Herding cats: indexing British Columbia’s political debates using controlled vocabulary

McClung, Julie; McClung, Julie

doi:https://doi.org/10.3828/indexer.2009.22

McClung, Julie

The Indexer: The International Journal of Indexing (2009), 27, (2), 66–69.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3828/indexer.2009.22
Language: English
Pages: 4

Abstract

Controlled vocabulary has been drawing a lot of interest for indexers, and numerous articles on the topic have appeared in indexing publications including The Indexer. This article discusses how and why the team of indexers at the British Columbia Legislative Assembly employ vocabulary control in their work practices to index political debate transcripts.

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