Module 8—Deconstructed Headings vs. Subject Strings

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Review Questions

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1. True or False?

Records found in OCLC, created by NLM, look the same as they do in LocatorPlus.

2. NLM records geographic terms in a 651 field. In a MARC 21 distributed record with other 650 fields, this geographic term would be recorded in a:

3. The following subjects appear on a record in the NLM file:

650 12 $a Retirement $x economics
650 22 $a Aged $9n
651 _2 $a United States
655 _2 $a Statistics

In a MARC 21 distributed record the subjects would appear as:

4. In a MARC 21 distributed record, the 655 Statistics could be appended as a $v to which 650 term(s)?

5. The MARC 21 distributed record has the following subjects.

650 12 $a Health Policy $z France $v Periodicals.
650 12 $a Health Policy $z Italy $v Periodicals.

How would they properly appear in the NLM file?

6. A language subfield is appended to distributed records

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Last reviewed: 14 April 2009
Last updated: 14 April 2009
First published: 08 April 2009
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Module 8—Deconstructed Headings vs. Subject Strings

Introduction

Module 1
Subject Analysis Principles

Module 2
Introduction to MeSH Headings (MeSH) and the MeSH Browser

Module 3
Selecting the Main Concept

Module 4
Use of Topical Subheadings in MeSH

Module 5
Geographic Headings

Module 6
Publication Types

Module 7
Names as Subjects

Module 8
Deconstructed Headings vs. Subject Strings

Review Questions