Research On Standardization Of Item Format Of Chinese Book Content Index

Based on the collection of book content index item format samples,this paper uses the case analysis method to explore the following problems in the application of book content index item format in China.(1)Complexity and diversity exist in the application of book content index item format in China.(2)Unreasonable use of punctuation marks in index entries;(3)The application of index entry format violates the user's psychology and thinking logic;(4)After the application of the index entry format,the index entity violates the layout aesthetics;(5)In the process of index compilation,the application of format violates the work demands of index compilers.The fundamental reason lies in the lack of scientific,reasonable and targeted format specifications of book content index items to guide index compilers to carry out practical activities of index compilation and point out the formation of a set of needles.Then,the basic characteristics and principles of indexing,relying on the index contrast analysis method was used to study the existing book content index entries for the pros and cons of various practical application format,after take the essence to the dregs,select all parts of the book content index entries for reasonable content in format,form the parts book content index entries format specification.Based on the existing domestic and foreign index research academic works and index standards in the relatively mature theory of the book content index item format standard opinion rationality to verify.Finally,the paper summarizes and integrates the normative opinions to form a set of systematic book content index item format specifications.The specification puts forward specific requirements on each component of book content index item,such as the whole index item,index item and the format of index source.(1)The overall arrangement of the index entries in the book content index entries must be indented,and the associated expression of the index entries and index reference entries must be expressed in Spaces with a space distance of 2 bytes.(2)The book content index of index entries headings format specification is pointed out that simple main headings format consistent with the overall index entries,with a limited word heading format for the headings(with limited word),with a sub-topic purpose heading format as headings in separate segments and in the form of 4 bytes indented inward under the main heading.(3)The format specification of index reference item of item of book content index details the specific description format of single reference item,the specific description format of the multiple parts of reference item and whether the expression of reference item is consistent with the original book.It is also indicated that the index reference item should be in the form of a thumbnail and that the punctuation in the index reference item should be used..