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The Aberystwyth Index Languages Test
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Keen, E. Michael – Journal of Documentation, 1973
The effectiveness and efficiency of five index languages in the subject area of library and information science are compared. Full details of the text and retrieval results are presented. (17 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Information Science
Semiotics and Indexing: An Analysis of the Subject Indexing Process.
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Mai, 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