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An abstracting service is a service that provides abstracts of publications, often on a subject or group of related subjects, usually on a subscription basis.[1] An indexing service is a service that assigns descriptors and other kinds of access points to documentsCONFIDENTIAL

. The word indexing service is today mostly used for computer programs, but may also cover services providing back-of-the-book indexesCONFIDENTIAL

, journal indexes, and related kinds of indexesCONFIDENTIAL

. An indexing and abstracting service is a service that provides shortening or summarizing of documents and assigning of descriptors for referencing documents.

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The product is often an abstracts journal or a bibliographic index#REDIRECT [[Indexing and abstracting service]], which may be a subject bibliography or a bibliographic database#REDIRECT [[Indexing and abstracting service]].

Guidelines for indexing and abstracting, including the evaluation of such services, are given in the literature of library and information science.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Manzer, B. M. (1977). The Abstract Journal, 1790-1920. Origin, Development and Diffusion. Metuchen, N.J.: The Scarecrow Press.
  2. ^ [[|Lancaster]], F. W. (1991/1998/2003). Indexing and abstracting in theory and practice. London: Library Association. (1st ed. 1991; 2nd ed. 1998; 3rd. ed. 2003).
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