Indexing Consistency, Quality and Efficiency.

Rolling, L.

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ERIC Number: EJ246036

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981

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Indexing Consistency, Quality and Efficiency.

Rolling, L.

Information Processing and Management, v17 n2 p69-76 1981

Describes three criteria for evaluating indexing performances--quality, effectiveness, and consistency. The impracticality of effectiveness measurements and the unreliability of consistency measurements are discussed, and recommendations for assessing indexing quality are made. Two references are provided. (Author/BK)

Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Mathematical Formulas, Quality Control, Reliability, Subject Index Terms, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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