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MLA '08: Continuing Education Courses

A full description of the specific CE course appears below. For further information, or if you have other questions about MLA CE courses, contact Debra Cavanaugh, mlapd3@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094, x32.

CE 304
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) for Searchers

Level: Beginning
Prerequisite: Previous experience using PubMed/MEDLINE databases
Cost: $385 (nonmember, $580)
Attendance Maximum: 24

Instructor(s): E. Diane Johnson, AHIP, Head, Information Services, J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, University of Missouri-Columbia

Offered: Saturday, May 17, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

If you search using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) as your controlled vocabulary with National Library of Medicine databases, then this course is for you. Develop an understanding of the history, the structure, and the indexing applications of MeSH for the subject analysis of medical literature. Learn the concept of coordinate indexing, principles for optimum search results, and backfile searches.

 

 

 

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