We now live in an age where Google search is ubiquitous, and the ‘find’ function in Word and PDF documents is almost instantaneous, but this was not always the case. This article traces the development of indexing from its start some 800 years ago in the 13th century, through to modern times as well as and providing links to a number of specialized search engines that are free to use.
Download Finding Information – The art of Indexing: https://mosaicprojects.com.au/Mag_Articles/AA023_Finding_Information-Indexing.pdf
Pat Weaver
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Mosaicproject's Blog 
Great article