In Keyword Out of Context (KWOC) system, keyword or the access point is shifted to the extreme left at its normal place in the beginning of the line. It is followed by the complete title to provide complete context. The keyword and the context are written either in the same line or in two successive lines. Both the formats are displayed below.
Example-Title: Computerisation of Libraries in India
FORMAT 1
COMPUTERISATION Computerisation of libraries in India 1289
INDIA Computerisation of libraries in India 1289
LIBRARIES Computerisation of libraries in Indian 1289
FORMAT 2
COMPUTERISATION
Computerization of libraries in India 1289
INDIA
Computerisation of libraries in India 1289
LIBRARIES
Computerisation of libraries in India 1289
These entries are then filed in an alphabetical sequence in the file of the KWOC index.
It should be noted that the changing of format in KWOC index has provided only limited improvement. Since it follows the same indexing technique there is hardly any difference in its retrieval efficiency.
SOURCE
- Information Access Through The Subject : An Annotated Bibliography (Chapter 3) / by Salman Haider. - Online : OpenThesis, 2015. (408 pages ; 23 cm.)
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- Revised 2019-07-04
- Written 2017-02-25
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