CE401 Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) for Searchers

Level: Beginning+
Prerequisite: Previous experience using PubMed/MEDLINE databases
Cost: $405 (nonmember, $695)
Attendance Maximum: 24

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

Offered: Saturday, May 14, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

If you search using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) as 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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• Special Course Suites (Consumer Health Information Specialization Program, Evidence-based Practice,
  Expert Searcher Training Initiative, Information Specialist in
  Context, and Management Track)
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