Introduction

The objective of these guidelines is to provide staff of UN libraries engaged in subject analysis with a comprehensive set of principles to ensure a consistent approach in indexing all types of UN documents and publications. While many of the principles may apply to cataloguing and indexing non-UN materials, the guidelines focus on indexing the Organization's documentation in its various forms.

The indexing process may be divided into the conceptual analysis and term selection stages.

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Last updated: 11 April 2008