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Subject:indexing From:Irene Wong <wongword -at- OZEMAIL -dot- COM -dot- AU> Date:Sun, 29 Sep 1996 02:33:58 +1100
I've been to the Australian Indexers webpage and have a few ideas of my
own.
But does anyone have any comments on why someone would use a subject
index on a cd-rom rather than use a general search?
It seems obvious to me that a subject index has many advantages but what
do you think?