Information Science

Books

Non-periodical written or printed works consisting of sheets of pages fastened or bound together within covers.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Non-periodical written or printed works consisting of sheets of pages fastened or bound together within covers.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Book
  • Book Chapter
  • Book Chapters

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Aspects Covered

1 allowable subheadings

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; not for specific books ( = LITERATURE or specifics); not for lists of books ( = BIBLIOGRAPHIES AS TOPIC or specifics): for books as a means of communication or as a subject (e.g. "books as carriers of germs")

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History Note

64

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. L01w.462w.500w.682w.192w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Books. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001877. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001877
  2. Books. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book
  3. Books. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q571