Where is a good site to get more information on web indexing?
Here’s my take: Web indexing is just the same as book indexing, only completely different. Just as a back-of-the-book index “points” the user to the information they are seeking, a web index “points” the user as well. However there are several potential levels in web indexing. You can index a web page, a web site or many web sites. Web page: Your pointers would jump to location on the page where info is found. Web site: Your pointers would jump to the page, or to the page and the location where info is found. Many web sites: You would gather pointers to info located on many different web sites, such as Irish Folk Music. There are many issues around the formatting and coding of entries and room for lots of “helper” software development. There are several sites with good information on web indexing: The Web Indexing Special Interest Group of the American Society of Indexers. The page Indexing the Web on the site of the American Society of Indexers. The page Web Indexing on the site of th
