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A Development Research of Book Index in the Age of Digital Publishing

Qiu Junpin, Ma Li, Yang Qiang   

  • Online:2016-03-17 Published:2016-03-25

Abstract:

In the age of digital publishing, the digital index is the trend of back-of-the-book index. The proportion of digital index of back-of-the-book will be more than that of the paper index, but the paper index will remain to be the basic work for a period of time. This study argues that we need promote the index digital hierarchically, and also puts forward three ways to develop it, namely, to determine the priority type for index compilation, to develop the industrial chain of back-of-the-book indexing and to attach importance to the index research and practices of international communication.

Key words: Digital Publishing, Back-of-the-book Index, Development Strategy