Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects
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The CRISP system at NIH has been replaced by the RePORT Expenditures and Results (RePORTER) query tool. CRISP was a fully searchable database of biomedical research projects funded by the U.S. government. It covers projects going back to 1972 and records name and abstract of the project, the principal investigator
and the involved institution. The database is maintained by the Office of Extramural Research at the National Institutes of Health
.
To facilitate indexing and searching, CRISP also contains a thesaurus
and controlled vocabulary
for terms used in biological
and medical research. Each project is assigned three keywords from the thesaurus.
All users, including the general public, can search through the CRISP interface for scientific concepts or emerging trends and techniques that are covered by federal funding. It can also be used to identify specific projects or investigators that receive, or have received, funding.
Note: The CRISP system has been replaced by the RePORT Expenditures and Results (RePORTER) query tool. This enhanced search tool is available at http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm.
Principal investigator
A principal investigator is the lead scientist or engineer for a particular well-defined science project, such as a laboratory study or clinical trial....
and the involved institution. The database is maintained by the Office of Extramural Research at the National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
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To facilitate indexing and searching, CRISP also contains a thesaurus
Thesaurus
A thesaurus is a reference work that lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning , in contrast to a dictionary, which contains definitions and pronunciations...
and controlled vocabulary
Controlled vocabulary
Controlled vocabularies provide a way to organize knowledge for subsequent retrieval. They are used in subject indexing schemes, subject headings, thesauri, taxonomies and other form of knowledge organization systems...
for terms used in biological
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
and medical research. Each project is assigned three keywords from the thesaurus.
All users, including the general public, can search through the CRISP interface for scientific concepts or emerging trends and techniques that are covered by federal funding. It can also be used to identify specific projects or investigators that receive, or have received, funding.
Note: The CRISP system has been replaced by the RePORT Expenditures and Results (RePORTER) query tool. This enhanced search tool is available at http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm.