Vol. 58 (2008), No.4
Tomoko HARADA
Chuo University, Faculty of letters(Informatics)
2-1-3 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-8501 JAPAN
Abstract: The content of indexing policy and the problem of indexing for commercial bibliographic database are discussed. When a large database is made cooperatively on standardization and consistency by many indexers, indexing policy and indexing manual are needed. Some problems on these policy and manual from the viewpoint of the author as a searcher are as follows: Searchers and end-users can not see the indexing policy and its manual, limit for conformity of indexing, limit for the capacity of indexers on subject knowledge and for grasping the content of literatures, maintaining the quality control of indexing. Indexing policy and its manual made by database producer are expected to be opened for the fruitful discussion between searchers and indexers on them to bring good retrieval.
Keywords： indexing policy / indexing manual / bibliographic database / database producer / indexer / searcher / quality control
Shinichi ABE
The Jikei University School of Medicine Academic Information Center
3-25-8 Nishi-shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461 JAPAN
Abstract: Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) is the thesaurus of PubMed. Understanding MeSH helps one to understand the indexing of PubMed. Descriptors of MeSH are divided into 16 of categories, and each descriptor has a hierarchy of 11 levels. A specialty staff of 100, who have a bachelor of life science or higher degree, does indexing of citations of PubMed with MeSH. The indexing is supported by computer programs such as the MeSH Browser. PubMed is indexed with various descriptors, such as "Major Topic", "Check Tag", and "Publication Type", as well as with a combination of MeSH descriptors. To performing an appropriate search the indexing of PubMed should be precisely understood. MeSH was created in 1960 and is revised annually. Persons searching PubMed should pay attention to yearly revisions of MeSH.
Keywords： Medical Subject Headings / MeSH / PubMed / MEDLINE / thesaurus / indexing / literature search
Minoru YONEZAWA
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
2-4 Shirakata Shirane, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki-ken 319-1195 JAPAN
Abstract: International Nuclear Information System (INIS) was founded in 1970 in order to foster scientific and technical information in the field of nuclear science and technology for peaceful purpose in cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) member countries and related international organizations. INIS database is maintained by the IAEA/INIS Secretariat in cooperation with INIS members. In INIS, indexing has been conducted for effective information retrieval. It is important to keep consistency of indexing among INIS members and indexing is conducted mainly for title and abstract in each document based on the indexing manual. This paper describes general principle of indexing in INIS as well as INIS thesaurus.
Keywords： indexing / thesaurus / database / atomic energy / INIS / subject analysis
Kyoko SUZUKI
Medical and Life Science Database Division, Department of Literature Information, Japan Science and Technology Agency
5-3 Yonbancho Chiyodaku, Tokyo 102-0081 JAPAN
Abstract: This paper shows the indexing policy and rules for Japanese medical bibliographic database JMEDPlus file. The followings are described; 1)The main policy and points in indexing keywords shared in all records in JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency) bibliographic databases, 2)The basic concept at the introduction of subheading indexing, 3)The distinguishing subheadings in JMEDPlus file, 4)Major indexing rules for case reports, pharmaceuticals, diseases and research designs, 5)The revision of indexing manual, 6)Shorthand indexing of check tags by NAISS (New Abstracting and Indexing Support System)
Keywords： JMEDPlus file / indexing policy / indexing manual / subject analysis / indexing term / subheading indexing
Sachiko MIYAZAKI
Japan Association for International Chemical Information
Nakai Bldg. 6-25-4 Honkomagome, Bumkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0021 JAPAN
Abstract: Chemical Abstracts (CA) is one of the largest abstracting journal covering international journal articles, patents, etc. from widerange of chemistry, biochemistry, chemical enginnering and related sciences. The CA database contains index data such as controlled term, CAS Registry Number, text modifiers, CAS roles and suffix P, which are very useful for retrieving target documents. This article describes the indexing policy, the coverage and the search tips for CAplus file on STN, which contains the most extensive index data from CA.
Keywords： Chemical Abstracts / CA / controlled term / indexing policy / thesauri / CAS Registry Number / CAplus / CA Lexicon / CAS Roles / STN
Helle Lauridsen
Strategic Product Manager, Illustrata, ProQuest
Kastedvej 37, DK 8200 Aarhus N, UK
Abstract: Figures and tables represent the distilled essence of research communicated in academic articles.Although the analysis contained in the surrounding text is important, it is clear that researchers are eager to view the actual data collected, observed, or modelled to determine the article's relevance to their own work. The summary of data displayed in figures and tables is a highly valuable surrogate for the typically unavailable raw data sets.In 2006 CSA, now ProQuest launched CSA Illustrata, which through a sophisticated indexing process indexes all figures in articles from major publishers. The data is now searchable through a very precise search interface, CSA Illumina.
Keywords： deep indexing / data sets / user requirements / flexible interface / database development
Soichi TOKIZANE (Special Editor)
Library and Information Science, Faculty of Letters Aichi University
1-1 Machihata-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi Pref. 441-8522 JAPAN
Abstract: To start a series of articles by those who struggled to take off online information systems/services in Japan, a brief history is discussed. Online information retrieval system was first launched in the U.S. in late 1960s. It went commercial when DIALOG and ORBIT began services. In Japan, Japanese language systems such as JOIS, PATOLIS, and NEEDS-IR were developed in late 1970s as well as an English language system TOOL-IR for universities. Online terminals which could print Kanji were developed in early 1980s. Foreign systems such as DIALOG and ORBIT were introduced in Japan eventually, followed by CAS ONLINE. This opened the golden age of online searchers who studied how to make best use of such online systems through various user groups.
Keywords： information retrieval service / online information service / Japanese language processing / DIALOG / ORBIT / JOIS / PATOLIS / NEEDS-IR / TOOL-IR / CAS ONLINE / user groups
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