Describes a study that examined back of book indexes produced by 37 authors and 27 nonauthors to see whether differences between the 2 groups of indexers could be discerned by counting the occurrence of 3 characteristics in their indexes: number of index pages, modified headings, and cross-reference use. (27 references) (LRW)

This article provides a brief history of the development of library subject guides (often referred to as pathfinders) from the late 1800s to the present. During this period, subject guides have changed both their focus and format. The needs of academic institutions at the turn of the 20th century were very different than they are today, and…

Prepared as a self-instructional tool for anyone interested in indexing documents from their titles using the NEsted PHrase Indexing System (NEPHIS), this manual introduces, defines, and provides guidelines for the use of this computer-assisted indexing system. The objectives of the system are outlined, the NEPHIS computer program and input…

The Text-Pac System is capable of generating indexes and bulletins to provide a current information service without the selectivity feature. Indexes of the accumulated data base may also be used as a basis for manual retrospective searching. The manual search involves searching computer-prepared indexes from a machine readable data base produced…

Examines the knowledge base of an intermediary expert system that provides advice about search term selection. Topics include a proposal for an integrated approach, including an option focusing on terminological attributes based on knowledge acquired from professional searchers; and the content of the knowledge base and the research needed to…

Lists the periodicals by title giving the names of indexing and abstracting tools that review each periodical regularly. (PF)

This article describes Zimdex, an audio indexing system developed to solve the problem of indexing audio materials for individual instruction in the content area of the mathematics of life insurance. (Author)

The importance of indexing theory is stressed. This paper examines the theory building efforts and describes the work of Jonker, Heilprin, Landry, and Salton. (KP)

An investigation has been made of the suitability of Farradane's system of relational indexing as a German language indexing tool. A circular representation of Farradane's table of relations is proposed and the German version of relational indexing is presented and discussed. (12 references) (Author)

An index, based on half-steps, is described. It is designed to identify a song or theme when only the tune is known. (Author)

Examines some of the most frequently cited criticisms of keyword indexing, including (1) the absence of general subject headings, (2) limited entry points, and (3) irrelevant indexing. Six references are cited. (FM)

This study investigates the relationships between the use of a zoom tool, the terms they supply to describe the image, and the type of image being viewed. Participants were assigned to two groups, one with access to the tool and one without, and were asked to supply terms to describe forty images, divided into four categories: landscape, portrait,…

The Thesaurus for Education Systems in Europe (TESE-2009 edition) is a multilingual thesaurus and a robust information retrieval tool focusing on European education systems and policies. It is specifically designed to cover the indexation needs of the Eurydice network and to facilitate information retrieval on Eurydice's central website. It can…

Reviews the state of the art in automatic indexing, concentrating on the literature from 1968 to 1973. (Author/PF)