Database design, and information storage and retrieval

ICT for Library and Information Professionals: A Training Package for Developing Countries
Slide 21
Sorting information
v Sort parameters include the following:
• N(umber) of headings: means the number
of levels of headings
• Stopword file: used when sort keys are
generated from a field which is indexed
using indexing technique ‘4’. This avoids
words like ‘THE’, ‘OR’, ‘AND’
• Heading format: you cn provide your own
format or leave it blank, so that the default
will be used
UNESCO ICTLIP Module 4. Lesson 4
Note
A STOPWORD file can be created using a text editor such as
NOTEPAD. The words have to be input in alphabetical order.
View the CDS.STW file created for the CDS sample database
to understand this.
Activity 04.04.06
Try the different methods of sorting explained in the slides
and check the output
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