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Article Indexes
Article indexes provide
a way of organizing information so that you can easily find what
you are looking for. Some types of indexes are:
Print
Indexes
The index of a book is a print index. It allows you to go quickly
to a topic in the book. A phone book is another type of print
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Electronic
Indexes
We usually think of searchable electronic databases when we refer to indexes in the academic
world. ALICE, ComAbstracts, Lexis-Nexis, and Academic Search Premier are all examples of electronic
indexes. They let you quickly go to a topic in books or periodicals.
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an electronic index each article or book has its own record, which provides information about it.
Each record is composed of individual pieces of information called fields. Fields include such information as the
author, title, publisher, subject heading, etc. for that item. Each of these fields is a searchable
access point to the information.
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