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Anderson, James D. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1994
Discusses standards as tools to promote compatibility and improve practice, the role of research versus expert opinion in creating standards, and the changing scope of indexing standards. The current draft of the NISO (National Information Standards Organization) American Standard Guidelines for Indexes in Information Retrieval (Z39.4) is…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Databases, Indexes, Indexing
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Klingbiel, Paul H.; Rinker, Catherine C. – Information Processing and Management, 1976
A report of several comparisons designed to measure the retrieval effectiveness of machined-aided indexing and manual indexing. (Author)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Databases, Indexes, Indexing
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Fidel, Raya; Efthimiadis, Efthimis N. – Information Processing & Management, 1995
Examines the knowledge base of an intermediary expert system that provides advice about search term selection. Topics include a proposal for an integrated approach, including an option focusing on terminological attributes based on knowledge acquired from professional searchers; and the content of the knowledge base and the research needed to…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Classification, Databases, Expert Systems
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Wellisch, Hans H. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1994
Describes the functions of book and periodical indexes and characteristics of varieties of book indexes. Problems related to periodical indexing including indexing policy, indexing language, depth of indexing, authors' names, titles, the physical form of indexes, indexes to single volumes of periodicals, and cumulative indexes are discussed.…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Authors, Automatic Indexing, Books
Figa, Elizabeth; Tarau, Paul – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2003
Describes a framework for building "story traces" (compact global views of a narrative) and "story projects" (selections of key elements of a narrative) and their applications in text understanding and classification. The resulting "abstract story traces" provide a compact view of the underlying narrative's key…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Abstracts, Classification, Databases
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Delong, Linwood – Acquisitions Librarian, 2007
This paper compares the subject indexing on articles pertaining to Immanuel Kant, agriculture, and aging that are found simultaneously in Humanities Index, Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) and Periodicals Research II (Micromedia ProQuest), in order to show that there are substantial variations in the depth and quality of indexing in these databases.…
Descriptors: Indexes, Databases, Indexing, Humanities
Jonassen, David – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1985
Describes a procedure for using commonly available database management systems to produce indexes on microcomputers. Production steps discussed include creation of the database, data entry, database sort, formatting, and editing. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Indexes, Indexing
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Roberts, Justine – Journal of Library Automation, 1973
Creation of a quarterly keyword index to campus grant projects is the chief investigator's name as the key to a section of project summaries. A third section is also included, listing the summaries under the name of the sponsoring department. (Author)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Contracts, Databases, Grants
Breton, Ernest J. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1981
Proposes indexing technical information by function and attribute instead of indexing by subject to increase retrieval efficiency. Reasons for the lack of accurate and comprehensive technical product information in databases and the need for an improvement in reference services are discussed. (RBF)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Databases, Engineers, Indexes
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Walker, Alvin, Jr.; Mulholland, Sarah N. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1992
Traces the development of "The Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms" from its roots as a term list through six editions to a sophisticated searching and indexing tool, and describes the process for determining controlled vocabulary and forms of display. Features designed especially to assist novice users and nonpsychologists are also…
Descriptors: Databases, History, Indexes, Indexing
Patrick, Timothy B.; Sievert, MaryEllen C.; Popescu, Mihail – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1999
Describes an alternative method for indexing images in an image database. The method consists of manually indexing a selected reference image, and then using retrieval by graphical content to automatically transfer the manually assigned index terms from the reference image to the images to be indexed. (AEF)
Descriptors: Automation, Classification, Computer Graphics, Databases
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Roberts, Helene E. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2001
Since it is largely the concepts related to works of art that interest art historians, it is these concepts that need to be reflected in indexing terminology. As these concepts have changed over time, a sizeable verbal infrastructure is needed to support the indexing of large image databases to achieve maximum use by art historians. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Art, Art History, Databases, Indexes
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Dunn, Ronald G. – Online Review, 1983
Discusses strengths of abstracting and indexing services (subject coverage, resolution of language problems, systematic indexing) and summarizes sources, countries of origin, languages, total coverage, and indexing of four scientific and technical services--Biosis, Engineering Information, Inspec, Chemical Abstracts Service. Characteristics of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Indexes
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Mackesy, Eileen M. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1982
Reviews the development of secondary information services in the arts and humanities, discusses the services currently provided and the usage levels for those services, outlines some of the problems associated with online databases in the humanities, and considers some probable future developments. A 5-item reference list is included. (JL)
Descriptors: Databases, Humanities, Indexes, Indexing
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Oyler, David K.; McKay, Michael W. – 1975
A citation study investigated the coverage by abstracting and indexing services of literature dealing with the environmental effects of the forest and forest products industries, the impact of man on the forest ecology, and methods for maximizing forest tree utilization. A search of nine secondary sources (abstracting and indexing services)…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Citations (References)
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