Types of indexes
General References
Annual reports
- Indexing annual reports workshop at the National Archives of Australia, by Edyth Binkowski, AusSI Newsletter, 2003;27(6):68.
- Requirements for annual reports for departments, executive agencies and FMA ACT Bodies, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 18 June 2008.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- 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 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 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.
- From the President – registration for database indexers, ANZSI Newsletter, 2007;3(6):1.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. 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.
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.
- 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.
Genealogy
- Genealogy and indexing, edited by Kathleen Spaltro, Wheat Ridge, CO: American Society of Indexers, 2003. 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.
- 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.
- Indexing the NZ Women's Weekly, by Julie Daymond-King, ANZSI Newsletter, 2008;(1):7.
- Periodical and Database Indexing - discussion list
- see also ANZSI Courses and Workshops
Maps
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.
- 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
