Table of contents (ToC)

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Table of contents (ToC). / Hjørland, Birger.

In: Knowledge Organization, Vol. 49, No. 2, 26.08.2022, p. 98-120.

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Hjørland, B 2022, 'Table of contents (ToC)', Knowledge Organization, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 98-120. https://doi.org/10.5771/0943-7444-2022-2-98

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Hjørland, B. (2022). Table of contents (ToC). Knowledge Organization, 49(2), 98-120. https://doi.org/10.5771/0943-7444-2022-2-98

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Hjørland B. Table of contents (ToC). Knowledge Organization. 2022 Aug 26;49(2):98-120. https://doi.org/10.5771/0943-7444-2022-2-98

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Hjørland, Birger. / Table of contents (ToC). In: Knowledge Organization. 2022 ; Vol. 49, No. 2. pp. 98-120.

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abstract = "A table of contents (ToC) is a kind of document representation as well as a paratext and a kind of finding device to the document it represents. TOCs are very common in books and some other kinds of documents, but not in all kinds. This article discusses the definition and functions of ToC, normative guidelines for their design, and the history and forms of ToC in different kinds of documents and media. A main part of the article is about the role of ToC in information searching, in current awareness services and as items added to bibliographical records. The introduction and the conclusion focus on the core theoretical issues concerning ToCs. Should they be document-oriented or request-oriented, neutral, or policy-oriented, objective, or subjective? It is concluded that because of the special functions of ToCs, the arguments for the request-oriented (policy-oriented, subjective) view are weaker than they are in relation to indexing and knowledge organization in general. Apart from level of granularity, the evaluation of a ToC is difficult to separate from the evaluation of the structuring and naming of the elements of the structure of the document it represents.",
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