Internal quality audit of indexing: a new application of interindexer consistency Export

@article{RefWorks:189, abstract = {Describes a methodology for performing internal quality audits of the indexing process that combines interindexer consistency with a method for an internal quality audit, based on a control chart usually employed in technological and industrial organisations. The methodology shows the consistency and variation of a given group of indexers, reflecting the degree of conformity to indexing standards and procedures. It also facilitates the identification of variation causes, and the application to training and corrective actions, leading to a continuous improvement of the process. It is practical and produces reliable, appropriate, and comparable data. (The author may be contacted by electronic mail at [mailto:fababib@nerverk.com.ar]). (Copies of this article are available for a fee from the Haworth Document Delivery Service, Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, New York, 13904-1580, USA. E-Mail: [mailto:getinfo@haworthpressinc.com]), Web site [URL:http://www.haworthpressinc.com]). (Original abstract)}, author = {Stubbs, E. A. and Mangiaterra, N. E. and Martinez, A. M.}, citeulike-article-id = {237622}, journal = {Cataloging and Classification Quarterly}, keywords = {indexers, indexing, nterindexer\_consistency}, number = {4}, pages = {53--69}, posted-at = {2005-06-25 19:47:40}, priority = {2}, title = {Internal quality audit of indexing: a new application of interindexer consistency}, volume = {28}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - RefWorks:189 L3 - citeulike-article-id:237622 N2 - Describes a methodology for performing internal quality audits of the indexing process that combines interindexer consistency with a method for an internal quality audit, based on a control chart usually employed in technological and industrial organisations. The methodology shows the consistency and variation of a given group of indexers, reflecting the degree of conformity to indexing standards and procedures. It also facilitates the identification of variation causes, and the application to training and corrective actions, leading to a continuous improvement of the process. It is practical and produces reliable, appropriate, and comparable data. (The author may be contacted by electronic mail at [mailto:fababib@nerverk.com.ar]). (Copies of this article are available for a fee from the Haworth Document Delivery Service, Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, New York, 13904-1580, USA. E-Mail: [mailto:getinfo@haworthpressinc.com]), Web site [URL:http://www.haworthpressinc.com]). (Original abstract) IS - 4 JF - Cataloging and Classification Quarterly EP - 69 TI - Internal quality audit of indexing: a new application of interindexer consistency VL - 28 SP - 53 KW - indexers KW - indexing KW - nterindexer_consistency AU - Stubbs, EA AU - Mangiaterra, NE AU - Martinez, AM PY - 1999/// ER -