| These are the official Library of Congress Subject Headings that you can use for many of your searches in our databases. You would find subject headings such as these by browsing through the Library of Congress Subject Headings books or browsing the "Catalog Record" of every title found in our Library Catalog. |
EXAMPLES
ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY
ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY -- Genetic aspects
ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY – Treatment
Leukodistrophies
Multiple Scerosis
Demyelination
Nerves, Peripheral--Diseases
NERVOUS system -- Diseases – Treatment
DISEASES – Treatment
CLINICAL trials
OILS & fats -- Therapeutic use
FATTY acids -- Physiological effect
Chronic illness
ODONE*
Chronic diseases in children
CHILDREN – Mortality
PARENTS of terminally ill children
CHRONICALLY ill children
Parents of exceptional children
CHILDREN
Myelination
ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc.
Organizations
Health
*Odone stands for the Odone family in Lorenzo’s Oil. *Myelin can extend to subject headings such as “Myelin protein” or “Myelin Sheath.”
While not official subject headings, these keywords can be very fruitful for your research. Try to also think of other terms such as these. Keyword searches look at all the information in the book or article record including title, author, abstract, table of contents, etc. It always helps to think of synonyms, as the way one person would describe something is not the same way another would.
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ALD Lorenzo’s
oil Glycerol
trierucate Myelin
disorders Myelin
Repair |
Health Organizations*
Health Research
Myelin Project
ALD Foundation
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Life-threatening illness
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Demyelinating
diseases Demyelinating
disorders |
Using the correct words to search will help you find relevant information. Different authors and search tools use different words to describe the same concepts, so it is useful to have a list of similar and related terms in your arsenal when you set out to search for relevant information. The process of creating these alternative terms is called brainstorming terms or concept mapping.
EXAMPLE
Adrenoleukodystrophy AND Myelin