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)
Searching Examples
- You get an item that is titled “Rhytidectomy” which is not a word that you immediately recognize
- However, before looking it up in a medical dictionary, you try typing the term into the MeSH Browser and you are taken directly to the correct descriptor, Rhytidoplasty, and can also see the common terminology: Face Lift
Last Reviewed: July 27, 2017