谈自由主题词的使用问题

Study on the Usage of Free Subject Terms

《中国分类主题词表》的推出 ,对文献主题标引工作的规范化起到了积极的作用。但在对待自由词标引 ,亦即新增主题词的使用上 ,国内图书馆几乎都采取了一概排斥的做法。对此 ,作者提出了不同的看法 ,指出自由主题词的适度使用对提高标引质量和检索效果具有积极意义。

As for the usage of free subject terms, most libraries in China adopt the way of excluding them. On this point, the writer presents his own opinions, advocating that the appropriate use of free subject terms is positive to enbance the indexing quality and improve the researching efficiency.