Health Services Research Projects in Progress Database Available for Download

NLM is pleased to announce that the Health Services Research Projects in Progress (HSRProj) database is available for download.

Background

HSRProj is produced by the National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) and provides access to data for research into health services research investments. Established in the 1990s, HSRProj contains searchable structured descriptions of more than 16,000 current or recently completed health services research projects from more than 350 funders, both international and domestic. While access to the entire dataset of more 30,000 records has always been available on a partial or ad hoc basis, this new XML file download is expected to greatly broaden the accessibility of the information for those interested in health services research trends by topic, funder, or researcher/research organization.

Documentation

Documentation for researchers seeking to manipulate and download the full file from the FTP site is available at: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/hsrproj_xml.html. A complete list of all the elements and their attributes is available and includes a sample record using the NLM DTD, as well as a description of each field and its attributes. The XML data can be used with the XML converter of your choice.

File Downloads

An updated file will be created and posted to the FTP site on a quarterly basis in conjunction with the regular quarterly update of the HSRProj record set. The current file is October 2016. We anticipate retaining older files on the FTP site for at least one year, but would welcome community input on this question. File names will include the month and date of release.

Terms and Conditions

No license is required to obtain or use the data. Per the Terms and Conditions, the National Library of Medicine should be identified as the creator, maintainer and provider of the data, for any use that is not personal; other conditions also apply.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback. Please send your comments and questions, as well as descriptions of how you have used the data to: NLM Customer Service with "HSRProj Download" in the subject field.