Characteristics of Fulltext Index by Human and Automatic Indexing Systems

GIYEONG KIM (김기영)

doi:10.3743/KOSIM.2008.25.2.199

Characteristics of Fulltext Index by Human and Automatic Indexing Systems

Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management
Abbr : JKOSIM
2008, 25(2), pp.199~221
DOI : 10.3743/KOSIM.2008.25.2.199
Publisher : 한국정보관리학회
Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
Received : May 24, 2008
Accepted : June 15, 2008
Published : June 30, 2008

GIYEONG KIM ¹

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to investigate the characteristics of indexes by human and machine, and differences between them in terms of term identification in a fulltext environment. A back-of-book index and two indexes produced by two term identifiers (LinkIt and Termer) as pseudo-indexing systems for a whole body of a monograph are examined. In the investigation, the traditional contrast between manual and automatic indexing is confirmed in fulltext environment; manual index is for browsing and human use, and automatic index is for searching and machine use. The border between them, however, becomes vague. Some considerations for the use of the term identifiers for browsing and for searching are discussed, and further research for the use of the term identifier is suggested.

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index term characteristics, manual index, automatic index, fulltext index

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