Library of Congress Subject Heading search:
Type in all or part of the Library of Congress subject heading. For example:

• cancer
• cancer chemotherapy
• acid rain Maine
• Jewett, Sarah Orne

To determine the Library of Congress Subject Heading for your topic, consult a librarian or the print Library of Congress Subject Headings set in the reference area of an URSUS library.


Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) search:
Type in all or part of the Medical Subject Heading. For example:

• neoplasms
• neoplasms drug therapy
• quality of health care
• palliative care

To determine the Medical Subject Heading for your topic, search the MeSH Browser in the PubMed database. To search the name of a person, organization or place as a subject you must search by Library of Congress Subject Heading.

If you are not sure of the correct Library of Congress or Medical Subject Heading, try a Keyword Search. From the resulting list of citations, click on a title, then click on any of the subject heading links to perform a new search.