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NLM LocatorPlus -- Authority Records -- Searching for Authority Records
Printer-friendly VersionQuestion: How do I search for authority records in LocatorPlus?
Answer:
- - In the "Search In" box, select one of the following choices:
| Browse MARC Subject Authority1 | to search for authority records for MeSH subject terms and MeSH subject terms with subheading combinations, established in the NLM authority file. (Note: using this search selection also retrieves personal or corporate names or series/uniform titles that may also be used as subjects in cataloging.) |
| Browse MARC Name Authority | to search for authority records for personal, corporate, or conference/meeting names established in the NLM authority file |
| Browse MARC Title Authority | to search for authority record for series titles and uniform title headings established in the NLM authority file |
| Browse MARC Name/Title Authority | to search forms of names and associated title headings established in the NLM authority file |
1. The LocatorPlus authority file contains the medical subject terms and terms/subheading combinations used and structured in MARC21 format for cataloging. For complete access to the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) thesaurus, consult the MeSH Browser at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html
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Last updated: 06 May 2004
First published: 15 January 2003
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