Form 1 MeSH Webinar Poll questions

NLM Office Hours: Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
June 2022
Poll Questions
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1. How would you like to provide input on MeSH terminology? (select all that apply)

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

Serve on a committee/federal advisory board
Respond to a Request for Information (RFI)
Join a focus group for a topic area of my interest
Review a list of terms in a topic area of my interest and send written comments
Participate in large group discussions/webinars like this
Write to the NLM Customer Support Center
Other (please share in chat)

2. Who should be involved in developing MeSH terminology? (select all that apply)
a. Researchers and other subject matter experts
b. Linguistics and terminology experts
c. Librarians/expert searchers
d. End users/searchers
e. Other (please share in chat)
3. To what extent should MeSH integrate with other standard terminologies?
a. MeSH should adopt other standard terminologies whenever possible
b. MeSH should map to other standard terminologies
c. MeSH should be independent of other standard terminologies

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