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{{more footnotes|date=December 2014}}Web indexing (or '''Internet indexing''') refers to methods for indexing the contents of a [[website]] or of the [[Internet]] as a whole. Individual websites or [[intranet]]s may use a [[back-of-the-book index]], while [[search engines]] usually use keywords and [[Metadata (computing)|metadata]] to provide a more useful vocabulary for Internet or onsite searching. With the increase in the number of [[periodical]]s that have articles online, web indexing is also becoming important for periodical websites.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Indexing the Web {{!}} American Society for Indexing|url = http://www.asindexing.org/reference-shelf/indexing-the-web/|website = www.asindexing.org|accessdate = 2015-11-25}}</ref>
{{more footnotes|date=December 2014}}Web indexing (or '''Internet indexing''') refers to methods for indexing the contents of a [[website]] or of the [[Internet]] as a whole. Individual websites or [[intranet]]s may use a [[back-of-the-book index]], while [[search engines]] usually use keywords and [[Metadata (computing)|metadata]] to provide a more useful vocabulary for Internet or onsite searching. With the increase in the number of [[periodical]]s that have articles online, web indexing is also becoming important for periodical websites.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Indexing the Web {{!}} American Society for Indexing|url = http://www.asindexing.org/reference-shelf/indexing-the-web/|website = www.asindexing.org|accessdate = 2015-11-25}}</ref>


Back-of-the-book-style web indexes may be called "web site A-Z indexes".<ref>{{Cite book|title = Advanced Computing, Networking and Informatics- Volume 1: Advanced Computing and Informatics Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Advanced Computing, Networking and Informatics (ICACNI-2014)|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qjwqBAAAQBAJ|publisher = Springer|date = 2014-05-26|isbn = 9783319073538|language = en|first = Malay Kumar|last = Kundu|first2 = Durga Prasad|last2 = Mohapatra|first3 = Amit|last3 = Konar|first4 = Aruna|last4 = Chakraborty}}</ref> The implication with "A-Z" is that there is an alphabetical browse view or interface. This interface differs from that of a browse through layers of hierarchical categories (also known as a [[Taxonomy (general)|taxonomy]]) which are not necessarily alphabetical, but are also found on some web sites. Although an A-Z index could be used to index multiple sites, rather than the multiple pages of a single site, this is unusual.
Back-of-the-book-style web indexes may be called "web site A-Z indexes".<ref>{{Cite book|title = Advanced Computing, Networking and Informatics- Volume 1: Advanced Computing and Informatics Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Advanced Computing, Networking and Informatics (ICACNI-2014)|url = https://books.google.com/?id=qjwqBAAAQBAJ|publisher = Springer|date = 2014-05-26|isbn = 9783319073538|language = en|first = Malay Kumar|last = Kundu|first2 = Durga Prasad|last2 = Mohapatra|first3 = Amit|last3 = Konar|first4 = Aruna|last4 = Chakraborty}}</ref> The implication with "A-Z" is that there is an alphabetical browse view or interface. This interface differs from that of a browse through layers of hierarchical categories (also known as a [[Taxonomy (general)|taxonomy]]) which are not necessarily alphabetical, but are also found on some web sites. Although an A-Z index could be used to index multiple sites, rather than the multiple pages of a single site, this is unusual.


Metadata web indexing involves assigning keywords or phrases to web pages or web sites within a [[metadata tag]] (or "meta-tag") field, so that the web page or web site can be retrieved with a search engine that is customized to search the keywords field.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Advanced Computing, Networking and Informatics- Volume 1: Advanced Computing and Informatics Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Advanced Computing, Networking and Informatics (ICACNI-2014)|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qjwqBAAAQBAJ|publisher = Springer|date = 2014-05-26|isbn = 9783319073538|language = en|first = Malay Kumar|last = Kundu|first2 = Durga Prasad|last2 = Mohapatra|first3 = Amit|last3 = Konar|first4 = Aruna|last4 = Chakraborty}}</ref> This may or may not involve using keywords restricted to a controlled vocabulary list. This method is commonly used by [[search engine indexing]].
Metadata web indexing involves assigning keywords or phrases to web pages or web sites within a [[metadata tag]] (or "meta-tag") field, so that the web page or web site can be retrieved with a search engine that is customized to search the keywords field.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Advanced Computing, Networking and Informatics- Volume 1: Advanced Computing and Informatics Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Advanced Computing, Networking and Informatics (ICACNI-2014)|url = https://books.google.com/?id=qjwqBAAAQBAJ|publisher = Springer|date = 2014-05-26|isbn = 9783319073538|language = en|first = Malay Kumar|last = Kundu|first2 = Durga Prasad|last2 = Mohapatra|first3 = Amit|last3 = Konar|first4 = Aruna|last4 = Chakraborty}}</ref> This may or may not involve using keywords restricted to a controlled vocabulary list. This method is commonly used by [[search engine indexing]].


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 02:10, 20 April 2020

Web indexing (or Internet indexing) refers to methods for indexing the contents of a website or of the Internet as a whole. Individual websites or intranets may use a back-of-the-book index, while search engines usually use keywords and metadata to provide a more useful vocabulary for Internet or onsite searching. With the increase in the number of periodicals that have articles online, web indexing is also becoming important for periodical websites.[1]

Back-of-the-book-style web indexes may be called "web site A-Z indexes".[2] The implication with "A-Z" is that there is an alphabetical browse view or interface. This interface differs from that of a browse through layers of hierarchical categories (also known as a taxonomy) which are not necessarily alphabetical, but are also found on some web sites. Although an A-Z index could be used to index multiple sites, rather than the multiple pages of a single site, this is unusual.

Metadata web indexing involves assigning keywords or phrases to web pages or web sites within a metadata tag (or "meta-tag") field, so that the web page or web site can be retrieved with a search engine that is customized to search the keywords field.[3] This may or may not involve using keywords restricted to a controlled vocabulary list. This method is commonly used by search engine indexing.

See also

Further reading

  • Beyond Book Indexing: How to Get Started in Web Indexing, Embedded Indexing, and Other Computer-Based Media, edited by Marilyn Rowland and Diane Brenner, American Society of Indexers, Info Today, Inc, NJ, 2000, ISBN 1-57387-081-1
  • An example of an Internet Index A-Z
  • An example of a Backlink Indexer

References

  1. ^ "Indexing the Web | American Society for Indexing". www.asindexing.org. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  2. ^ Kundu, Malay Kumar; Mohapatra, Durga Prasad; Konar, Amit; Chakraborty, Aruna (2014-05-26). Advanced Computing, Networking and Informatics- Volume 1: Advanced Computing and Informatics Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Advanced Computing, Networking and Informatics (ICACNI-2014). Springer. ISBN 9783319073538.
  3. ^ Kundu, Malay Kumar; Mohapatra, Durga Prasad; Konar, Amit; Chakraborty, Aruna (2014-05-26). Advanced Computing, Networking and Informatics- Volume 1: Advanced Computing and Informatics Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Advanced Computing, Networking and Informatics (ICACNI-2014). Springer. ISBN 9783319073538.


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