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 3— Searching MeSH Browser
Fragment Searching
- If you want to search for "Psychological Feedback" and you select the ALL Fragments button, MeSH Browser inserts an "and" between your two terms and the result is the term(s) which contain both “feedback” and “psychological.”
- If you perform the same search but select ANY Fragment, MeSH Browser inserts an "or" between the two terms
Search Results
- The result is a long list of terms that contain either "feedback" or "psychological"
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