Guidelines for preparing subject indexes
ABSTRACT Subject indexes are defined by international standards such as ISO 999 and ANSIZ39.4. These determine the functions that must be implemented in an index in order to give the information seeker an effective means for searching information inside a document. This functionality relies upon t...
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| Language: | English |
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Slovenian Library Association & University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Knjižnica |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.uni-lj.si/knjiznica/article/view/14209 |
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Subject indexes are defined by international standards such as ISO 999 and ANSIZ39.4. These determine the functions that must be implemented in an index in order to give the information seeker an effective means for searching information inside a document. This functionality relies upon the structure and arrangement of index and is also affected by the quality of translation of contents into headings. The structure elements with their scope and the most common alphabetical arrangement are described thoroughly. Since time for index building is limited, the indexer should comply with guidelines that enable quick acquaintance with document contents and translation into headings. The indexer must also pay attention to selection and specificity of headings and depth of indexing.
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| ISSN: | 0023-2424 1581-7903 |