Handbook of Indexing Techniques: A Guide for the Beginning Indexer

Linda K. Fetters

Fetters Infomanagement Co

Handbook of Indexing Techniques : A Guide for Beginning Indexers

This handbook on indexing techniques is intended for occasional indexers, such as authors who may need to index their own books; anyone interested in becoming an indexer; and librarians. In this book you will find explanations of indexing techniques along with examples of each topic discussed. 
New in the second edition are chapters on reference works for indexers in humanities, social sciences, medical science, and science and technology, contributed by Cynthia Bertelsen. Do Mi Stauber's article on identifying concepts in scholarly works has also been added.

Handbook of Indexing Techniques: A Guide for Beginning Indexers

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This handbook on indexing techniques is intended for three groups of people: 
* occasional indexers, such as authors and technical writers, who may be called upon to index their own books; * anyone interested in becoming a professional indexer who is looking for concrete examples or techniques for learning how to index; * librarians who need a review of indexing techniques. 
In this book you will find explanations of indexing techniques along with examples of each topic discussed. Since it is not an exhaustive study of indexing, the bibliographies at the end of most chapters contain many suggestions for further reading and study. 
In this third edition of the Handbook, Cynthia Bertelsen has completely revised her four chapters on reference works for indexers. All information in the remaining chapters has also been updated.

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This handbook on indexing techniques is intended for three groups of people: * occasional indexers, such as authors and technical writers, who may be called upon to index their own books; * anyone interested in becoming a professional indexer who is looking for concrete examples or techniques for learning how to index; * librarians who need a review of indexing techniques. In this book you will find explanations of indexing techniques along with examples of each topic discussed. Since it is not an exhaustive study of indexing, the bibliographies at the end of most chapters contain many suggestions for further reading and study. In this fourth edition of the Handbook, information about professional indexing societies, how to get training in indexing, and indexing standards has been thoroughly revised and updated. A whole new section on indexing the San Antonio Register newspaper has been added to chapter 8, Periodicals. Other chapters and bibliographies have been

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