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TSD / Cataloging and Metadata Management: Using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) in Cataloging

Module 3—Selecting the Main Concept: 650 Coding Exceptions


650 Coding Exceptions

  • Geographic terms (in MeSH Z tree) are recorded in 651 $a (Cf. Module 5—Geographic Headings)
  • Publication types (in MeSH V tree) are recorded in 655 $a (Cf. Module 6—Publication Types)
  • Personal names used as subjects are recorded in 600 field, corporate names used as subjects are recorded in 610 field, conference names used as subjects are recorded in 611 field, and titles used as subjects are recorded in 630 field (Cf. Module 7—Names as Subjects)

Last Reviewed: June 26, 2015