Cataloging: Using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) in Cataloging
Module 3—Selecting the Main Concept
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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
Finding Appropriate Main Headings
- You get an item that is titled “Rhytidoplasty” which is not a word that you immediately recognize
- However, before looking it up in a medical dictionary, you try typing the term into the MeSH browser and retrieve the following record
Search Results
You are taken directly to the correct descriptor, Rhytidoplasty, and can also see the common terminology: Face Lift
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