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I think I saw some discussion on this once, but my search is not turning it up. How do you index musicians who lead groups with the same name as their surnames...
Looks OK to me ... I do similar stuff all the time .... ... From: "Richard Comfort" <rcomfort@...> To: <indexersdiscussionlist@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
... Depending on the situation, this would work fine. If the book is all about rock bands and there are many of these types of entries, it makes good sense. If...
I have an entry problem that is absolutely perplexing me, and I hope someone can give me some advice on this. The book I have in front of me is about the YMCA...
Since YMCA is your metatopic, I would be inclined to leave that out of titles altogether. So I would have an entry for leadership programs (in the Ls) and then...
I had considered this, but since YMCA was part of the title, I wasn't sure about how to handle it. What you say makes so much sense, I am going to write to...
You're welcome. Another thing to consider is putting your explanation in a head note, so readers will know up front that "YMCA" is understood in program...
Yet another great suggestion! I did check with my editor, and she liked putting everything under Leadership Programs, with a 'see also' from YMCA Leadership...
... A quick google shows numerous mentions of the Model United Nations program without "YMCA" prepended to it, including www.ymcaoc.org/teen/ model_un.php . I...
... I meant to say that there is no need to list each of your groups as a separate main heading starting with YMCA. Enter them as subs, as you showed, and also...
That was a good suggestion of hers. I don't think you need that head note if you have the cross-reference. Cheers, Carol ... [Non-text portions of this message...
I went to the site, and looked under Community Services, and the Model United Nations was also at that site - I wouldn't have know that if I hadn't accidently...
I see, and I agree, thank you so much Ed. Bobbi On 6 Oct 2005, at 3:39 PM, Ed Rush wrote: I meant to say that there is no need to list each of your groups as a...
Thanks Carol - now I can continue indexing with confidence that I am once again on the right track, thanks to you and Ed! I love this group!!! Bobbi From:...
How many of you contact authors after finishing an index, if you worked for a publisher or packager instead of directly for the author? I've never done it, but...
... Does anybody else contact authors like this? ... Yes, I do. When I have the good fortune to index a book that speaks to me, I try to make sure that I let...
... I've done this a couple of times, with pleasant results. Once, I wrote an author to praise his book and received an autographed copy of it by return mail,...
I've asked my editors/PEs to tell authors that I've enjoyed their book and why, and have often gotten personal replies back directly from authors. One of them...
Hi all, I'm changing the way I cope with the group. I can't seem to get new members off moderation in a timely fashion, so I'm no longer going to moderate new...
... I don't recall that I did. I was so enthused about the book that I simply wrote when I had finished the index. That's so close to actual publication, ...
I've been routinely asking publishers (via the editor) for a copy of every book I index for at least 30 years. I finally donated shelves of books to the local...
This is what I was going to say in my goofed up message earlier. Both publishing companies I work for always send me a copy of the book I indexed for them....
On the few occasions I've done that, I always do it through my editor at the Press. I just ask him or her to let the author know how much I liked the book....
... No, I always write right after I turn in the index, or along with turning in the index. Cheers, Carol [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I have learned over the years that there really is nothing wrong with using the same first word over and over again, even if it looks ugly. I'm not saying this...
