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SmartIndexing Defined
What is SmartIndexing?
SmartIndexing is a technology that helps researchers overcome information overload by more quickly and efficiently getting them the information they need to do their jobs. See SmartIndexing at work.
How are SmartIndexing terms created?
Indexing at LexisNexis is a unique partnership between technology and human editorial labor. Subject experts and information professionals create vocabularies and algorithmic rules governing their application. These experts then test and analyze their results before a term is released into production. Controlled vocabularies are applied to new documents as they are added to the system. Periodically all indexed documents are retrospectively updated with the latest vocabularies.
When should SmartIndexing be used?
SmartIndexing can add value to any search run in LexisNexis news and business content. Some of the top reasons for using SmartIndexing include:
- Easily capture broad concepts in a single term (eg. airlines, trade agreements, banking & finance agencies, etc.). Rather than string together an endless keyword search, take advantage of all the research that the LexisNexis indexers have done for you!
- Find companies with common names (eg. Orange, Saturn, etc) or major stories about companies that appear frequently in the news (eg. Microsoft, IBM, etc.). Searching in the COMPANY segment adds immediately context to your search!
- Research industries! It's very difficult to build a keyword search that captures an entire industry. Take advantage of all the industry SmartIndexing terms.
- Add context to a keyword search. Have you ever tried to disambiguate a term like 'discovery' or 'bonds' or 'futures'? Use the index term and let SmartIndexing do the work for you!
- Find things that are hard to represent in a keyword search. Have you ever tried to develop a search to capture things like 'market share,' 'rankings,' 'statistics,' or 'trends'? All of these concepts are SmartIndexing terms! Use them and save yourself valuable time.
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