The Indexing Companion
- Authors:
- Glenda Browne
- Jon Jermey
- Date Published: April 2007
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521689885
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The Indexing Companion, first published in 2007, gives an overview of indexing for professional indexers, editors, authors, librarians and others who may be called upon to write, contribute to, edit or commission an index. It covers basic principles as well as examining controversial areas. It is based on publishing standards, textbooks, and the consensus of the indexing community, gained from participation in various mailing lists. It discusses a wide range of document formats and subjects that require indexing, as well as dipping into new topics on the edge of indexing such as folksonomies and the semantic web. Some people consider indexing to be a dry topic - at the end of this book people should be thinking of indexing as a challenging and rewarding profession.
Read more- This book comes from an Australian background, but it is also international as we share indexing standards and textbooks
- We cover the widest range of indexing of any indexing textbook, giving a clear introduction to many topics of interest to indexers, which they might not fully understand
- It discusses options for the future, as some indexing jobs are in decline, while other opportunities are growing
- It gives a good background to a wide range of computer programs, including some recent developments
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'The Indexing Companion is a well-titled and valuable book. … A strong point of the book is its structure and organisation of tis contents.' Webology
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- Date Published: April 2007
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521689885
- length: 262 pages
- dimensions: 244 x 170 x 14 mm
- weight: 0.42kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Indexing work environment
2. Definitions and standards
3. Planning indexes
4. Concept analysis
5. Term selection - topics and names
6. Term selection - issues
7. Term selection - different formats
8. Term selection - controlled vocabularies
9. Structure of indexes
10. Quality control and interoperability
11. Specialised source material - formats, subjects and genres
12. Software and hardware
13. Threats and opportunities in indexing
14. References.
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