Past, present and future

Beare, Geraldine

The Indexer: The International Journal of Indexing (2007), 25, (4), 257–264.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3828/indexer.2007.33
Language: English
Pages: 8

Abstract

Geraldine Beare explores the history of indexing from its very earliest days, through the invention of the alphabet and the concept of alphabetical order to today’s world of Google and the search engine.

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Casson, Lionel (2001) Libraries in the ancient world. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. Libraries in the ancient world Google Scholar

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Levi-Strauss, Claude (2001) Myth and meaning. London: Routledge Classics. Myth and meaning Google Scholar

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Morphy, Howard (1998) Aboriginal art. London: Phaidon. Aboriginal art Google Scholar

Punch magazine, various issues. Google Scholar

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Saussure, Ferdinand de (1996) Course in general linguistics. USA: Open Court Classics. Course in general linguistics Google Scholar

Wheatley, Henry B. (1979) What is an index? London: Longmans, Green. What is an index? Google Scholar

Bowman, Alan K. and Woolf, Greg (1996) Literacy and power in the ancient world. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Literacy and power in the ancient world Google Scholar

Casson, Lionel (2001) Libraries in the ancient world. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. Libraries in the ancient world Google Scholar

Clanchy, M. T. (1997) Early medieval England. London: Folio Society. Early medieval England Google Scholar

Google Scholar

Hamel, Christopher de (1997) A history of illuminated manuscripts. London: Phaidon. A history of illuminated manuscripts Google Scholar

Hoffer, Eric (2002) The true believer: thoughts on the nature of mass movements. London: Harper Perennial. The true believer: thoughts on the nature of mass movements Google Scholar

Knight, G. Norman (1979) Indexing, the art of. London: Allen & Unwin. Indexing, the art of Google Scholar

Levi-Strauss, Claude (2001) Myth and meaning. London: Routledge Classics. Myth and meaning Google Scholar

Lewis-Williams, David (2002) The mind in the cave. London: Thames & Hudson. The mind in the cave Google Scholar

Morphy, Howard (1998) Aboriginal art. London: Phaidon. Aboriginal art Google Scholar

Punch magazine, various issues. Google Scholar

Google Scholar

Robinson, Andrew. Lost languages. London: McGraw-Hill. Lost languages Google Scholar

Sacks, David. The alphabet. London: Hutchinson. The alphabet Google Scholar

Saussure, Ferdinand de (1996) Course in general linguistics. USA: Open Court Classics. Course in general linguistics Google Scholar

Wheatley, Henry B. (1979) What is an index? London: Longmans, Green. What is an index? Google Scholar

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Beare, Geraldine

The Indexer: The International Journal of Indexing