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Peer reviewedLangham, Thomas – Journal of Documentation, 1995
Argues for precision (consistency) in citing, proposing an approach to citation analysis that ranks citation-signallers according to usefulness. Suggests that it is misguided to classify citation-signallers by the nature of the motivations inferred to underlie their use. (JKP)
Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Citation Indexes, Citations (References), Classification
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
