Advanced Indexing and Abstracting Practices

Indexing and abstracting are not activities that should be looked upon as ends in themselves. It is the results of these activities that should be evaluated and this can only be done within the context of a particular database, whether in printed or machine-readable form. In this context, the indexing can be judged successful if it allows searchers to locate items they want without having to look at many they do not want. This book intended primarily as a text to be used in teaching indexing and abstracting of Library and information science.It is an immense value to all individuals and institutions involved in information retrieval and related activities, including librarians, managers of information centres and database producers.