Indexes : A Chapter from "The Chicago Manual of Style," Eighteenth Edition / The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (64 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2024]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Indexing A–Z from The Chicago Manual of Style—the undisputed authority for style, usage, and grammar. In this age of searchable text, the need for an index made with human input is sometimes questioned. But a good index can do what a plain search cannot: It gathers all the substantive terms and subjects of the work, sorts them alphabetically, provides cross-references to and from related terms, and includes specific page numbers or other locators or, for electronic formats, direct links to the text. This painstaking intellectual labor serves readers of any longer work, whether it is searchable or not. For searchable texts, an index provides insurance against fruitless queries and unintended results. In a word, a good index makes the text more accessible. ​ Most book indexes must be assembled swiftly between the time page proofs are issued and the time they are returned to the typesetter—usually about four weeks. An author preparing their own index will have to proofread as well as index the work in that short time span. This insightful chapter-length booklet will guide both professionals and first-time indexers in assembling an index that will do justice to both the book and the reader.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Indexes

OVERVIEW

COMPONENTS OF AN INDEX

Main Headings, Subentries, and Locators

Cross-Reference

Run-In Versus Indented Indexes

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INDEXING

WHAT PARTS OF A WORK TO INDEX

INDEXING PROPER NAMES AND VARIANTS

INDEXING TITLES OF PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER WORKS

ALPHABETIZING

Letter by Letter or Word by Word?

General Rules of Alphabetizing

Subentries

Personal Names

Names of Organizations and Businesses

Names of Places

PUNCTUATING INDEXES: A SUMMARY

THE MECHANICS OF INDEXING

Before Indexing Begins: Tools and Decisions

Marking Proofs and Preparing Entries

Editing and Refining the Entries

Submitting the Index

EDITING AN INDEX FOR PUBLICATION

TYPOGRAPHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR INDEXES

EXAMPLES OF INDEXES

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780226837697

0226837696

OCLC:

1463579200