医学科研是医学工作者的重要任务之一，而信息检索是医学科研最重要的工具，但是信息检索并未被医学工作者们熟练的掌握。随着各大医学院校、科研院所与临床医院对医学科研的不断重视，如何使临床医学留学生、广大医学科研人员、临床医师、研究生等可以有效的利用信息检索进行医学科研，已经成为急需解决的现实问题。纵观市场，关于强调信息检索应用于医学科研方面的书籍寥寥无几。本书的读者对象为临床医学留学生、本科双语教学 为主，其他医学科研人员、医务工作者和医学研究生阅读。

周金元，男，1965年出生，研究馆员，江苏大学图书馆副馆长，全国高校医学文献检索教研会常务理事，发表C刊、核心刊论文近50篇，主编教材5部，主持省级科研项目3项。

Preface Ç° ÑÔ Information retrieval (IR) is a broad area of computer science focused primarily on providing the users with easy access to information of their interest. With the promotion of one belt and one road policy of China in the world and the increase of international cultural exchange activities, the education of foreign students studying in China has become an important part of high education of China. Medical Information Retrieval (MIR) will be a course that foreign medical students will need to study. The purpose of setting up this course is to improve their medical information quality and their ability of obtaining and using medical information. Therefore, it i...