A observação da estrutura textual de livros e sua contribuição para a catalogação de assuntos em bibliotecas universitárias da unesp

Abstract: The indexing is a kind of description whose aim is toestablish concepts expressed in a document andrepresenting them according to a documentary language.There are elements that can contribute to amore complete selection of terms that will representthe document, like the observation of its textual structureand the context where the indexing professionalacts. The analysis of the book textual structure can becarried out in a way that facilitates the indexing, asthe professional can foresee the parts of the textwhere he localizes and identifies the more representativeterms of the textual content. In such a way,it is intended to comprehend and inquire, with theapplying of Verbal Protocol, the use that Unesp libraries´indexers do from the textual structure during thedetermination of subjects in such a way as to obtainthe disclosure of their procedures, difficulties andrestrictions through the externalization of thoughtsduring the recording of the indexing task. From thedata analysis, it was possible to find out that the righthand page, the back of the title page, the chaptersand other parts of the book´s structure provided thegreater number of terms, becoming the most importantones for the indexing task.