Convergent Theories: Using a Multidisciplinary Approach to Explain Indexing Results.

Bertrand-Gastaldy, Suzanne; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ513855

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Publication Date: 1995

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Convergent Theories: Using a Multidisciplinary Approach to Explain Indexing Results.

Bertrand-Gastaldy, Suzanne; And Others

Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, v32 p56-60 1995

Explains how indexers choose keywords and how results can differ between indexers by focusing on certain properties of the terms rather than on the terms themselves. Based on research in semiotics, cognitive science, discourse analysis, and reading theories. Indexing terms from 833 bibliographic records from an environmental database are analyzed. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Cognitive Processes, Databases, Discourse Analysis, Hypothesis Testing, Indexing, Interdisciplinary Approach, Semiotics, Subject Index Terms

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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