Cataloging: Using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) in Cataloging
Module 7—Names as Subjects
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Introduction
Module 1
Subject Analysis Principles
Module 2
Introduction to MeSH 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
Geographic Names
- In the rare instance of a work that discusses only a geographic entity (e.g., an area handbook or statistical survey of one area, with a title such as "Area Handbook for Zambia"), assign the appropriate heading for the geographic name as a corporate subject in the correct NAF form using the MARC 610 tag
- Remember to distinguish between items that actually discuss the geographic entity and those that merely identify a geographic aspect of a MeSH concept, e.g., malaria control in Botswana. In this case you would use Botswana in a 651 field
