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Keen, E. Michael – Journal of Documentation, 1977
Reports an experiment in which verbalized tape-recorded searches on five subject indexes reveal the linguistic processing taking place. Extracts from the search transcriptions are given, and the search processing modes of seeking, scanning, and screening are discussed. (Author/KP)
Descriptors: Indexes, Information Processing, Language, Language Patterns