Title The art of indexing / Larry S. Bonura.

Imprint

New York : Wiley, c1994.

Location	Call Number	Status
Monograph Collection	Z695.9 .B66 1994	AVAILABLE

Description	xxii, 233 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Series	Wiley technical communication library
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-172) and index.
Contents	1. Introducing the index -- 2. Becoming an indexer -- 3. Technical indexes -- 4. Determining audiences -- 5. Achieving completeness -- 6. Criteria for a good index -- 7. Answering questions -- II: Working with topics -- 8. Defining index elements -- 9. Selecting topics -- 10. Describing topics -- 11. Arranging topics -- 12. Handling special cases -- 13. Alphabetizing the index -- III: Developing the index -- 14. Creating cross-references -- 15. Working with locators -- 16. Preparing index cards -- 17. Automating the process -- 18. Creating master indexes -- IV: Completing the index -- 19. Formatting the index -- 20. Managing the index -- 21. Editing the index -- 22. Testing the index -- 23. Indexing tips -- V: Considering the future -- 24. Online indexing -- 25. Indexing standards.
Subject(s)	Indexing.
	Engineering -- Abstracting and indexing.
	Science -- Abstracting and indexing.