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 - Selecting the Main Concept
- 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
Allowable Qualifiers
- A specific qualifier allowed in combination with the descriptor
- Presented as two-letter abbreviations
- The record for Total Lung Capacity shows that DE (drug effects), ES (ethics), GE (Genetics), IM (immunology), PH (physiology), and RE (radiation effects) are the allowable qualifiers that can be used in combination with this descriptor.
