Bibliographic index
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A bibliographic index is a bibliography
, an aid to search the literature of, for example, an academic field or discipline (example: Philosopher's Index), to works of a specific literary form (Biography Index
) or published in a specific format (Newspaper Abstracts), or to the analyzed contents of a serial publication (New York Times Index
). Indexes of this kind are issued in print periodical form (issued in monthly or quarterly paperback supplements, cumulated annually) or online (in which case they are called bibliographic database
s). Citations are usually listed by author and subject in separate sections, or in a single alphabetical sequence under a system of authorized headings collectively known as controlled vocabulary
, developed over time by the indexing service.
"From many points of view an index is synonymous with a catalogue, the principles of analysis used being identical, but whereas an index entry merely locates a subject, a catalogue entry includes descriptive specification of a document concerned with the subject".
Bibliography
Bibliography , as a practice, is the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology...
, an aid to search the literature of, for example, an academic field or discipline (example: Philosopher's Index), to works of a specific literary form (Biography Index
Biography Index
Biography Index is a bibliographic index that indexes biographical information contained in books and magazines. Its content can also be found in the bibliographic databases Biography Index: Past and Present and Biography Index Retrospective ....
) or published in a specific format (Newspaper Abstracts), or to the analyzed contents of a serial publication (New York Times Index
New York Times Index
The New York Times Index is a printed reference work published since 1913 by The New York Times newspaper. It is intended to serve as a reference for accessing stories printed the previous year in the newspaper. It was created by publisher Adolph Simon Ochs, who wanted to compete with the New York...
). Indexes of this kind are issued in print periodical form (issued in monthly or quarterly paperback supplements, cumulated annually) or online (in which case they are called bibliographic database
Bibliographic database
A bibliographic database is a database of bibliographic records, an organized digital collection of references to published literature, including journal and newspaper articles, conference proceedings, reports, government and legal publications, patents, books, etc...
s). Citations are usually listed by author and subject in separate sections, or in a single alphabetical sequence under a system of authorized headings collectively known as controlled vocabulary
Controlled vocabulary
Controlled vocabularies provide a way to organize knowledge for subsequent retrieval. They are used in subject indexing schemes, subject headings, thesauri, taxonomies and other form of knowledge organization systems...
, developed over time by the indexing service.
"From many points of view an index is synonymous with a catalogue, the principles of analysis used being identical, but whereas an index entry merely locates a subject, a catalogue entry includes descriptive specification of a document concerned with the subject".
See also
- Bibliographic databaseBibliographic databaseA bibliographic database is a database of bibliographic records, an organized digital collection of references to published literature, including journal and newspaper articles, conference proceedings, reports, government and legal publications, patents, books, etc...
- BibliographyBibliographyBibliography , as a practice, is the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology...
- Citation indexCitation indexA citation index is a kind of bibliographic database, an index of citations between publications, allowing the user to easily establish which later documents cite which earlier documents. The first citation indices were legal citators such as Shepard's Citations...
- Guide to information sourcesGuide to information sourcesA Guide to information sources is a kind of metabibliography...
- Indexing and abstracting serviceIndexing and abstracting serviceAn abstracting service is a service that provides abstracts of publications, often on a subject or group of related subjects, usually on a subscription basis. An indexing service is a service that assign descriptors and other kinds of access points to documents...
- List of academic databases and search engines