Stop words in the filing of subheadings. (June 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Stop words in the filing of subheadings. (June 2016)
- Main Title:
- Stop words in the filing of subheadings
- Authors:
- McMaster, Max
- Abstract:
- Abstract : Whether stop words – prepositions, conjunctions and articles – should be ignored in the filing of subheadings is a debatable topic among indexers. Without clear guidance from editors or publishers on this point, indexers rely on the default settings within their indexing software to provide the sort. Comparing the same subject index using the default stop word settings of CINDEX, Macrex and Sky Index produces unsettling results. An alternative approach is to forget stop words and file the subheadings in strict alphabetical order. Discussion of the management of stop words is provided.
- Is Part Of:
- Indexer. Volume 34:Number 2(2016)
- Journal:
- Indexer
- Issue:
- Volume 34:Number 2(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 34, Issue 2 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 34
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0034-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 68
- Page End:
- 70
- Publication Date:
- 2016-06
- Journal URLs:
- http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/index/tiji ↗
- DOI:
- 10.3828/indexer.2016.18 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0019-4131
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- Legaldeposit
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