Pings V M, Ferrario J A
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1967 Jan;55(1):55-65.
Wayne State University Medical Library (WSUML) revised its monograph subject catalog in 1961 utilizing the 1960 edition of MeSH as an authority list. With the introduction of MEDLARS in 1963 by NLM, all topical subheadings were omitted from MeSH. Inasmuch as this omission could not accommodate the needs of WSUML, the 1960 edition of MeSH was retained as a guideline. In January 1966, when MeSH resumed the incorporation of topical subheadings, WSUML was faced with a decision whether to continue the current policy or to adopt the form as presented in the latest edition of MeSH. This report describes the methodology employed in adopting a new policy, the findings which resulted from the change, and an evaluation of this reorganization.
韦恩州立大学医学图书馆（WSUML）于1961年修订了其专著主题目录，将1960年版的《医学主题词表》（MeSH）用作权威列表。随着美国国立医学图书馆（NLM）在1963年引入医学文献分析与检索系统（MEDLARS），《医学主题词表》中所有的主题副标题都被省略了。由于这一省略无法满足韦恩州立大学医学图书馆的需求，1960年版的《医学主题词表》被保留下来作为指导方针。1966年1月，当《医学主题词表》恢复纳入主题副标题时，韦恩州立大学医学图书馆面临着一个决定，即是否继续现行政策，还是采用最新版《医学主题词表》中呈现的形式。本报告描述了采用新政策所采用的方法、变革所产生的结果，以及对这次重组的评估。
