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 7—Publication Characteristics
Use of Publication Characteristics
- Publication characteristics in MeSH may be used by catalogers unless they are annotated “CATALOGER: Do not use”
- A few publication characteristics are used only for historical materials or NLM collaborating partners and these have an annotation that explains when the publication characteristic may be used at NLM
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Last Reviewed: July 27, 2017