FIRST WebAdmin Help Version 2.16 © 2012 FIRST Software Solutions Pty Ltd
The indexing functionality in FIRST is designed to describe and link content within an information container.
Information is indexed where it is deemed important that an end user can search and retrieve the detailed content within an information item.
Indexing content presupposes an organised relationship between the information container and the content contained within.
For example, a journal issue contains articles which have distinct authors, titles and page references within the journal issue. Similarly a book may contain chapters that are uniquely identified. A conference proceeding comprises a collection of papers.
FIRST includes functionality to index any component part of a catalogued information item.
Each indexed component part is linked to its information container. For example, a journal article is linked to the specific issue (shelf item) it is contained within. A book chapter is linked to the bibliographic record (catalogue record) for the book.
When a component part is indexed a citation is automatically generated from the relevant information container. The citation provides a path to locate the detailed content.
For example, when an article is indexed the automatically created citation includes the title of the journal and the specific issue details such as Australian Computing: 2006, v.10, January.
The citation allows the user to find a journal article in the specific journal issue described in the citation. In the same way, the citation for to a book chapter or a conference paper directs a user to the source book or conference proceeding.
When content is indexed, a separate catalogue record is created for that content. Therefore, indexed journal articles, book chapters and conference proceedings are searchable individually via the catalogue and the web interface (OPAC).