5963 International Standard OSL) INTERNATIONALORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION+MEKAYHAPOAHAR OPTAHW3ALMR IO CTAHAAPTW3ALMWORGANISATION INTERNATIONALEDE NORMALISATION Documentation -- Methods for examining documents, determining their subjects, and'selecting indexing terms Documentation -- Methodes pour I'analyse des documents, la determination de leur contenu et la selection des termes d'indexation First edition -- 1985-12-01 UDC 001.815 E Ref:No.ISO5963-1985 (E) Descriptors : documentation, subject indexing. 8 Not for Resale Price based on 5 pages Foreword iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a woridwide federation of national standards bodies (IsO member bodies)., The work of preparing International Standards isnormally carried out throughIsOtechnicalcommittees.Eachmember body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee, International organizations, govern- mental and non-governmental, in liaison with Iso, also take part in the work. DraftInternational Standardsadopted bythe technical committeesare circulatedto the member bodies for approval before their acceptance as International Standards by the ISo Council. They are approved in accordance with IsO procedures requiring at least 75 % approval by the member bodies voting. International Standard ISO 5963 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 46, Documentation. Users should note that all International Standards undergo revision from time to time and that any reference made herein to any other International Standard implies its latest edition, unless otherwise stated. ? International Organization for Standardization, 1985 Printed in Switzerland Copyright mational Organization for Standardization No reproduction or networking permited without icense from IHS Not for Resale Contents Page Scope and field of application References. 3 Definitions 4 Operation and purpose of indexing...... 5 Examining the document .. 6Identification of concepts 7 Selection of indexing terms 8 Annex - Flowchart of the indexing operation using a thesaurus .. . . . ernational Organization for Standardization ili No reproduction or networking permited without license from IHS Not for Resale