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| Indexes | 1 |
| Indexing | 1 |
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| Journal of Documentation | 1 |
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| Mai, Jens-Erik | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMai, Jens-Erik – Journal of Documentation, 2001
Explains some major problems related to the subject indexing process and proposes semiotics as a framework for understanding the interpretive nature of the process. Explores the approach to studies of indexing and library and information science suggested by Fairthorne, Blair, Benediktsson, and others. Offers an explanation of what occurs in the…
Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Indexes, Indexing, Information Retrieval
