Is Search replacing the TOC and Index?

Subject: Is Search replacing the TOC and Index?
From: Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca>
To: Paula Cristina Vaz <paula -dot- vaz -at- inesc-id -dot- pt>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 09:13:04 -0700

To confirm what Paula says, a good TOC and Index can help add relevance and
weighting to search results, if the engine supports it.

-Tony

On Friday, July 11, 2014, Paula Cristina Vaz <paula -dot- vaz -at- inesc-id -dot- pt
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','paula -dot- vaz -at- inesc-id -dot- pt');>> wrote:

> ...
> (The TOC) also helps me to evaluate the
> importance of the subject that I'm searching for. If my keywords appear in
> the TOC as a section title, it means that the document has a lot to say
> about the subject.
> ...

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Follow-Ups:

References:
Is Search replacing the TOC and Index?: From: Andrew Harvie
Re: Is Search replacing the TOC and Index?: From: Paula Cristina Vaz
RE: Is Search replacing the TOC and Index?: From: Cardimon, Craig
Re: Is Search replacing the TOC and Index?: From: Julie Stickler

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