INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES IN SUBJECT ANALYSIS

Abstract

In Information Science context, Subject Analysis is consid- ered one of the most important stages in Indexing and the

indexer is the reponsible for this activity. An interdiscipli- narity with Linguistics, Cognitive Science and Logics is

observed during the development of this activity by the in- dexer. The study discusses factors of these areas that interfere

in Subject Analysis. Linguistic factors act in concert with logical and cognitive factors in the intellectual activities that comprise Subject Analysis. So close is their interaction that it

is not possible to determine where the influence of one begins

or finishes. This reference base is required in order to under- stand what the text in question is about and in order to assim- ilate new knowledge. When analyzing a text, the indexer

searches the reference base for stored information about the

theme of the text and if found comprehension occurs; howev- er, if not found, comprehension is thwarted.