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Handbook of indexing techniques : a guide for beginning indexers /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fetters, Linda K. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Medford, New Jersey : Information Today, Inc., 2014.
Edición:Fifth edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1: Learning to Index; Formal Courses and Seminars; Distance Education (Correspondence Courses); American Society for Indexing Training Course in Indexing; Society of Indexers Distance Learning Course; Graduate School USA; University of California-Berkeley; Self-Training; Internet Discussion Groups; INDEX-L; Indexers' Discussion List; IndexPeers; IndexStudents; Writing and Studying Indexes; Professional Organizations; Standards and Index Evaluation; ASI/H.W. Wilson Award; Works Cited; Chapter 2: Starting the Index.
  • What Is an Index?What the Index Includes; Viewpoint; Getting an Overview; Length of the Index; Reference Sources; Works Cited; Chapter 3: Writing the Index; Choosing and Writing Headings; Forest and Tree Entries; Avoiding Bias; Nouns and Noun Phrases; Singular vs. Plural; Linked (Precoordinated) Headings; Paraphrasing Entries; Consistency; Writing Subheadings; Relationship of Headings to Subheadings; Alphabetizing Subheadings; Phrasing and Editing Subheadings; Running-In a Single Subheading; Page Range vs. Subheadings; Bringing Information Together.
  • Inverting or Flipping Entries (Double-Posting)Levels of Subheadings; Classification in Indexes; Recording Entries; Works Cited; Chapter 4: Names and Biographies; Indexing Names; Names in Scholarly Works; Forms of Names; Separate Name Indexes; Indexing Biographies; Works Cited; Chapter 5: References; Locators; Page References in Printed Documents; Page Ranges; Abbreviating Page References; References to Notes; References to Illustrations and Tables; Indexing Books Before Pagination Is Known; Cross-References; See References; See Also References; Placement of See Also References.
  • Format and Punctuation of Cross-ReferencesGeneral See Also References; Cross-References From Subheadings; See Under and See Also Under References; Verifying Cross-References; Works Cited; Chapter 6: Finishing Touches; Alphabetizing the Entries; Initial Articles and Prefixes; Numbers and Symbols; Subheadings; When to Alphabetize the Index; Editing the Index; Formats or Styles for Indexes; Indented Style; Run-In Style; Typographical Considerations; Electronic Index Files and Typesetting Codes; Introduction to the Index; Index Preparation Methods; Dedicated Indexing Software; 3 x 5 Card Method.
  • Word Processor MethodWorks Cited; Chapter 7: Periodicals; Magazines and Journals; Indexing Decisions; Locators; Subject Authority Lists and Thesauri; Newsletters; Newspapers; Indexing Decisions; Locators; The San Antonio Register Index; Indexing Decisions and Policies; What to Index; Names; Classification of Entries; Extensive Cross-References; Race-Related Issues; How We Worked; Style Issues; Editing and the Final Product; Works Cited; Chapter 8: Electronic Documents; Indexing PDF Files; Embedded Indexing; Microsoft Word; Adobe FrameMaker; Adobe InDesign; Recommendations.