Sometimes the apple does fall far from the tree: a case study on automatic indexing precision errors in PubMed [PDF]
Objective: This case study identifies the presence and prevalence of precision indexing errors in a subset of automatically indexed MEDLINE records in PubMed (specifically, all MEDLINE records automatically indexed with the MeSH term Malus, the genus ...
Paije Wilson
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Algorithmic indexing in MEDLINE frequently overlooks important concepts and may compromise literature search results [PDF]
Objective: To evaluate the appropriateness of indexing of algorithmically-indexed MEDLINE records. Methods: We assessed the conceptual appropriateness of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) used to index a sample of MEDLINE records from February and March
Alexandre Amar-Zifkin +3 more
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Filtering failure: the impact of automated indexing in Medline on retrieval of human studies for knowledge synthesis [PDF]
Objective: Use of the search filter ‘exp animals/ not humans.sh’ is a well-established method in evidence synthesis to exclude non-human studies. However, the shift to automated indexing of Medline records has raised concerns about the use of subject ...
Nicole Askin, Tyler Ostapyk, Carla Epp
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Política de indexação para clippings: otimização do tratamento temático em coordenadorias de comunicação social brasileiras [PDF]
The indexing policy constructed from the objectives and characteristics of each institution optimizes the thematic treatment of information and ensure the quality of both the indexing as a retrieval by subject.
Ardala Ponce Kochani +2 more
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Criteria for Determining and Evaluating Scientific Articles Subject Terms from Pragmatic Perspective [PDF]
The research aim is identifying criteria for determining and evaluating scientific articles subject terms from pragmatic perspective. From pragmatic perspective, it seems the correctness of scientific articles subject terms depends on having functions ...
Amir Nikzaman +2 more
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About "Subject" and "Subject Analysis": Viewpoints and Perspectives [PDF]
Objective: Since the discovery and representation of subjects contained in information resources is the most important goal in information description, analysis and retrieval systems, and since subject search is the most common type of user search in ...
Farzaneh Shadanpour +3 more
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Subject Indexing of children's and juvenile literature
This article tries to highlight some issues related to subject indexing applied to fiction, with a focus on how it could be implemented on children's literature and then also on adults fiction.
Sara Fedeli
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Automating subject indexing at ZBW
Subject indexing, i.e., the enrichment of metadata records for textual resources with descriptors from a controlled vocabulary, is one of the core activities of libraries.
Anna Kasprzik
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The importance attached to subject indexing in library services, librarian awareness of its social role and practical purposes, attention to indexing practices and the use of catalogs: How are these elements reflected in the system of rules governing ...
Alberto Cheti
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Despite a growing number of digital LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, queer, intersex) history archives, and research-driven digital LGBTQI initiatives, queer perspectives have not been prominent in the digital humanities.
Jenny Bergenmar, Koraljka Golub
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