation information onLINE), the world's largest database
on
> MEDLARS will not be using abortion as a MeSH term? How can we get
> POPLINE to change their policy?
>
> Hello All,
> The message string below addresses the decision by POPLINE managers to
> make 'abortion' a stop word in that database...
> America/Los_Angeles
> Subject: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
> To: Debra L. Dickson
> POPLINE Database Manager/Administrator
> INFO Project
> puzzled as I about the decision to make "all abortion terms stop
> words" in the government funded, publically available "POPLINE"
> database. Even more troubling is the implications for the average user
> A better explanation is deserved * the explanation should also be
> posted on the website for all users to know, e.g., "The POPLINE
> database producers have decided to ignore "abortion" as a searchable
> We look forward to a better explanation for why this term has been
> eliminated; all of the users of POPLINE deserve to know.
>
> To: Won, Gloria
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion
> terms stop words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was
> To: Dickson, Debbie L.
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> I left a message on your voice mail today regarding POPLINE, but
> didn't explain the problem I'm encountering, so here is an email
>
> When I ran this strategy on Jan 18, 2008, POPLINE retrieved 1684 refs;
> when I re-ran the same strategy today, POPLINE retrieved fewer refs, ie,
> 1478 refs. Usually, when a search is re-run at a later date, the total
> number of references retrieved is more, not less. Has POPLINE
> undergone some major change in the past few months that might explain
Item #124243 (3 Apr 2008 11:35) - Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: Marcus McGregor <virtualmeetingspace@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
In-Reply-To: <766b20260804030734v47a147c4h55e9c4f8c983199c@mail.gmail.com>
Fax: 410-659-6266
E-Mail: POPLINE@jhuccp.org
Item #124227 (3 Apr 2008 11:31) - Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: Lee Hover <lhover@GTI.NET>
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
Comments: To: Julie Stielstra <jstielstra@GMAIL.COM>
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
POPLINEÂ(R)(POPulation information onLINE), the world's largest
database on
> MEDLARS will not be using abortion as a MeSH term? How can we get
> POPLINE to change their policy?
>
> Hello All,
> The message string below addresses the decision by POPLINE managers to
> make 'abortion' a stop word in that database...
> America/Los_Angeles
> Subject: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
> To: Debra L. Dickson
> POPLINE Database Manager/Administrator
> INFO Project
> puzzled as I about the decision to make "all abortion terms stop
> words" in the government funded, publically available "POPLINE"
> database. Even more troubling is the implications for the average
> A better explanation is deserved – the explanation should also be
> posted on the website for all users to know, e.g., "The POPLINE
> database producers have decided to ignore "abortion" as a searchable
> We look forward to a better explanation for why this term has been
> eliminated; all of the users of POPLINE deserve to know.
>
> To: Won, Gloria
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion
> terms stop words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was
> To: Dickson, Debbie L.
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> I left a message on your voice mail today regarding POPLINE, but
> didn't explain the problem I'm encountering, so here is an email
>
> When I ran this strategy on Jan 18, 2008, POPLINE retrieved 1684 refs;
> when I re-ran the same strategy today, POPLINE retrieved fewer refs,
ie,
total
> number of references retrieved is more, not less. Has POPLINE
> undergone some major change in the past few months that might explain
Item #124226 (3 Apr 2008 11:30) - Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: Patty Kahn <PKahn@PENBAYHEALTHCARE.ORG>
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
Comments: To: Julie Stielstra <jstielstra@GMAIL.COM>
POPLINEÂ(R)(POPulation information onLINE), the world's largest database
on
> MEDLARS will not be using abortion as a MeSH term? How can we get
> POPLINE to change their policy?
>
> Hello All,
> The message string below addresses the decision by POPLINE managers to
> make 'abortion' a stop word in that database...
> America/Los_Angeles
> Subject: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
> To: Debra L. Dickson
> POPLINE Database Manager/Administrator
> INFO Project
> puzzled as I about the decision to make "all abortion terms stop
> words" in the government funded, publically available "POPLINE"
> database. Even more troubling is the implications for the average user
> A better explanation is deserved * the explanation should also be
> posted on the website for all users to know, e.g., "The POPLINE
> database producers have decided to ignore "abortion" as a searchable
> We look forward to a better explanation for why this term has been
> eliminated; all of the users of POPLINE deserve to know.
>
> To: Won, Gloria
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion
> terms stop words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was
> To: Dickson, Debbie L.
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> I left a message on your voice mail today regarding POPLINE, but
> didn't explain the problem I'm encountering, so here is an email
>
> When I ran this strategy on Jan 18, 2008, POPLINE retrieved 1684 refs;
> when I re-ran the same strategy today, POPLINE retrieved fewer refs, ie,
> 1478 refs. Usually, when a search is re-run at a later date, the total
> number of references retrieved is more, not less. Has POPLINE
> undergone some major change in the past few months that might explain
Item #124230 (3 Apr 2008 11:10) - Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: "Sprague, Gwen E" <Gwen.SPRAGUE@TMCMED.ORG>
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
In-Reply-To: A<47F4BFAA.7533.0049.0@penbayhealthcare.org>
My guess is that this is part of USAID's global gag rule since it is
the governmental agency that funds POPLINE.
http://www.usai
d.gov/our_work/global_health/pop/restrictions.html
http://ww
f Of Patty Kahn
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 10:31 AM
To: MEDLI
B-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion'
is now a stopword
" As a federally funded project, we decided t
es that mean that
> MEDLARS will not be using abortion as a MeSH term
? How can we get
> POPLINE to change their policy?
>
> See
forwarded messages below!
>
> MASH
>
> >>> Jo Anne Boor
kman <jaboorkman@ucdavis.edu> 4/2/2008 6:11 PM >>>
> Hello All,
> The message string below addresses the decision by POPLINE managers to
> make 'abortion' a stop word in that database...
> Jo An
> Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2008 12:48:09 PM (GMT-0800)
> America/Los
_Angeles
> Subject: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
> To:
Debra L. Dickson
> POPLINE Database Manager/Administrator INFO Proj
ect
> 111 Market Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, MD 21202 ddickson@jhuccp
ortion terms stop
> words" in the government funded, publically avail
able "POPLINE"
> database. Even more troubling is the implications
for the average
> user
> * eliminating this term essentially blo
lanation should also be
> posted on the website for all users to know
, e.g., "The POPLINE
> database producers have decided to ignore
"abortion" as a searchable
> to term because **. ?
>
> W
e look forward to a better explanation for why this term has been
> e
liminated; all of the users of POPLINE deserve to know.
>
> Reg
ards,
>
> Gail Sorrough, Director of Medical Library Services and
Debbie L. [mailto:ddickson@jhuccp.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 01,
2008 7:26 AM
> To: Won, Gloria
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval
discrepancy
>
> Hi Gloria,
>
> Yes we did make a change
in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion
> terms stop words.
As a federally funded project, we decided this was
> best for now.
ucsfmedctr.org]
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 3:51 PM
> To: Di
ckson, Debbie L.
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
> Hello Debbie:
>
> I left a message on your voice mail tod
ay regarding POPLINE, but
> didn't explain the problem I'm encounteri
ng, so here is an email
> follow-up.
>
> When I ran this
strategy on Jan 18, 2008, POPLINE retrieved 1684 refs;
> when I re-ra
n the same strategy today, POPLINE retrieved fewer refs,
> ie,
>
1478 refs. Usually, when a search is re-run at a later date, the total
> number of references retrieved is more, not less. Has POPLINE
> undergone some major change in the past few months that might expla
Item #124222 (3 Apr 2008 10:23) - [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: Mary Hyde <MHyde@ACOG.ORG>
Subject: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
Mime-Version: 1.0
MEDLARS will not be using abortion as a MeSH term? How can we get
POPLINE to change their policy?
Hello All,
The message string below addresses the decision by POPLINE managers to
make 'abortion' a stop word in that database...
America/Los_Angeles
Subject: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: Debra L. Dickson
POPLINE Database Manager/Administrator
INFO Project
A better explanation is deserved – the explanation should also be
posted on the website for all users to know, e.g., “The POPLINE
database producers have decided to ignore “abortion” as a searchable
We look forward to a better explanation for why this term has been
eliminated; all of the users of POPLINE deserve to know.
To: Won, Gloria
Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion
terms stop words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was
To: Dickson, Debbie L.
Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
I left a message on your voice mail today regarding POPLINE, but
didn’t explain the problem I’m encountering, so here is an email
When I ran this strategy on Jan 18, 2008, POPLINE retrieved 1684 refs;
when I re-ran the same strategy today, POPLINE retrieved fewer refs, ie,
1478 refs. Usually, when a search is re-run at a later date, the total
number of references retrieved is more, not less. Has POPLINE
undergone some major change in the past few months that might explain
Item #124232 (3 Apr 2008 10:20) - Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: "Okandan, Amanda" <aokandan@PHS.ORG>
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
Comments: To: Mary Hyde <MHyde@ACOG.ORG>
An interesting point in the discussion regarding POPLINE's arbitrary
decision to make abortion a stopword is that abortion is listed
prominently as a keyword in their User's Guide to Popline Keywords here:
To: MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
MEDLARS will not be using abortion as a MeSH term? How can we get
POPLINE to change their policy?
Hello All,
The message string below addresses the decision by POPLINE managers to
make 'abortion' a stop word in that database...
America/Los_Angeles
Subject: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
To: Debra L. Dickson
POPLINE Database Manager/Administrator
INFO Project
puzzled as I about the decision to make "all abortion terms stop
words" in the government funded, publically available "POPLINE"
database. Even more troubling is the implications for the average user
A better explanation is deserved - the explanation should also be
posted on the website for all users to know, e.g., "The POPLINE
database producers have decided to ignore "abortion" as a searchable
We look forward to a better explanation for why this term has been
eliminated; all of the users of POPLINE deserve to know.
To: Won, Gloria
Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion
terms stop words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was
To: Dickson, Debbie L.
Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
I left a message on your voice mail today regarding POPLINE, but
didn't explain the problem I'm encountering, so here is an email
When I ran this strategy on Jan 18, 2008, POPLINE retrieved 1684 refs;
when I re-ran the same strategy today, POPLINE retrieved fewer refs, ie,
1478 refs. Usually, when a search is re-run at a later date, the total
number of references retrieved is more, not less. Has POPLINE
undergone some major change in the past few months that might explain
Item #124224 (3 Apr 2008 09:34) - Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
From: Julie Stielstra <jstielstra@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: [sla-dbio] Fwd: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
Comments: To: Mary Hyde <MHyde@acog.org>
POPLINEÂ(R)(POPulation information onLINE), the world's largest database
on
> MEDLARS will not be using abortion as a MeSH term? How can we get
> POPLINE to change their policy?
>
> Hello All,
> The message string below addresses the decision by POPLINE managers to
> make 'abortion' a stop word in that database...
> America/Los_Angeles
> Subject: POPLINE - 'abortion' is now a stopword
> To: Debra L. Dickson
> POPLINE Database Manager/Administrator
> INFO Project
> puzzled as I about the decision to make "all abortion terms stop
> words" in the government funded, publically available "POPLINE"
> database. Even more troubling is the implications for the average user
> A better explanation is deserved – the explanation should also be
> posted on the website for all users to know, e.g., "The POPLINE
> database producers have decided to ignore "abortion" as a searchable
> We look forward to a better explanation for why this term has been
> eliminated; all of the users of POPLINE deserve to know.
>
> To: Won, Gloria
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> Yes we did make a change in POPLINE. We recently made all abortion
> terms stop words. As a federally funded project, we decided this was
> To: Dickson, Debbie L.
> Subject: RE: Popline retrieval discrepancy
>
>
> I left a message on your voice mail today regarding POPLINE, but
> didn't explain the problem I'm encountering, so here is an email
>
> When I ran this strategy on Jan 18, 2008, POPLINE retrieved 1684 refs;
> when I re-ran the same strategy today, POPLINE retrieved fewer refs, ie,
> 1478 refs. Usually, when a search is re-run at a later date, the total
> number of references retrieved is more, not less. Has POPLINE
> undergone some major change in the past few months that might explain
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