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RE: [dita] Keywords in DITA

From: JoAnn Hackos
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Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 23:35:00 -0000

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Subject: RE: [dita] Keywords in DITA




From: "JoAnn Hackos" <[email protected]>
To: "Paul Prescod" <[email protected]>,"Esrig, Bruce \(Bruce\)" <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 16:40:24 -0700









I would assume that index terms would be used to build what 
is commonly referred to as a "back of the book" index for print or supply the 
terms for the Index tab typical of help systems. Keywords typically are based 
upon a taxonomic analysis of subject matter and should be selected from a 
standardized list to avoid confusion. Keywords chiefly feed search systems, 
although many search systems are configured to look at full text or metadata 
rather than keywords. Organizations often use the "keyword" element in HTML to 
attempt to influence search systems.
 
JoAnn 
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Inc.
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From: Paul Prescod 
[mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 
4:07 PM
To: Esrig, Bruce (Bruce)
Cc: 
[email protected]; Michael Priestley
Subject: RE: [dita] 
Keywords in DITA



Contradicting myself a bit: I would consider that a very pragmatic 
solution to the problem. The meaning of the <keyword> element could be 
context-specific. But I wonder: do index entries already work as "words or 
phrases that would make good targets for search engines?" I'm just trying to get 
the distinction clear in my head.



  
  
  From: Esrig, Bruce (Bruce) 
  [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 1:14 
  PM
To: Paul Prescod
Cc: [email protected]; Michael 
  Priestley
Subject: RE: [dita] Keywords in DITA


  
  
  For the time being, perhaps we could 
  rephrase the first sentence in the "keywords" entry in the language reference. 
  Then we could separate the senses in a 
  future release of DITA. Something like <keyword> versus 
  <searchTerm>.
   
  New text >>> The 
  <keywords> element contains a list of identifying terms that are marked 
  with <indexterm> or <keyword>. In this context, <keyword> 
  surrounds a word or phrase that would make a good target for a search 
  engine.
   
  Bruce Esrig
  Information Developer / Information 
  Architect
  Lucent 
Technologies





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