| Developer(s) | Trip Database Ltd |
|---|---|
| Type | Search engine |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Trip |
Trip is a free clinical search engine used in the United Kingdom to help clinicians identify research evidence, in part for creating systematic reviews.
History
The site was created in 1997 by Jon Brassey and Chris Price in Gwent, South Wales. In 1999, one source reported it aggregated results from 25 websites. In 2003, Trip became a subscription-only service. This was abandoned In September 2006 and in 2015 followed a freemium business model. Originally "Trip" stood for Turning Research Into Practice.
Usage
Between May 2004 and May 2005, 620,735 searches were undertaken.
References
- Tsafnat, Guy; Glasziou, Paul; Choong, Miew Keen; Dunn, Adam; Galgani, Filippo; Coiera, Enrico (2014). "Systematic review automation technologies". Systematic Reviews. 3 (1): 74. doi:10.1186/2046-4053-3-74. ISSN 2046-4053. PMC 4100748. PMID 25005128.
- ^ Meats, Emma; Brassey, Jon; Heneghan, Carl; Glasziou, Paul (2007). "Using the Turning Research Into Practice (TRIP) database: how do clinicians really search?". Journal of the Medical Library Association. 95 (2): 156–163. doi:10.3163/1536-5050.95.2.156. ISSN 1558-9439. PMC 1852632. PMID 17443248.
- "Web Watch - January 1999". Archived from the original on 5 December 2021.
- "About". Trip. Trip Database Ltd. Retrieved 3 April 2013.