Analysis in indexing: Document and domain centered approaches

TY - JOUR

T1 - Analysis in indexing

T2 - Document and domain centered approaches

AU - Mai, Jens Erik

PY - 2005/5

Y1 - 2005/5

N2 - The paper discusses the notion of steps in indexing and reveals that the document-centered approach to indexing is prevalent and argues that the document-centered approach is problematic because it blocks out context-dependent factors in the indexing process. A domain-centered approach to indexing is presented as an alternative and the paper discusses how this approach includes a broader range of analyses and how it requires a new set of actions from using this approach; analysis of the domain, users and indexers. The paper concludes that the two-step procedure to indexing is insufficient to explain the indexing process and suggests that the domain-centered approach offers a guide for indexers that can help them manage the complexity of indexing.

AB - The paper discusses the notion of steps in indexing and reveals that the document-centered approach to indexing is prevalent and argues that the document-centered approach is problematic because it blocks out context-dependent factors in the indexing process. A domain-centered approach to indexing is presented as an alternative and the paper discusses how this approach includes a broader range of analyses and how it requires a new set of actions from using this approach; analysis of the domain, users and indexers. The paper concludes that the two-step procedure to indexing is insufficient to explain the indexing process and suggests that the domain-centered approach offers a guide for indexers that can help them manage the complexity of indexing.

KW - Context

KW - Domain analysis

KW - Indexing

KW - Subject analysis

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=10644297207&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.ipm.2003.12.004

DO - 10.1016/j.ipm.2003.12.004

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:10644297207

SN - 0306-4573

VL - 41

SP - 599

EP - 611

JO - Information Processing & Management

JF - Information Processing & Management

IS - 3

ER -