The Web is five years old, yet indexers have discarded 150 years of experience to adapt to it. Obvious answers no longer exist. This presentation re-evaluates the fundamentals of indexing and reintroduces participants to indexing theory and application to online presentation of all kinds. Expect lots of examples. The Web has no intuitive linearity.
Pages coexist without sequence, and the size and scope of web sites are invisible.
On the other hand, indexing is the art of ordering nonlinear information. Clearly then, indexing theory has a direct and overwhelming application to writing for the Web. For years, indexes have been based upon page numbers, and the transition to online presentation is difficult. This talk will reintroduce participants to indexing theory and its application to online presentation of all kinds. Seth Maislin is integration manager of Lycos, Inc., sole proprietor of Focus Information Services, and a professor at Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts.