Indexing & Abstracting in Theory & Practice

Lancaster, F. W.

ISBN 10: 0878450831 / ISBN 13: 9780878450831

Published by Univ of Illinois Graduate School of, Champaign, Illinois, U.S.A., 1991

About this Item

Underlining and highlighter to text, 8vo, 328pp. (a reading and reference copy). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Indexing & Abstracting in Theory & Practice
• Publisher: Univ of Illinois Graduate School of, Champaign, Illinois, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0878450831
• ISBN 13: 9780878450831
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Thus.
• Condition: Very Good - Ink Marking
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

This book is intended primarily as a text to be used in teaching indexing and abstracting in schools of library and information science. It will also be of value to all individuals and institutions involved in training for information retrieval and related activities, including librarians, managers of information centres, and database producers. The similarities rather than the differences of indexing and abstracting are stressed. Chapter headings include: pre-co-ordinate indexes, consistency of indexing, quality of indexing, abstracts: types and functions, writing the abstract, natural language in information retrieval, automatic indexing. There are exercises in both indexing and abstracting procedures.

Review

'This is primarily a text for teaching in schools of library and information science. It is also invaluable reading for anyone developing a search engine or planning to publish a bibliographic [tool.]' MANAGING INFORMATION