Happy holidays, medlibs! It’s time to stuff your stockings (not to be confused with "Stockings, Compression"[Mesh]) with new "Medical Subject Headings"[Mesh]!
There’s a lot to cover here, and we don’t even really get into MeSH changes (like updates to scope notes, added entry terms, combined or merged terms, etc.), just the new terms. Take a look at NLM’s What’s New in MeSH page to see the current documentation and to see what is planned for 2025. Also FYI: NLM and NNLM will be holding 2 classes in January 2024 that will discuss 2024 MeSH highlights and changes that will impact PubMed searching.
Links:
* how indexing happens (NLM faqs)
* Exploring the impact of automated indexing on completeness of MeSH terms (CHLA-ABSC 2023 presentation)
* JMLA: Reflective practice and health sciences librarians by Jolene M. Miller
* Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt on X and elsewhere) can explain #GraphicMedicine things like Comic Book versus Graphic Novel MeSH better than we can
Be safe out there this holiday season, medlibs. Don’t let the "Stress, Psychological"[Mesh] get you down. Stay alert if you search "christmas"[ti] — you never know what unexpected literature you might see (and not be able to unsee) — and don’t get humbugged by the BMJ Christmas issue articles.
