Analysis in indexing: Document and domain centered approaches

Jens Erik Mai

doi:10.1016/j.ipm.2003.12.004

Analysis in indexing: Document and domain centered approaches

Jens Erik Mai^*

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Department of Communication

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Journal	Information Processing & Management
Volume	41
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	599-611
Number of pages	13
ISSN	0306-4573
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2003.12.004
Publication status	Published - May 2005

Keywords

Context
Domain analysis
Indexing
Subject analysis

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