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Indexing for MEDLINE

Presentation to Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Animal Use Information

Presented by:
James Marcetich
Head, Index Section, NLM
April 2000

Table of Contents

  1. Indexing for MEDLINE

  2. National Library of Medicine,Index Section

  3. How are journals selected for Index Medicus and MEDLINE?

  4. LSTRC

  5. New titles selected by LSTRC at February 2000 meeting included:

  6. LSTRC

  7. How are citations created?

  8. Who performs indexing for MEDLINE?

  9. Who performs indexing for MEDLINE?

  10. How are new indexers trained?

  11. MEDLINE indexing

  12. Indexers use Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

  13. NLM's online indexing system

  14. Indexing an article

  15. Example of indexed article:

  16. Tolerability of an extract of European mistletoe among immunocompromised and healthy individuals.

  17. ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES

  18. ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES (continued)

  19. ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES (continued)


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