Semiotics and indexing: An analysis of the subject indexing process

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 591-622

  Mai, Jens Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0035610362     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000007095     Document Type: Article

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