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Indexing Systems

INDEXING SYSTEMS: AN ARTICLE CRITIQUE

The purpose of the research reported in this article was to compare the indexing functions incorporated into automated information retrieval systems with the indexing systems that function within the human mind. Each indexing system was analyzed within the contexts of 10 fundamental attributes of an indexing process. These fundamental attributes were as follows:

8. Conceptual organization and control of index terminology.

9. Surrogation of documentary units.

10. Searching and retrieving processes.

The author of this article identified two major differences between the indexing systems incorporated into automated information retrieval systems and the indexing system functioning within human minds. These two major differences were as follows:

1. The first major difference between the two indexing systems was identified by the author as the way in which the potential value of information received is assessed. Most information acquired by the human mind is quickly discarded following initial evaluation. That information that is retained in the short-term memory of the human mind then is assessed for possible indexing and transfer to the long-term memory of the human mind. At this stage, the degree to which information is indexed is dependent upon the perceived importance of the information at hand. By contrast, indexing systems in automated information systems "rarely include evaluation of importance a after the initial definition of scope and domain" (Anderson, 1985, p. 320). Thus, in artificial indexing systems, all information received tends to be treated in an equal manner, regardless of relative importance.

2. The second major difference between the indexing systems of information retrieval systems and the human mi

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