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Peer reviewedReich, Phyllis; Biever, Erik J. – College and Research Libraries, 1991
Describes a study that was conducted to determine how well subject authority lists, or thesauri, control indexing vocabulary. Indexer consistency using the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux (CAB) thesaurus was tested by comparing indexing done by CAB and by National Agricultural Library (NAL) indexers. (six references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedMcCarthy, Constance – College and Research Libraries, 1986
This essay addresses issue of uniformity or consistency in application of subject headings--as distinct from consistency among headings--to books on any given topic. Discussion covers purpose of subject headings or descriptors, reliability of choices made by catalogers when assigning subject headings, and card and online catalogs. (18 references)…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Indexing, Information Retrieval
