Strategies for Effective Indexing for Web Resources

See: Marcia J. Bates, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, UCLA: “Indexing and Access For Digital Libraries and The Internet: Human, Database, And Domain Factors,” paper available at: http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/working/bates.11.24.97.html#Text

• Indexer should have end-user in mind

• Make sure that data values are in the appropriate data categories or fields

• Provide alternative “pathways,” including broader or more general terms

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