I can define subject heading terms using my subject expertise and pre-defined schemes such as Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) .
I can apply subject heading terms to systematically organise information, knowledge and resources to make them easier for people to find.
I can make suggestions, based on my interactions with healthcare and public health staff and learners, on how to improve pre-defined schemes such as Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to ensure they remain relevant for use with local collections and reflect evolving language, culture, terminology and remain suited to local needs.
KLIM Category: 5.8 Subject indexing
5.8 Subject indexing | Level 4 – Enable
I can apply pre-existing schemes such as Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and produce modifications and alternative systematic arrangement of terms to aid the retrieval of various specialist collections of information, organisational knowledge and resources
I can make improvements to pre-defined schemes such as Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to ensure they remain relevant for use with local collections and reflect evolving language, culture, terminology and are suited to local needs
I can develop thesauri and controlled vocabularies to demonstrate the inter-relationship between terms.
I can advise the organisation on effective application of subject headings and maintain standards to ensure organisational information can be easily located.
5.8 Subject indexing | Level 5 – Ensure, Advise
I can advise organisations and healthcare systems about effective ways to structure and apply subject headings, thesauri and controlled vocabularies to aid effective location of organisational knowledge, information and resources.
I can ensure subject terms applied aid interoperability between systems and effective use of AI technologies to locate relevant information and organisational knowledge.
5.8 Subject indexing | Level 1 – Follow
I can demonstrate an awareness of how subject index terms are applied to make it easier for people to locate information and resources.
5.8 Subject indexing | Level 2 – Assist
I can select and use pre-defined subject headings such as Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to organise information, knowledge and resources to make them easier for people to locate.
I can make suggestions, based on my interactions with healthcare and public health staff and learners, on how to improve pre-defined schemes such as Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to ensure they remain relevant for use with local collections and reflect evolving language, culture, terminology and remain suited to local needs.