Indexing and Abstracting in Theory and Practice

Lancaster, F. W.

ISBN 10: 0878450831 / ISBN 13: 9780878450831

Published by University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, 1991

About this Item

Gilt lettering on blue covers. 8vo, 328pp.

Seller Inventory # 001634

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Indexing and Abstracting in Theory and Practice
• Publisher: University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0878450831
• ISBN 13: 9780878450831
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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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