Class Experience Level
Beginner, Intermediate
This How PubMed Works: Medical Subject Headings session addresses increasing health information access and use by highlighting features of the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed bibliographic database.
The Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) thesaurus is a controlled and hierarchically-organized vocabulary produced by the National Library of Medicine. It is used for indexing, cataloging, and searching of biomedical and health-related information. MeSH includes the subject headings appearing in MEDLINE/PubMed, the NLM Catalog, and other NLM databases.
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Objectives:
- Investigate the MeSH Database
- Describe a Controlled Vocabulary
- Summarize the four types of MeSH Terms
- Explain entry terms, date introduced, previous indexing, automatic explosionInclude the objectives here
Class Details
Date(s): November 12, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST
Platform: Zoom
CE Credits: 1.50
CE Categories: MLA
This is a National NNLM class.
Class Contacts
Host/Instructor: Margot Malachowski
Technical Assistance: Margie Sheppard
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