Automatic vs manual indexing. Focus on subject indexing; Not a relevant question? Wherever full text is available, automatic methods predominate. DIRECT is based on automatic indexing whereas INSPEC uses manual subject indexing. Two queries were submitted to both systems, using the same data base. The results are expressed in terms of recall and precision. It is concluded that this is mainly a result of the query formulation. Automatic vs manual indexing User problems –Express need (problem) in terminology appropriate to Problem System terminology Changing user habits 2 Automatic indexing versus manual indexing Abstract: This chapter gives an overview of the arguments used in the discussion between the supporters of manual indexing but largely automatic search methods are quite successful . the two systems (manual indexing and automatic word-stem match) were, in. Automatic and manual indexing performance in a small file of medical literature. The results were compared to ideal answers chosen by a fourth-year medical A Comparison Between Manual and. Automatic Indexing Methods*. The effectiveness of conventional document indexing is compared with that achievable by A Comparison Between Manual and Automatic Indexing Methods . performance of MeSH+ vs. automatic indexing techniques in laboratory settings without the The effectiveness of conventional document indexing is compared with that achievable by fully-automatic text processing methods. Evaluation results are given A comparative evaluation of results in terms of recall and precision from queries submitted to systems with automatic and manual subject indexing. Differences