Email Invitation

Dear [Researcher],

Hello, this is Kate Masterton, and I am an Associate Fellow at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). I am conducting research to explore the range of uses of the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) beyond indexing the medical literature in MEDLINE. In other words, this project seeks to explore how MeSH vocabulary and MeSH indexing are being used in creative “off label” applications that might include constructing derived databases, data mining, and hypothesis generation. These types of uses are likely growing, and NLM is interested in improving services to this user group, as well as understanding the size and impact of these kinds of works.

We are reaching out to researchers who have recently used MeSH and/or MeSH indexing in informatics research, as identified through published literature and through conversations with other scholars in the field. If you or one of your research colleagues would be willing to speak with us, we would greatly appreciate the opportunity to discuss your research utilizing MeSH and/or MeSH indexing. To accept our invitation or request additional information, please email me at katherine.masterton@nih.gov (or simply respond to this email). Alternatively, I am available by phone at (301) 496-4943.

Thank you for your consideration,

Kate Masterton

Associate Fellow

National Library of Medicine

8600 Rockville Pike

Building 38, 2N-05-E

Bethesda, MD 20894

Phone: (301) 496-4943

Email: katherine.masterton@nih.gov

PROJECT SPONSORS

Caitlin Sticco

Technical Analyst, Index Section

National Library of Medicine

8600 Rockville Pike

Bethesda, MD 20894-0001

301-496-8975

sticcojc@mail.nih.gov

John Kilbourne, MD

Head, Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

National Library of Medicine

8600 Rockville Pike

Bethesda, MD 20894-0001

301-594-2897

kilbourj@mail.nlm.nih.gov