Module 3—Selecting the Main Concept

Introduction

Module 1
Subject Analysis Principles

• Review Questions

Module 2
Introduction to Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and the MeSH Browser

• Review Questions

Module 3
Selecting the Main Concept

• Review Questions

Module 4
Use of Topical Subheadings in MeSH

• Review Questions

Module 5
Geographic Headings

• Review Questions

Module 6
Publication Types

• Review Questions

Module 7
Names as Subjects

• Review Questions

Module 8
Deconstructed Headings vs. Subject Strings

• Review Questions

Finding Appropriate Main Headings

• If you are having difficulties in finding appropriate terms in the MeSH browser:
  • try to think of some synonyms for the concept and search those terms
  • identify a broader or narrower term and examine the trees to find the term appropriate for your item

• For very new concepts or particularly problematic titles, try searching the NLM Catalog or PubMed® for some of the keywords you have identified, or for other works by the author of your piece

• Seeing terms assigned to similar material may assist you in assigning the proper MeSH
  • One word of caution: indexers often use more specific terms than a cataloger would, you may find the most appropriate heading higher in the tree

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