Back of Book Indexes and the Characteristics of Author and Nonauthor Indexing: Report of an Exploratory Study.

Diodato, Virgil; Gandt, Gretchen

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ERIC Number: EJ428888

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Publication Date: 1991

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Back of Book Indexes and the Characteristics of Author and Nonauthor Indexing: Report of an Exploratory Study.

Diodato, Virgil; Gandt, Gretchen

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v42 n5 p341-50 Jun 1991

Describes a study that examined back of book indexes produced by 37 authors and 27 nonauthors to see whether differences between the 2 groups of indexers could be discerned by counting the occurrence of 3 characteristics in their indexes: number of index pages, modified headings, and cross-reference use. (27 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Authors, Automatic Indexing, Comparative Analysis, Indexes, Indexing, Literature Reviews, Research Needs, Subject Index Terms

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Language: English

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