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 4— Descriptors: Selecting the Main Concept(s)
Pre-coordinated Descriptors vs. Multiple Descriptors
- You have an item that is about the “glycogen content of the liver”
- You might expect to have to use more than one descriptor to convey this concept, however a search of the phrase “glycogen liver” in the MeSH Browser retrieves the proper single MeSH heading: Liver Glycogen (be sure to click the “ALL fragments” button)
Search and Results
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