Cataloging: Using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) in Cataloging
Module 2—Introduction to Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and the MeSH Browser
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Introduction
Module 1
Subject Analysis Principles
Module 2
Introduction to Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and the MeSH Browser
Module 3
Selecting the Main Concept
Module 4
Use of Topical Subheadings in MeSH
Module 5
Geographic Headings
Module 6
Publication Types
Module 7
Names as Subjects
Module 8
Deconstructed Headings vs. Subject Strings
Hyperlinks in MeSH Browser
- All underlined information is hyperlinked
- Links may be to the trees, other MeSH terms, or additional sources such as related sections in the NLM® Indexing Manual
Views in MeSH Browser
- Three different views available
- Standard View
- Default view
- Concept View
- Structured in the same manner as in XML format
- Groups synonymous terms into concepts
- Minimum concept structure with terms and scope notes
- Expanded Concept View
- The concept view plus additional concept and term attributes such as Concept UI, Semantic Type and Lexical Tag
- Standard View
