Cataloging: Using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) in Cataloging
Module 8—Deconstructed Headings vs. Subject Strings
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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
Manual Exceptions
- Publication Types do not append to any 650s that include $9n at the end of the string. This local coding is added manually by catalogers to avoid inappropriate combinations
- Note: there is no equivalent mechanism to keep a geographic term from appending to a topical heading
