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Indexing

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Books

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. External link   Opens PDF file
  • Indexes: a chapter from the Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010. Online version External link

Journals

Indexing

  • Indexing Inserts ANZSI Newsletter, 2010:6(10):5Opens PDF file [PDF 448KB]
  • Indexing for Digital Technology ANZSI Newsletter, 2010:6(10):1Opens PDF file [PDF 448KB]
  • Indexing resources on the WWW – Creating back-of-the-book indexes External link
  • Articles on the practice of indexing in The Indexer External link
  • Articles on design and layout in The Indexer External link
  • How to index, for non-indexers – an overview, by Lynn Farkas, ANZSI Newsletter, 2006:2(1):5–6.Opens PDF file [PDF 111KB]
  • Indexing for non-indexers! by Lynn Farkas, ANZSI Newsletter, 2005:1(10)6. Opens PDF file [PDF 85KB]
  • Why have an index? Society of Indexers External link
  • Indexing: technical, professional and business-related issues, by Mary Russell, ANZSI Newsletter, 2006;2(4):6–7. Opens PDF file [PDF 86KB]
  • ANZSI Conference: Birds of a feather session: Back of book indexing, by Mary Russell, ANZSI Newsletter, 2007;3(5):4–5. Opens PDF file [PDF 77KB]
  • Consult a higher authority, by Edyth Binkowski, ANZSI Newsletter, 2005;1(1):5–6. Opens PDF file [PDF 129KB]
  • Term selection: putting Humpty Dumpty together, at last, by Sylvia Coates, Key Words, 2001;9(5):145–7. External link Opens PDF file
  • Proposed indexing guidelines for indexers and authors, by Jon Jermey, AusSI Newsletter, 2003;27(5):47, 51. Opens PDF file [PDF 217KB]
  • Tips and hints: endnotes and footnotes, by Mary Russell, ANZSI Newsletter, 2009;5(9):7  Opens PDF file [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.External link
  • 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.External link
  • 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

Filing

Information retrieval

  • Indexing resources on the WWW – Information retrieval External link
  • 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

And also

 

 

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