EXAMPLES OF INDEXES

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Indexes 1
3. OVERVIEW 2
4. COMPONENTS OF AN INDEX
5. Main Headings, Subentries, and Locators 4
6. Cross-Reference 7
7. Run-In Versus Indented Indexes 11
8. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INDEXING 14
9. WHAT PARTS OF A WORK TO INDEX 15
10. INDEXING PROPER NAMES AND VARIANTS 17
11. INDEXING TITLES OF PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER WORKS 22
12. ALPHABETIZING
13. Letter by Letter or Word by Word? 25
14. General Rules of Alphabetizing 27
15. Subentries 29
16. Personal Names 30
17. Names of Organizations and Businesses 36
18. Names of Places 37
19. PUNCTUATING INDEXES: A SUMMARY 38
20. THE MECHANICS OF INDEXING
21. Before Indexing Begins: Tools and Decisions 40
22. Marking Proofs and Preparing Entries 41
23. Editing and Refining the Entries 44
24. Submitting the Index 47
25. EDITING AN INDEX FOR PUBLICATION 47
26. TYPOGRAPHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR INDEXES 49
27. EXAMPLES OF INDEXES 51
28. Index 55