Guidelines for Indexes and Related Information Retrieval Devices

This NISO Technical Report provides expert guidance on designing indexes for every kind of document. Coverage includes automatic indexing and indexing based on intellectual analysis and the use of controlled vocabularies. A comprehensive glossary of indexing terms is provided and recommended introductory text for print and back-of-the-book indexes, database indexes, computer produced indexes, and electronic search indexes are given.

Anderson, James D. National Information Standards Organization (1997). Books>Indexing>Metadata