
Types of indexes
General References
Annual reports
- Indexing your annual report: a guide, by Mary Russell and Max McMaster, Melburne: ANZSI, 2010. Order via website.
- 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.

- Indexing for historical societies. Revised edition, by John Adams, Melbourne: Royal Historical Society of Victoria, 2010.
- A bibliography for indexing lives, by Hazel K. Bell, The Indexer, 2012;30(3):147. Single issue available here

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
- A bibliography for indexing lives, by Hazel K. Bell, The Indexer, 2012;30(3):147. Single issue available here

- 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.
- An indexer's life of Johnson, by Chistopher Phipps, The Indexer, 2012;30(3):114-19. Single issue available here

- Navigating 'The English friend', by Susan Curran, The Indexer, 2012;30(3):119-24. Single issue available here

- Political memoirs: an international comparison of indexing styles, by Alan Walker, The Indexer, 2012;30(2):66-75. Single issue available here

- Indexing political memoirs: neutrality and partiality, by Alan Walker, The Indexer, 2012;30(3):125-30. Single issue available here

- Dramatis personae, by Madeleine Davis, The Indexer, 2012;30(3):132-5. Single issue available here

- Biographies as soft, narrative texts, by Hazel. K. Bell, The Indexer, 2012;30(3):141-6. Single issue available here

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]
- Kid-friendly index, by Max McMaster, ANZSI Newsletter, 2011;7(1):5.
[PDF 415KB]
- 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.
- Indexing textbook, by Leoni Z McVey, in: Janet Perlman and Enid L Zafran (eds) Index it right! Advice from the experts, volume 2, Wheat Ridge, CO: Amercian Society for Indexing, 2010, pp. 49–65. Order details.

Database indexing
- Articles in The Indexer

- Indexing resources on the WWW – Database indexing, controlled vocabularies & thesauri

- Database indexing at The VIC, ANZSI Newsletter, 2010;6(4):6-7.
[PDF 182KB]
- 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.
- Through the looking glass: a freelance perspective on database indexing, by Linda Mamassian, in: Janet Perlman and Enid L Zafran (eds) Index it right! Advice from the experts, volume 2, Wheat Ridge, CO: Amercian Society for Indexing, 2010, pp. 99–110. Order details.

- Database indexing: yesterday and today, by Harry Diakoff, The Indexer 2004;24(2):85-96.


- Serials indexing: from journals to databases, by Caroline Barlow, The Indexer, 2009;27(1):2-6.
- Database indexing basics, by Devon Thomas, The Indexer, 2011;29(4):166–170.
- Guidelines for abstracts, ANSI/NISO Z39.14.1997

- 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.

[covers only Word]
- Embedded indexing software, in: Glenda Browne and Jon Jermey, Indexing companion, Port Melbourne, Victoria: Cambridge University Press, 2007, pp. 183-6.
- The world of embedded indexing, by Jan C Wright, in Brenner, Diane and Rowland, Marilyn (eds) Beyond book indexing: how to get started in web indexing, embedded indexing, and other computer-based media, Phoenix, AZ: American Society of Indexers, 2001, pp. 3-12. Order details.

- Embedded indexing, by Peg Mauer, in Schroeder, Sandi (ed) Software for indexing, Wheat Ridge, Co: American Society of Indexers, 2003, pp. 83-98. Order details.
[covers Word and FrameMaker]
- The trials and tribulations of embedded indexing with Word, by Joanne Clendenen, in Schroeder, Sandi (ed) Software for indexing, Wheat Ridge, Co: American Society of Indexers, 2003, pp. 83-98. Order details.
- Indexing with PageMaker, by Jan C. Wright, in Schroeder, Sandi (ed) Software for indexing, Wheat Ridge, Co: American Society of Indexers, 2003, pp. 83-98. Order details.
- Microsoft Word 2007 Indexing, University of Reading
[includes details of how to use concordance files]
- Index Syntax in Microsoft Word by Seth A Maislin

- Troubleshooting those horrible Microsoft Word index problems by Seth A Maislin

- Indexing a Microsoft Word, in Max McMaster and Sue Woolley, Indexing for technical communicators,
Melbourne: Monarch Computing Services, 2004, pp. 103-12.
- Indexing with open source tools, by Fred Brown, KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication, 2006(15 June):12-20. [details of embedding with Open Office]


- 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.
- Embedded indexing: learning the smart ways to index in Adobe FrameMaker and Microsoft Word, by Lucie Haskins, in: Janet Perlman and Enid L Zafran (eds) Index it right! Advice from the experts, volume 2, Wheat Ridge, CO: Amercian Society for Indexing, 2010, pp. 111–34. Order details.

- How to build an index in Word 2007 For Dummies, YouTube video
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]
- A bibliography for indexing lives, by Hazel K. Bell, The Indexer, 2012;30(3):147. Single issue available here

Genealogy
- Genealogy and indexing, edited by Kathleen Spaltro, Wheat Ridge, CO: American Society of Indexers, 2003. Via Google books
.Order details. 
- Indexing your family history for publication, by Michael Wyatt, in A selection of papers: First International Congress on Family History, Sydney, Oct 1988. Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations and Society of Australian Genealogists, 1988, pp. 369–78.
- Indexing family histories, by Patricia Law Hatcher and John V. Wylie, National Genealogical Society Quarterly, 1993;81(2):85–98.
- Opening the door to your book, in Producing a quality family history, by Patricia Law Hatcher, Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestory Incorporated, 1996, 165–180.
- 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.


- Towards user-centered indexing in digital image collections, by Krystyna K. Matusiak, OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives, 2006;22(4):283-298.


- 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.
- Image indexing, by Tomasz Neugebauer, The Indexer, 2010;28(3):98–103.
- Illustrative material and how to handle it, by Max McMaster, The Indexer, 2011;29(3):123–126.
Journals/Periodicals/Newspapers
- The VIC in July: Indexing The Argus, ANZSI Newsletter, 2010;6(8):5
[PDF 647KB]
- 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.

- Serials indexing: from journals to databases, by Caroline Barlow, The Indexer, 2009;27(1):2-6.
- Tips and hints - annual journal indexes, by Mary Russell, ANZSI Newsletter, 2008;4(5):4. Indexing nursery rhymes, by Max McMaster, ANZSI Newsletter, 2011;7(2):5 and ANZSI Newsletter 2011;7(3):8.
- Poetry, In: Indexing from A to Z, by Hans H. Wellisch, 2nd edition, New York: H. W. Wilson, 1995:386–7.
Poetry and the indexing thereof: the role of the Scottish Poetry Library (SPL), by Julie Johnstone, The Indexer, 2010;28(1):2–5.
- Periodicals in Handbook of indexing techniques: a guide for beginning indexers, by Linda K Fetters, 5th edition, Metford, NJ: Information Today, 2013, pp. 63–81. Order details.

- Periodical and Database Indexing - discussion list

- see also ANZSI Courses and Workshops
Maps
Poetry and hymns
- Articles in The Indexer

- Carols for indexers, by Mary Russell and Maureen MacGlashan, The Indexer, 2011;29(2):50–55.
- Subject indexing of poetry – could we? Should we? by Hazel Bell, The Indexer, 2011:29:2):56–64.
- Indexing nursery rhymes, by Max McMaster,ANZSI Newsletter, 2011;7(2):5
[PDF 443KB] and ANZSI Newsletter 2011;7(3):8.
[PDF 383KB]
- Poetry, In: Indexing from A to Z, by Hans H. Wellisch, 2nd edition, New York: H. W. Wilson, 1995:386–7.
- Poetry and the indexing thereof: the role of the Scottish Poetry Library (SPL), by Julie Johnstone, The Indexer, 2010;28(1):2–5.
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.
- It ain’t just what you say but the way that you say it: indexing a DVD, by David Crystal, The Indexer, 2009;27(4):173–175.
- Indexing for technical communicators, by Max McMaster and Sue Woolley,
Melbourne: Monarch Computing Services, 2004.
- Indexing in technical writing, by Jan Wright, in: Janet Perlman and Enid L Zafran (eds) Index it right! Advice from the experts, volume 2, Wheat Ridge, CO: Amercian Society for Indexing, 2010, pp. 67–76. Order details.

- Indexing user manuals and other technical documents,
series of articles by Bill Johncocks from Communciator, Spring 2006 to Autumn 2008.
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