Cataloging and Metadata Management: Using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) in Cataloging
Introduction
- Module 1 - Subject Analysis Principles
- Module 2 - Introduction to Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- Module 3 - MeSH Browser
- Module 4 - Descriptors: Selecting the Main Concept(s)
- Module 5 - Qualifiers (Subheadings)
- Module 6 - Geographicals
- Module 7 - Publication Characteristics
- Module 8 - Names or Work Titles as Subjects
Module 1— Subject Analysis Principles
Introduction
- Subject analysis applies to both indexing and cataloging
- It deals with the conceptual analysis of an item
- What is it about?
- What is its form/genre/format?
- What controlled subject terms translate into the identified concepts?
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Last Reviewed: June 22, 2017