NISO TR02 : 0
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GUIDELINES FOR INDEXES AND RELATED INFORMATION RETRIEVAL DEVICES
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English
01-01-1997
Foreword
Preface
0 Introduction
0.1 Summary of major sections
0.2 Guides of the technical report
1 Scope of the technical report
1.1 General statement
1.2 Types of documents
1.3 Presentation of indexes
1.4 Choice of terms
1.5 Method of preparation
2 Definitions
3 Function of an index
4 Types of index
4.1 Indexes by type of object referred to
4.2 Indexes by type of term used for headings
4.3 Indexes by type or extent of indexable matter
on which an index is based
4.4 Indexes by arrangement of entries
4.5 Indexes by method of document analysis
4.6 Indexes by method of term selection
4.7 Indexes by method of term condition
4.8 Indexes by type, periodicity, format, genre,
or medium of document(s) being indexed
4.9 Indexes by medium of index
4.10 Indexes by proximity of documentary units
4.11 Indexes by periodicity of the index
4.12 Indexes by authorship
5 Design of indexes
5.1 Subject scope
5.2 Documentary scope
5.3 Domain
5.4 Multiple versus unified indexes
5.5 Codes and symbols
5.6 Display media
5.7 Documentary units
5.8 Indexable matter
5.9 Analysis method
5.10 Exhaustivity
5.11 Specificity
5.12 Syntax
5.13 Vocabulary management
5.14 Documentary unit surrogation; locators
5.15 Surrogate display
5.16 Size of displayed indexes
5.17 Index display and arrangement
5.18 Search interface
6 Vocabulary
6.1 Sources of vocabulary
6.2 Forms of terms
6.2.1 Parts of speech
6.2.2 Spelling
6.2.3 Capitalization
6.2.4 Singular and plural forms
6.2.5 Articles
6.2.6 Compound terms
6.2.7 Antonyms and associated terms
6.2.8 Word order in multiword terms
6.2.9 Proper names and titles of documents
6.2.9.1 Personal names
6.2.9.2 Corporate body names
6.2.9.3 Geographical names
6.2.9.4 Titles of documents
6.2.9.5 First lines
6.2.10 Romanization
6.3 Homographs
6.4 Synonymous and equivalent terms
6,5 Hierarchial relationships among terms
6.6 Other relationships
6.7 Changes in terminology
6.8 Display of vocabulary in indexes
6.8.1 Vocabulary information in displayed
indexes
6.8.1.1 Cross-references versus double
entries
6.8.1.2 Cross-references to multiple
terms or headings
6.8.1.3 Location of 'see also' cross-
references
6.8.2 Vocabulary information in non-displayed
indexes
6.8.3 Scope and history notes
7 Headings, entries, and search statements
7.1 Entries in displayed indexes
7.2 Syntax in displayed indexes
7.2.1 Ad hoc syntax
7.2.2 Natural language syntax
7.2.3 Subject heading syntax
7.2.4 Permuted indexes
7.2.5 String indexing
7.2.5.1 Rotated terms
7.2.5.2 Faceted indexing
7.2.5.3 Ad hoc coding
7.2.5.4 Chain indexing
7.2.6 Syntactic cross-references
7.3 Weighted terms
7.4 Locators in displayed indexes
7.4.1 Locators for printed documents
7.4.2 Locators for documents in other media
7.4.3 Multiple locators in print indexes to
single documents
7.4.4 Methods of emphasizing locators in print
indexes
7.4.5 Presentation of locators
7.4.6 Presentation of other identifying data
7.5 Syntax in non-displayed indexes
7.5.1 Boolean syntax
7.5.2 Weighted term syntax
7.5.3 Proximity operators, stemming and
truncation
7.5.4 Links and role indicators
8 Display of index arrays
8.1 Introductory notes for indexes
8.2 Index display in print media
8.2.1 Typography
8.2.2 Arrangement of entries
8.2.2.1 Alphanumeric displays
8.2.2.2 Classified or relational
displays
8.2.3 Recurring elements
8.2.4 Vertical spacing
8.2.5 Entry layout
8.2.5.1 Indented layout
8.2.5.2 Run-in layout
8.2.5.3 Hybrid indented/run-in layout
8.2.6 Running headlines
8.2.7 Guidewords
8.2.8 Columns
8.2.9 Continuation lines
8.3 Index display in electronic media
8.3.1 Browsable index displays
8.3.2 Displays or retrieved records
8.4 Electronic manuscripts
9 Alphanumeric arrangement
9.1 Standards
9.2 Basic order
9.3 Word-by-word versus letter-by-letter arrangement
9.4 Initial articles
9.5 Subheadings
9.6 Headings with the same initial term
9.7 Cross-references
9.8 Numerals
9.9 Comprehensive example
10 References
11 Bibliography
12 Glossary
Index
Gives guidelines for the content, organization and presentation of indexes used for the retrieval of documents and parts of documents. Coverage includes the principles of indexing, regardless of the type of material indexed, the indexing method used (intellectual analysis, machine algorithm, or both), the medium of the index, or the method of presentation for searching.
DocumentType |
Standard
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ISBN |
ISBN1-880124-36-X
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Pages |
60
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PublisherName |
National Information Standards Organization
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Status |
Current
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