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Types of indexes

• General references
• Annual reports
• Archival indexing
• Bibliographies
• Biographies
• Children's books
• Database indexing
• Encyclopaedias
• Embedded indexing
• Fiction
• Genealogy
• Images/pictures
• Journals/periodicals/newspapers
• Maps
• Sound
• Websites

General References

• Specialised source material: formats, subjects and genre, in Glenda Browne and Jon Jermey, The indexing Companion, Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 2007, pp. 128-174.
• Articles on types of indexes in The Indexer 
• Articles on information technology applications in The Indexer

Annual reports

• Requirements for annual reports for departments, executive agencies and FMA ACT Bodies, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 17 June 2009.
• Indexing annual reports workshop at the National Archives of Australia, by Edyth Binkowski, AusSI Newsletter, 2003;27(6):68. [PDF 221KB]
• Evaluating online annual reports: an indexer’s experience, by Lynn Farkas, in: Karen Gillen (ed) Indexing: engage, enlighten, enrich: proceedings from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers Conference, 17–19 March 2005, Melbourne. Melbourne: Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers, 2005, pp.  33–40.
• Editing and indexing government annual reports, by Shirley Campbell, ANZSI Newsletter, 2007;3(8):6. [PDF 96KB]
• see also ANZSI Courses and Workshops

Archival indexing

• Indexing resources on the WWW – Archival indexing
• Articles in The Indexer
• Indexing manuscripts and the Koorie Indexing Name Project, by Shauna Hicks and Simon Flagg,  in: Mary Russell (ed), The Indexing life: proceedings from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers conference, 15–17 March 2007, Melbourne. Melbourne: Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers, 2007, pp. 101-105.  [PDF 155KB]
• Indexing archives for access, by Shauna Hicks, in: Karen Gillen (ed) Indexing: engage, enlighten, enrich: proceedings from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers Conference, 17–19 March 2005, Melbourne. Melbourne: Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers, 2005, pp. 72–77.
• Indexing for school archives: magazine and historical records, by Alan Walker, in: Margaret Findlay (ed), The August indexer: proceedings from the second international conference, 27–29 August 1999, Hobart, Tasmania, Melbourne: Australian Society of Indexers, 1999, pp. 132–137.
• Object ID: an international standard for describing art, antiques and antiquities.

Bibliographies

• Articles in The Indexer
• Related skills: indexing and bibliography, by John E Simkin, in: Margaret Findlay (ed), The August indexer: proceedings from the second international conference, 27–29 August 1999, Hobart, Tasmania, Melbourne: Australian Society of Indexers, 1999, pp. 112–114.
• Bibliography in the digital age, by Geraldine Triffitt, in: Mary Russell (ed), The Indexing life: proceedings from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers conference, 15–17 March 2007, Melbourne. Melbourne: Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers, 2007, pp. 29–38.
• Indexing theatre programmes, by Dennis Bryans, in: Mary Russell (ed), The Indexing life: proceedings from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers conference, 15–17 March 2007, Melbourne. Melbourne: Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers, 2007, pp. 39–44.  [PDF 149KB]
• Ensuring the best – AustLit: the resource for Australian literature, by Tessa Woolbridge, in: Karen Gillen (ed) Indexing: engage, enlighten, enrich: proceedings from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers Conference, 17–19 March 2005, Melbourne. Melbourne: Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers, 2005, pp.  138-145.

Biographies

• Articles in The Indexer
• Indexing biographies and other stories of human lives, by Hazel K. Bell, Society of Indexers occasional papers on indexing no. 1, 3rd edition, Sheffield: Society of Indexers, 2004. Order details. 
• Indexing biographies: lives do bring their problems by Hazel K. Bell, The Indexer, 1989;16(3) 
• Indexing lives, by Martin L. White, in: Index it right! Advice from the experts, edited by Enid L. Zafran, Wheat Ridge, CO: American Society of Indexers, 2005, pp. 31–48. Order details.  
• Indexing biographies part 1 of 3, by Madeleine Davis, ANZSI Newsletter, 2009;5(6):6.    [PDF 87KB]
• Indexing biographies part 2 of 3, by Madeleine Davis, ANZSI Newsletter, 2009;5(7):6-7.   [PDF 206KB]
• Indexing biographies part 3 of 3, by Madeleine Davis, ANZSI Newsletter, 2009;5(8):6-7.   [PDF 92KB]
• Indexing published letters, Douglas Matthews, The Indexer, 2001;22(3):135-141.
• Indexing journals: the journal of Annie Baxter Dawbin, by Clodagh Jones, in: Margaret Findlay (ed), The August indexer: proceedings from the second international conference, 27–29 August 1999, Hobart, Tasmania, Melbourne: Australian Society of Indexers, 1999, pp. 77–81.

Children’s books

• Articles in The Indexer
• Indexing children’s books, by K. G. B. Bakewell and Paula L. Williams, Society of Indexers Occasional Papers on Indexing No. 5, Sheffield: Society of Indexers, 2000. Order details.
• Indexing children’s books, by Valerie A Elliston.
• Literature for children, in: Pat Booth, Indexing: the manual of good practice, Müchen: KG Saur, 2001, pp. 298-316.
• Indexing children's information book, by Max McMaster, ANZSI Newsletter, 2009;5(6):3, 7.     [PDF 87KB]
• Indexing for young people, by Geoff Chapman, in: Max McMaster (ed) Indexers – partners in publishing. Proceedings from the first international conference, 31 March – 2 April, 1995, Marysville, Victoria, Melbourne: Australian Society of Indexers, 1995, pp. 55–62.

Database indexing

• Articles in The Indexer
• Indexing resources on the WWW – Database indexing, controlled vocabularies & thesauri
• ANZSI Conference: 'Birds of a feather' session: Database and web indexing, by Prue Deacon and Kathy Simpson, ANZSI Newsletter, 2007;3(5):4. [PDF 77KB]
• From the President – registration for database indexers, ANZSI Newsletter, 2007;3(6):1. [PDF 101KB]
• The database in your future, by Jon Jermey, in: Mary Russell (ed), The Indexing life: proceedings from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers conference, 15–17 March 2007, Melbourne. Melbourne: Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers, 2007, pp.81-86.
• A study on the feasibility of subject authority control of web-based Persian medical databases: an Iranian experience, by Saeed Rezaei Sharifabadi, in: Mary Russell (ed), The Indexing life: proceedings from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers conference, 15–17 March 2007, Melbourne. Melbourne: Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers, 2007, pp. 88-99.
• A day in the life of a database indexer, by Edyth Binkowski, ANZSI Newsletter, 2005;1(9):6. [PDF 95KB]
• Database indexing – sustaining quality. A brainstorming session hosted by the ACT Branches of the ALIA Health Libraries Section and the Australian Society of Indexers, National Library of Australia, 22 November 2000. [PDF 76KB]
• The future of database indexing, by Shelley Greenhouse, Key Words 2000;8(4):125-126, 132.
• Periodical and Database Indexing - discussion list  
• see also Thesaurus and ANZSI Courses and Workshops

Encyclopaedias

• Articles in The Indexer 
• Indexing encyclopedias, by Marion Lerner-Levine in: Index it right! Advice from the experts, edited by Enid L. Zafran, Wheat Ridge, CO: American Society of Indexers, 2005, pp. 49–64. Via Google books.   Order details.
• Indexing an encyclopaedia, by Gary Hall, in: Max McMaster (ed) Indexers – partners in publishing. Proceedings from the first international conference, 31 March – 2 April, 1995, Marysville, Victoria, Melbourne: Australian Society of Indexers, 1995, pp. 170–74.
• Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia: how is it indexed? by Geraldine Triffitt,  paper presented at Indexing in the Electronic Age 20-21 April 1996 Ranelagh House, Robertson, NSW.   [PDF 236KB]

Embedded indexing

• Articles in The Indexer
• Embedded Indexing in FrameMaker and Word, by Peg Mauer
• Embedded indexing by James Lamb, The Indexer, 2005;24(4):206-209.
• Embedded indexing software, in: Glenda Browne and Jon Jermey, Indexing companion, Port Melbourne, Victoria: Cambridge University Press, 2007, pp. 183-6.
• Indexing in Microsoft Word
• Index Syntax in Microsoft Word by Seth A Maislin
• Troubleshooting Those Horrible Microsoft Word Index Problems by Seth A Maislin 
• Myth of the reusable index, by Bill Johncocks, The Indexer 2005;24(4):213-217.
• CUP & XML, by Michael Wyatt, AusSI Newsletter, 2003;27(9)100–1. [PDF 317KB]
• XML indexing and Cambridge University Press, by Susan Keogh, in: Karen Gillen (ed) Indexing: engage, enlighten, enrich: proceedings from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers Conference, 17–19 March 2005, Melbourne. Melbourne: Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers, 2005, pp.  82-85.

Fiction

• Articles in The Indexer
• Indexing fiction: a story of complexity by Hazel K. Bell,  The Indexer, 1999;17(4): 251–256.
• Fiction and indexes, by Hazel K Bell, Society of Indexers Information leaflet no: 6, 2000.
• The mysteries of fiction indexing, by Mary Ann Chulik presented by David Ream, in: Margaret Findlay (ed), The August indexer: proceedings from the second international conference, 27–29 August 1999, Hobart, Tasmania, Melbourne: Australian Society of Indexers, 1999, pp. 48–54.
• Indexing fiction - potential advantages of inded fiction for academic study, by Jane Purton, ANZSI Newsletter, 2009;5(10):10-11.   [PDF 219KB]
• Indexing fiction - a user's perspective, By Nikki Davis, ANZSI Newsletter, 2009;5(9):4-5.   [PDF 89KB]
• Indexing fiction - encyclopedias, who's whos, and other compendia to works of fiction such as Agatha Cristie and Sherlock Holmes, by Mary Russell, ANZSI Newsletter, 2009;5(9):3-4.   [PDF 89KB]

Genealogy

• Genealogy and indexing, edited by Kathleen Spaltro, Wheat Ridge, CO: American Society of Indexers, 2003. Via Google books  . Order details.
• Using and compiling indexers, by Judy Webster 
• Genealogy, in: Pat Booth, Indexing: the manual of good practice, Müchen: KG Saur, 2001, pp. 282-286.

Images/Pictures

• Articles in The Indexer 
• Indexing resources on the WWW – Indexing and retrieving images
• Australia Pictorial Thesaurus
• Capturing moving images online, Ann Cameron, The Indexer, 2005;24(3):142-4.
• Image indexing: how can I find a nice pair of Italian shoes? by Elaine Ménard, Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2007;34(1):21–25.
• Images and sound (audio) recordings, in: Pat Booth, Indexing: the manual of good practice, Müchen: KG Saur, 2001, pp. 223-244.
• Nonprint materials, in: Hans H Wellisch, Indexing from A to Z, 2nd edition, New York: HW Wilson, 1995, pp. 332-342.
• Indexing the industrial art of apple box labels, by Clodagh Jones, in: Karen Gillen (ed) Indexing: engage, enlighten, enrich: proceedings from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers Conference, 17–19 March 2005, Melbourne. Melbourne: Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers, 2005, pp. 78–81.

Journals/Periodicals/Newspapers

• Articles in The Indexer
• Indexing newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, by Geraldine Beare, Society of Indexers Occasional Papers on Indexing No. 4, Sheffield: Society of Indexers, 1999. Order details.
• Journal indexing: some issues and maybe some answers, by Max McMaster, in: Margaret Findlay (ed), The August indexer: proceedings from the second international conference, 27–29 August 1999, Hobart, Tasmania, Melbourne: Australian Society of Indexers, 1999, pp. 96-98. 
• The gist of journal indexing, by Carolyn G Weaver, Key Words, 2002;10(1):16–22.
• The indexers as consultant: collaborative indexing of community newspapers, by Carolyn G Weaver, Key Words, 2006;14(1):18–33.
• Newspaper indexing policies and procedures, by Barbara Semonche, Excerpted from Barbara Semonche (ed.) News media libraries: a management handbook.
• Serial publications, in: Pat Booth, Indexing: the manual of good practice, Müchen: KG Saur, 2001, pp. 186-222.
• Newspapers, in: Hans H Wellisch, Indexing from A to Z, 2nd edition, New York: HW Wilson, 1995, pp. 322-330.
• Periodicals, in: Hans H Wellisch, Indexing from A to Z, 2nd edition, New York: HW Wilson, 1995, pp. 347-354.
• Spanning the centuries through newspaper indexing, by Cheryl Hamblyn and Delyth Sunley, in: Karen Gillen (ed) Indexing: engage, enlighten, enrich: proceedings from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers Conference, 17–19 March 2005, Melbourne. Melbourne: Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers, 2005, pp. 65–71
• Indexing for school archives: magazine and historical records, by Alan Walker, in: Margaret Findlay (ed), The August indexer: proceedings from the second international conference, 27–29 August 1999, Hobart, Tasmania, Melbourne: Australian Society of Indexers, 1999, pp. 132–137.
• Journal indexing: further discussion and ideas, by Tordis Flath, in: Karen Gillen (ed) Indexing: engage, enlighten, enrich: proceedings from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers Conference, 17–19 March 2005, Melbourne. Melbourne: Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers, 2005, pp. 50–54.
• Indexing journal articles with multiple authors, by Glenda Browne, ANZSI Newsletter, 2005;1(3):6–7. [PDF 558KB]
• Indexing the NZ Women's Weekly, by Julie Daymond-King, ANZSI Newsletter, 2008;(1):7. [PDF 157KB]
• The New Zealand Women's Weekly, 1933-50: an indexing challenge, by Julie Daymond-King, The Indexer, 2008;26(4):170–1.
• Tips and hints - annual journal indexes, by Mary Russell, ANZSI Newsletter, 2008;4(5):4. [PDF 148KB]
• Periodical and Database Indexing - discussion list
• see also ANZSI Courses and Workshops

Maps

• Articles under geography in The Indexer
• Creating indexes for world atlases at HarperCollins Publishers, by Jim Irvine, The Indexer, 2005;24(3):119-122.
• Indexing and delivery of historical maps using TimeMapTM, by Ian Johnson National Library of Australia News, 2005;15(4).

Sound

• Images and sound (audio) recordings, in: Pat Booth, Indexing: the manual of good practice, Müchen: KG Saur, 2001, pp. 223-244.
• Nonprint materials, in: Hans H Wellisch, Indexing from A to Z, 2nd edition, New York: HW Wilson, 1995, pp. 332-342.
• Indexing sound (English and other languages) within a multilingual broadcaster, by Cherrill Magee and Joann Keogh, in: Karen Gillen (ed) Indexing: engage, enlighten, enrich: proceedings from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers Conference, 17–19 March 2005, Melbourne. Melbourne: Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers, 2005, pp. 109–117.

Websites

• Indexing resources on the WWW – Indexing the WWW 
• Website indexing: enhancing access to information within websites, by Glenda Browne and Jon Jermey, 2nd edition, Adelaide: Auslib Press, 2004. Order details.
• Web indexers and other navigation aids: finding information on web sites, by Fred Brown, in Index it right! Advice from the experts, edited by Enid L. Zafran, Wheat Ridge, CO: American Society of Indexers, 2005, pp. 121–146. Order details
• Indexing specialties: web sites, by Heather Hedden, Wheat Ridge, CO: American Society of Indexers, 2007. Order details.
• ANZSI Conference: 'Birds of a feather' session: Database and web indexing, by Prue Deacon and Kathy Simpson, ANZSI Newsletter, 2007;3(5):4.
• A study on the feasibility of subject authority control of web-based Persian medical databases: an Iranian experience, by Saeed Rezaei Sharifabadi, in: Mary Russell (ed), The Indexing life: proceedings from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers conference, 15–17 March 2007, Melbourne. Melbourne: Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers, 2007, pp. 88-99.
• Metadata for Australian Indigenous collections, by Dianna McClellen, in: Karen Gillen (ed) Indexing: engage, enlighten, enrich: proceedings from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers Conference, 17–19 March 2005, Melbourne. Melbourne: Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers, 2005, pp.  86-104.
• HTML/Prep: transforming indexes for the web, by Glenda Browne, AusSI Newsletter, 2003;27(3):28–29, 33. [PDF 202KB]
• Web Indexing Special Interest Group  
• Website indexing: visitors to content in two clicks, by James A. Lamb, Ardleigh, England: James A. Lamb, 2006. Order details.
• Web indexing: extending the functionality of HTML Indexer, by Mike Unwalla, The Indexer, 2006;25(2) revised
• Indexing the web, American Society of Indexers
• Book-style indexes for websites, by Heather Hedden, IWP - Information Wissenschaft & Praxis, 2007;8:433-436.
• Changes in website indexing, by Glenda Browne, IWP - Information Wissenschaft & Praxis, 2007;8:437-440.
• See also Website indexing software and ANZSI Courses and Workshops

 

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