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Author
Title
Indexing books / Nancy C. Mulvany.
Published
Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, [1994]
Copyright
©1994
Call Number
Z695.9 .M8 1994
ISBN
0226550141 (alk. paper)
9780226550145 (alk. paper)
9780226550145 (alk. paper)
Description
xiii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)28221838
Summary
Indexing books provides authors and professional indexers alike a much-needed guide to index preparation that is thorough, accessible, well organized, and up-to-date. [The author] builds on various style guides - including The Chicago Manual of Style's extensive chapter on indexing - but goes beyond mechanics with in-depth discussions of analysis and editorial judgment calls, such as deciding what is and what is not indexable and establishing the structure of entries. Other topics covered include the concept of indexing and how it fits into the publishing process; deciding when to prepare one's own index and when to hire a professional; deciphering publishers' indexing guidelines; and choosing appropriate software.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-299) and index.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Mulvany, Nancy C. Indexing books. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1994 (OCoLC)607734282
Online version: Mulvany, Nancy C. Indexing books. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1994 (OCoLC)624439487
Online version: Mulvany, Nancy C. Indexing books. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1994 (OCoLC)624439487
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Gift
Gift of Professor Kent Greenawalt
Gift
The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Gift of Professor Kent Greenawalt
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1
Introduction to Book Indexing
1
2
The Author and the Index
16
3
Getting Started
35
4
Structure of Entries
68
5
Arrangement of Entries
109
6
Special Concerns in Indexing
128
7
Names, Names, Names
152
8
Format and Layout of the Index
183
9
Editing the Index
214
10
Tools for Indexing
239
App. A: Index Specifications Worksheet
281
App. B: ASCII Table
284
App. C: Summary of Generic Codes Most Often Needed in Electronic Index Manuscripts
285
App. D: Summary of Generic Codes for Roman Characters for Latin-based Languages
286
App. E: Summary of Generic Codes for Greek Characters, Monetary Symbols, Punctuation for Latin-based Languages, and Some Mathematical Symbols
287
App. F: Resources for Indexers
289
References
295
Index
301