Handbook of indexing techniques : a guide for beginning indexers / Linda K. Fetters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fetters, Linda K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indexing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Indexing.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Medford, New Jersey : Information Today, Inc., [2013]

Summary:

Linda Fetter's popular Handbook of Indexing Techniques is now available for the first time from Information Today, Inc. in a significantly updated fifth edition that will be welcomed by new, aspiring, and occasional indexers and anyone who teaches indexing. As in earlier releases, the fifth edition includes clear explanations of indexing techniques along with many helpful examples. In addition to its easy-to-follow "how-to" coverage, you'll find updated information about indexing seminars and training programs, professional organizations, and indexing standards. Chapter 8, "Electronic Documents," has been expanded to include basic coverage of embedded indexing, Cambridge University Press indexing, XML indexing, ebook indexing, web indexing, and taxonomies. And, for the first time, the book's bibliographic references a rich source of suggestions for further reading appear in two separate appendixes, one organized alphabetically and the other by topic.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Learning to index

chapter 2. Starting the index

chapter 3. Writing the index

chapter 4. Names and biographies

chapter 5. References

chapter 6. Finishing touches

chapter 7. Periodicals

chapter 8. Electronic documents.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes clear explanations of indexing techniques along with many helpful examples. In addition to its easy-to-follow "how-to" coverage, you'll find updated information about indexing seminars and training programs, professional organizations, and indexing standards.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Centra, viewed July 23, 2026).

Other Edition:

Revision of: Fetters, Linda K. 4th ed. Corpus Christi, TX : FimCo Books, ©2008

Other Format:

Print version: Handbook of indexing techniques.

ISBN:

9781573878067

1573878065

1573874612

9781573874618

OCLC:

899069065

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license