Indexing

Books
Classics
Style manuals
Journals
Indexing
Podcasts
Filing
Information retrieval
Editing an index
How indexers work
And also

see also Standards

Books

The indexing companion, by Glenda Browne and Jon Jermey, Port Melbourne, Victoria: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
The indexing companion workbook, by Glenda Browne, Blaxland, NSW: Glenda Browne and Jon Jermey, 2009. Order details
Indexing books, by Nancy C. Mulvany, 2nd edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005.
Indexing from A to Z, by Hans H. Wellisch, 2nd edition, New York: H. W. Wilson, 1995.
Indexing the manual of good practice, by Pat F. Booth, Müchen: K. G. Saur, 2001.
Facing the text: content and structure in book indexing, by Do Mi Stauber, Eugene, Oregon: Cedar Row Press, 2004.
Indexing for technical communicators, by Max McMaster and Sue Woolley, Melbourne: Monarch Computing Services, 2004.
Indexing for editors and authors: a practical guide to understanding indexers, by Fred Leise; Kate Mertes and Nan Badgett, Wheat Ridge, CO: American Society of Indexers, 2008. Order details.
Handbook of indexing techniques: a guide for beginning indexers, by Linda K Fetters, 5th edition, Metford, NJ: Information Today, 2013. Order details.
Books, American Society for Indexing
Apples, pears & oranges: three important books on indexing, by Ruth Pincoe, AusSI Newsletter, 2003;27(7):71, 75–79. [PDF 390KB]
Tips and hints: general resourses for indexers, by Max McMaster, ANZSI Newsletter, 2009;5(1):5. [PDF 123KB]
The Indexer Collections - Newcomers, an ebook of articles from The Indexer aimed at those new to indexing. Details here For reduced rates for ANZSI Members use the link on this page

Classics

How to make an index, by Henry B. Wheatley, Sheffield: Society of Indexers, 2002 (original printed 1902).
What is an index? by Henry B. Wheatley, Sheffield: Society of Indexers, 2002 (original printed 1879).
Indexing, the art of: a guide to the indexing of books and periodicals, by G. Norman Knight, London: George Allen & Unwin, 1979.

Style manuals

Indexing, in: Style manual for authors, editors and printers, 6th edition, revised by Snooks & Co, Milton, Qld: John Wiley & Sons, 2002, pp. 270-284.
Indexes: a chapter from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.Chapter as a PDF file.
Indexes: a chapter from the Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010. Online version

Journals

Indexing

Indexing Inserts ANZSI Newsletter, 2010:6(10):5 [PDF 448KB]
Indexing for Digital Technology ANZSI Newsletter, 2010:6(10):1 [PDF 448KB]
Indexing resources on the WWW – Creating back-of-the-book indexes
Articles on the practice of indexing in The Indexer
Articles on design and layout in The Indexer
How to index, for non-indexers – an overview, by Lynn Farkas, ANZSI Newsletter, 2006:2(1):5–6. [PDF 111KB]
Indexing for non-indexers! by Lynn Farkas, ANZSI Newsletter, 2005:1(10)6. [PDF 85KB]
Why have an index? Society of Indexers
Indexing: technical, professional and business-related issues, by Mary Russell, ANZSI Newsletter, 2006;2(4):6–7. [PDF 86KB]
ANZSI Conference: Birds of a feather session: Back of book indexing, by Mary Russell, ANZSI Newsletter, 2007;3(5):4–5. [PDF 77KB]
Consult a higher authority, by Edyth Binkowski, ANZSI Newsletter, 2005;1(1):5–6. [PDF 129KB]
Term selection: putting Humpty Dumpty together, at last, by Sylvia Coates, Key Words, 2001;9(5):145–7.
Proposed indexing guidelines for indexers and authors, by Jon Jermey, AusSI Newsletter, 2003;27(5):47, 51. [PDF 217KB]
Tips and hints: endnotes and footnotes, by Mary Russell, ANZSI Newsletter, 2009;5(9):7 [PDF 89KB]
Term selection: the key to successful indexing, By Zhang Qiyu, The Indexer, 2009;27(3):98–100.
Classified versus specific entry in book indexes: guidelines for decision making, by Glenda Browne, The Indexer, 2010;28(1):6–11.
Headings in indexers: revisiting the relationship between mains and subs, by Glenda Browne, The Indexer, 2010;28(3):104–107.
Creating elegant subheadings: or, everything you ever wanted to know about subheadings and were afraid to ask, by Victoria Agee and Margie Towery, 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. 1–35. Order details.
Locators, differentiating, 00–00. See also subentries, by Janet Russell, 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. 37–48. Order details.
Problems of the ‘passing mention’, by Simon Cauchi, 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. 41–47.
Secondary indexing: the specifics of managing revisions, cumulations and spin-offs, by Frances S Lennie, 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. 86–91.
Indexing and the editing process, by Ann M Philpott, 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. 108–111.
Maintaining indexing principles while breaking the rules of thumb, by Alan Walker, 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. 63–73.
Standards and choices, by Drusilla Calvert,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. 74–83.
Evidence-based indexing, by Glenda Browne, 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. 26-32.
Consensus-based indexing: group development of indexing principles, by Glenda Browne, 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. 109-117.
Visual appeal of indexes: an exploration, by Frances Lennie, The Indexer, 2010;28(2):60-67.

Podcasts

Book Makers: indexers, interview with Mary Russell, ABC Radio National Book Show, 18 May 2010, Podcast
Censorship in indexing, by Mary Russell and Max McMaster, paper presented at Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand (BSANZ) 2010 conference: To deprave and corrupt: forbidden, hidden and censored books, Wednesday 14 – Friday 16 July 2010, The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas at The State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. Podcast
Interview with Jan Wright. eBook Ninjas Episode 12 - Indexes 11 November 2010. Podcast
Mary Russell @ NMIT Publishing Lab. Paper present on 8 March 2011 at NMIT Publishing Lab. Podcast

Filing

Filing prepositions and conjunctions in subheadings, by Glenda Browne, ANZSI Newsletter, 2007;3(7):5. [PDF 101KB]
The alpha and the omega – filed at the beginning and the end, by Glenda Browne, ANZSI Newsletter, 2005;1(10);5, 7. [PDF 85KB]
The definite article: acknowledging ‘The’ in index entries, by Glenda Browne, The Indexer, 2001;22(3):119-122.

Information retrieval

Indexing resources on the WWW – Information retrieval
Keynote address: Indexing: the user’s perspective, by Neil Archbold 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. 1-12.

Editing an index

Editing an index without tear, In: Indexing for editors and authors: a practical guide to understanding indexes, by Fred Leise, Kate Mertes and Nan Badgett, Wheat Ridge, CO: American Society of Indexers, 2008, pp. 107–117.
This covers the topic from the point of view of the editor working with the indexer.
Editing and presenting the index, In: Indexing: the manual of good practice, by Pat F. Booth, Muchen, K. G. Saur, 2001:130–185.
Detailed chapter on what to look for and how to correct it.
Editing the index, In: Indexing books, 2nd edition, by Nancy C. Mulvany, Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 2005:221–41.
Covers what to look for and the various roles of the indexer, author and editor.
Editing: the 21 steps, In: Indexing from A to Z, 2nd edition, by Hans H. Wellisch, New York: Wilson, 1995:155–167
Houppert, Anne Marie, Strategies for sizing an index, part one: before and during the indexing process, Key Words, 2008;16(1):28-29 and Strategies for sizing an index, part two: after the index is competed, Key Words, 2008;16(2):47–48.

How indexers work

How do I index thee? Indexers count the ways: Part I, by Kari Kells, Key Words, 2004;12(2):54-57.
How do I index thee? Indexers count the ways: Part II, by By Kari Kells, Key Words, 2004;12(4):124-126.
A day in the life of a back-of-book indexer, by Edyth Binkowski, ANZSI Newsletter, 2005;1(6):6. [PDF 116KB]
Indexing - ways of working, now and into the future, by Glenda Browne, The Fine Print, 2007;(4):44-50.

And also

From frock beds to professionalism: a history of index-makers, by Hazel Bell, New Castle, Delaware and Hatfield, Hertfordshire: Oak Knoll Press and HKB Press, 2008. Order details Oak Knoll Press. Order details HKP Press.
Review by Peter Judge, ANZSI Newsletter, 2009;5(4):6. [PDF 172KB]
Anthology for the millennium, Sheffield: Society of Indexers 1999.
The Annual Report Song, by Geraldine Triffitt, ANZSI Newsletter, 2006;2(9):4. [PDF 72KB]
Humour in indexing, in: G. Norman Knight, Indexing, the art of: a guide to the indexing of books and periodicals, London: George Allen & Unwin, 1979, pp. 176–86.
Indexes and indexers in fiction, American Society for Indexing
Fiction and indexes, by Hazel Bell, Society of Indexers Information Leaflet no: 6
Indexing in the 1960s, ff., Hazel Bell, Video presentation for ANZSI 2009 Conference The Practice of Indexing", Sydney, Australia, 15-17 October 2009. Available All on You Tube
Indexer's Lament by Hazel K Bell. Music and vocal by Aidan Bell, singing about the woes of an indexer, accompanied by Kirk Duncan.