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Subject:Re: Reasons for online From:Beverly Parks <bparks -at- HUACHUCA-EMH1 -dot- ARMY -dot- MIL> Date:Thu, 22 Dec 1994 06:36:40 MST
Bonni,
BRAVO!
I've been meaning to contribute to this indexing discussion
but have not found the right words nor the opportunity. Now I
don't have to. Thanks. I second everything you said!
Beverly Parks
bparks -at- huachuca-emh1 -dot- army -dot- mil
> Are we to restrict the user to using only those terms the company decides
> to call features? I feel that the purpose of an index or set of keywords
> is to provide alternate access as well. Maybe I'm just spoiling my
> readers, but I don't think it's fair to call them idiots because they use a
> different term to refer to something than I or my company does. My job, at
> least part of it, is to make them comfortable with the tools they're using.
> Bonni Graham
> Manual Labour
> Director, Region 8 Conference
> bgraham -at- electriciti -dot- com
