String Indexing
{This work was orginally published as
- Craven, T.C. 1986.
String Indexing
Orlando: Academic Press.
ISBN 0-12-195460-9.
Copyright reverted to the author in 2003.}
{This electronic version
is based on the original author's manuscript,
which differs slightly from the printed version.
References to page numbers in the printed version
have been added for convenience.
Figures in the printed version
are integrated here into the main text
except for the illustration of the MLA Bibliography worksheet
in Chapter 4,
which has, however, been reset to improve legibility.}
Contents
- Introduction
- Searchers' Needs;
Indexes and Index Displays;
String Indexes;
Index Displays in an Online Environment;
Aims of String Indexing;
The Search Process;
Network Diagrams;
Summary
- Survey of String Indexing Systems
and Their Relatives
- Introduction;
String Indexing with Ordinary-Language Input Strings;
String Indexing with Term-List Input Strings;
String Indexing with Coded Input Strings;
Near-String-Indexing Systems;
Summary
- Input
- Introduction;
Terms;
Links;
Ancillary Input;
Summary
- Indexer Aids
- Introduction;
Manuals and Guidelines;
Authority Lists;
Worksheets;
Index String Display;
Error Detection;
Error Correction;
Automatic Coding;
Graphic Displays;
Aids to Others Involved with the Index;
Summary
- The Syntax of Index Strings
- Introduction;
Principles of Citation Order;
Application of Citation Order Principles to String Indexing;
Control of Citation Order;
Connectives;
Summary
- Other Aspects of Index Strings
- Introduction;
Omission of Terms;
Repetition of Terms;
Parallel Parts of Descriptions;
Summary
- Cross-references, Sorting, and Formating
- Introduction;
Cross-references and Other Index Elements;
Sorting;
Formating of Display;
Summary
- Selection and Evaluation
- Introduction;
Information Useful in Selection;
Comparing Choices;
Designing a Simple String Indexing System;
Evaluative Studies;
Summary
- The Future of String Indexing
- Introduction;
Predictions