Table of Contents

Foreword to First Edition..... iii

Acknowledgements..... iv

Preface..... v

1. Options in access to information..... 1

2. Indexes on the web..... 3

Granularity of Indexes..... 4

Known-item searches..... 4

Indexes by document type..... 4

Indexes by creator..... 9

De facto indexes..... 10

Single sourcing..... 11

1. Indexing policies..... 14

Project definition..... 14

Users and usability..... 15

Skills needed..... 18

Size..... 19

Materials indexed..... 19

Index depth..... 20

Target sites for index entries..... 20

Subsite indexes..... 21

Format in which the index is provided..... 21

Plan for updating..... 22

1. Structure and style of website indexes..... 23

Style..... 24

Internal index links..... 24

Introductions..... 25

Feedback..... 25

Filing order..... 26

Index display..... 26

Links to anchors within pages..... 28

Relative and absolute links..... 29

1. Terms, references and locators..... 30

Book index usability research..... 30

Determine users’ needs..... 31

Locators (links as page number alternatives)..... 32

Subdivisions..... 33

Cross-references..... 36

1. Software..... 40

File formats..... 40

Book indexing software..... 44

Website indexing software..... 46

HTML/Prep™..... 49

HTML Indexer..... 52

1. Navigational structure and taxonomies..... 59

Physical structure of a website..... 59

Navigational structure/Categorisation..... 60

Taxonomies..... 65

Site maps..... 68

Classification..... 69

1. Onsite search engines, metadata and thesauri..... 72

Search engines..... 72

Metadata to enhance search..... 79

Thesauri for metadata creation..... 83

Faceted metadata classification..... 87

1. Semantic web – RDF, DAML+OIL and ontologies..... 91

Semantic web..... 91

RDF (Resource Description Framework) and RDF Schema..... 92

DAML+OIL;OWL (Web Ontology Language); Ontologies..... 94

Topic maps..... 96

1. Search intermediation..... 101

Social navigation; Mediated information access..... 101

1. Submission to or finding by external search engines or directories    103

Search engine optimisation (SEO)..... 103

Paid search services..... 106

Submitting sites to directories and subject gateways..... 109

Webrings..... 111

1. Bringing it all together..... 112

Scenario..... 114

1. Conclusion..... 115

Appendix 1: Further information..... 116

Appendix 2: Basic indexing principles..... 118

Appendix 3: AusSI Web Indexing Prize..... 124

Appendix 4: Glossary..... 126

Endnotes..... 137

Index..... 142

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