Metadata: 2017 MeSH Subject Headings Released
From the NLM Technical Bulletin:
The Introduction to MeSH 2017 is now available, including information on its use and structure, as well as recent updates and availability of data.
MeSH Browser
The default year in the MeSH Browser remains 2016 MeSH for now and the alternate link provides access to 2017 MeSH.
Access to two years of MeSH vocabulary is always available in the MeSH Browser, the current year and an alternate year. Sometime in November or December, the default year will change to 2017 MeSH and the alternate link will provide access to the 2016 MeSH.
Download MeSH
Download 2017 MeSH in XML and ASCII formats. Also available for 2017 from the same MeSH download page are:
- Pharmacologic Actions (Forthcoming)
- New Headings with Scope Notes
- MeSH Replaced Headings (Fate of Deleted Descriptors)
- MeSH MN (tree number) changes
- 2017 MeSH in MARC format
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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