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 8—Names or Work Titles as Subjects
Special Cases
- When a work discusses a corporate body that has undergone name changes over time, generally assign only the heading used by the body during the latest period covered by the work being cataloged
- For older works, the corporate heading may not be the same as the geographical which will always reflect the current place name
- For example, a 1922 government report about a part of India that is now part of Pakistan would be assigned a MARC 651 of Pakistan for the current place but a MARC 610 for India, the jurisdiction
- For older works, the corporate heading may not be the same as the geographical which will always reflect the current place name
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