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 5—Qualifiers (Subheadings)
MARC Coding
- Qualifiers are recorded in the following MARC fields
- 650 $x, following the 650 $a
- 651 $x, following the 651 $a
- Note: only 2 topical qualifiers are valid with 651, ethnology and epidemiology
- 650 $x, following the 650 $a
1
Last Reviewed: July 19, 2017