Subject indexing
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| '''Subject indexing''' is the act of describing a document by [[keyword (search)|index terms]] to indicate what the document is about or to summarize its [[content (media and publishing)|content]]. Indices are constructed, separately, on three distinct levels: terms in a document such as a book; objects in a collection such as a library; and documents (such as books and articles) within a field of knowledge. | '''Subject indexing''' is the act of describing a document by [[keyword (search)|index terms]] to indicate what the document is about or to summarize its [[content (media and publishing)|content]]. Indices are constructed, separately, on three distinct levels: terms in a document such as a book; objects in a collection such as a library; and documents (such as books and articles) within a field of knowledge. | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Indexing and abstracting service]] | ||
| + | * [[Document classification]] | ||
| + | * [[Metadata]] | ||
| + | * [[Overcategorization]] | ||
| + | * [[Thomas of Ireland]], a medieval pioneer in subject indexing | ||
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Subject indexing is the act of describing a document by index terms to indicate what the document is about or to summarize its content. Indices are constructed, separately, on three distinct levels: terms in a document such as a book; objects in a collection such as a library; and documents (such as books and articles) within a field of knowledge.
See also
- Indexing and abstracting service
- Document classification
- Metadata
- Overcategorization
- Thomas of Ireland, a medieval pioneer in subject indexing
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