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
Review Questions
| 1. If no pre-coordinated term exists for the concepts in the work being cataloged, prefer to use a main heading with a subheading over two main headings. |
| Using the MeSH Browser, identify a main heading or combination of main headings to describe each of these concepts: |
| 2. What are the appropriate subject headings to use for a work entitled: Cortisone therapy in dermatology? |
| 3. What are the appropriate subject headings to use for a work entitled: Pathology of Arbovirus diseases? |
| 4. What are the correct subjects to assign to a work on fractures occurring in baseball, soccer, football, hockey? |
| 5. What is the appropriate subject heading to use for a work dealing with: Sodium-free diet? |
| 6. What are the appropriate subject headings to use for a work dealing with: X-chromosome studies of female newborns? |
| 7. True or False: All subject terms are recorded in the MARC 650 field. |
| 8. True or False: For a work entitled “Food and Beverages that Improve Your Health” the appropriate MeSH would be Food and Beverages. |
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