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DB / Metadata Management Program (MMP): Fundamentals of the NLM® Classification

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Captions

  • Relationship to MeSH—May or may not be MeSH terms

    • Screen capture of the Schedule caption relationship to MeSH example

    Screen capture of the Schedule caption MeSH Heading example

  • Punctuation—A period (".") is used to separate related but different concepts within the same caption.

    • Screen capture of the Schedule caption punctuation example


Class Notes

  • Associated with individual class numbers

    Types of class notes:
    • Cutter—Gives instructions for assigning cutter information for names

      • Screen capture of the Schedule Cutter note example

    • Explanatory—Defines what is classed at a particular number or elsewhere

      • Screen capture of the Schedule Explanatory note example

  • Serials
    NLM generally classes serials in W1 or W2 or in specifically marked classification numbers with the annotation (Monographs and Serials) (Cf. Module 9—Serials)

    • Screen capture of the Schedule Serial note example


Hyperlinks in the Schedules

  • Between and among numbers within the text of the schedules
  • To the geographic Table G from designated class numbers


Last Reviewed: April 16, 2021