Cross-References

Syntactic Cross-References in Legal Information Retrieval

The following is a basic concept of Syntactic Cross-References in relation to information retrieval. In addition to this, Syntactic Cross-References may be applied to legal texts, including case law, legislation and scholarly works. In some types of index heading syntax, such as subject headings, a heading is entered only under a main heading so that there is no direct access through the subheadings in displayed indexes. A syntactic cross reference provides indirect access under such subheadings. For example, the subject heading United States — History — Civil War, 1861-1865 — Bibliography is not also entered under civil war, bibliography, or history. Therefore, cross references are needed from these terms to the established heading ( History and Civil War en each case). Syndetic Structure (Cross References) for Equivalent, Narrower, Broader, and Other Related Terms Integrated Into Browsable Alphanumeric Displayed Indexes.