Information scientist differ in their explanations for the process of indexing. The common theories are:

-The axiom of definability
-The axiom of order 
-The axiom of sufficient degree of order 
-The axiom of predictability 
-The axiom of fidelity 


Theories of Indexing 

Service of capturing keywords in documents being cataloged

New York University

The use of technology to operate library systems such as:
- Cataloging
- Metadata
- Indexing services
- Database Management

Information Technology in Library Science

Momoh, Emmanuel Omeiza, "Information Technology and the Future of Librarianship" (2018). Library Philosophy and Practice (ejournal). 2079. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/2079

Information Technology and the Future of Librarianship

Indexing Services

Manage user information as well as retrieve information such as articles, books, and more

Database Management

Cataloging is the process of assigning identifiers (author and title) and subjects to an information resource so that the user may retrieve it. 

Cataloging

Metadata is structured data that describes an information resource and points a user to the actual information resource.

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