Indexing & Abstracting Services in Library- A Classical Approach

Indexing & Abstracting plays a very important role in the retrieval and dissemination of information across the world. It is the main tool of information retrieval in the library. This paper highlights the various aspects about I&A for the library as well as researcher and investigator. The article gives an overview of I&A, its history, development of the concept, its functions and its impact towards the library and library professionals. The article enlightened librarians working in the library need to develop the skill and knowledge in the indexing and abstracting service to provide faster and easy access to the researcher in the short time possible.