How to write an index for any book, collection, or report It\'s true.
Book Indexing will give you the chance to try out your abilities and interests with no investment but your time..
Or perhaps you\'ve wondered about professional indexing as a career or a side business.
Who else can use this book? If you\'re an editor, a publisher, or anyone else who works with indexers, you\'ll see first-hand what indexers think about and how they do their work.
With Book Indexing as your guide, you can create an index worthy of the text--an index that your audience will turn to repeatedly.
Imagine the value of an index for a favorite cookbook, your community\'s history, your company\'s manual, or a Book you wrote yourself.
Throughout the book, Stephen takes you through his decision-making on dozens of extracts from his own indexes.
The five-step process for tackling your indexing project.
Tips for choosing the right words for index entries--the basis of a refined index.
How to lay out the index to help readers with their search--including searches for words that aren\'t in the book.
How to capture the book\'s themes and give the reader a starting point into the index.
How to use the hierarchy of information to decide what to include in the index, and what to leave out.
Step by step, you will learn: The different kinds of indexes, and which to use for your book.
With the aid of checklists, Try This exercises, and dozens of examples, Book Indexing helps you face the text with confidence.
Book Indexing shows you how.
If you have the desire--and a penchant for detail--you too can write an orderly and comprehensive index.
But that\'s not the only way to get a quality index.
It\'s why authors and publishers hire professional indexers.
Creating an index for a Book is challenging and time-consuming.
How to write an index for any book, collection, or report It\'s true
