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Subject: RE: [dita] Keywords in DITA
From: "JoAnn Hackos" <>
To: "Paul Prescod" <>,"Esrig, Bruce \(Bruce\)" <>
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
JoAnn T. Hackos, PhD
President
Comtech Services,
Inc.
710 Kipling Street, Suite 400
Denver, CO 80215
303-232-7586
http://www.comtech-serv.com
From: Paul Prescod
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Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005
4:07 PM
To: Esrig, Bruce (Bruce)
Cc:
; 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)
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Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 1:14
PM
To: Paul Prescod
Cc: ; 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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