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...
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Ed Rush
edmundrush
Oct 6, 2005 9:40 pm
... 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...
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Ed Rush
edmundrush
Oct 6, 2005 9:43 pm
... 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...
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Carol Roberts
indexer53211
Oct 6, 2005 9:46 pm
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...
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Bobbi Swanson
bobbie_swanson
Oct 6, 2005 9:47 pm
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...
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Bobbi Swanson
bobbie_swanson
Oct 6, 2005 9:48 pm
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...
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Bobbi Swanson
bobbie_swanson
Oct 6, 2005 9:51 pm
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:...
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Linda Mamassian
linda_mamassian
Oct 7, 2005 3:22 pm
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...
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jan.williams@...
janeyme
Oct 7, 2005 3:30 pm
... 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...
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Sonsie Conroy
sonsiec
Oct 7, 2005 3:35 pm
... 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,...
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Rachel Rice
sevencatday
Oct 7, 2005 3:47 pm
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...
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Joel S. Berson
joelberson
Oct 7, 2005 3:48 pm
Those who have written -- do you wait until the book has been published? Joel...
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Rachel Rice
sevencatday
Oct 7, 2005 3:56 pm
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...
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Bobbi Swanson
bobbie_swanson
Oct 7, 2005 4:46 pm
I am sorry I can't help you on this one - I guess ... From: "Linda Mamassian" <indexing@...> To: <indexersdiscussionlist@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
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Sonsie Conroy
sonsiec
Oct 7, 2005 4:57 pm
... 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, ...
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Bobbi Swanson
bobbie_swanson
Oct 7, 2005 5:02 pm
Sorry, I meant to hit delete, but my fingers just went to 'send' on their own - go figure! Bobbi From: "Bobbi Swanson" <bobbiswanson@...>...
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Charles Anderson
anderson13_2000
Oct 7, 2005 6:03 pm
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...
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Bobbi Swanson
bobbie_swanson
Oct 7, 2005 6:28 pm
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....
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Carol Roberts
indexer53211
Oct 7, 2005 10:41 pm
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....
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Carol Roberts
indexer53211
Oct 7, 2005 10:42 pm
... 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]...
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Seth Maislin
smaislin17
Oct 8, 2005 1:38 am
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...
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Bobbi Swanson
bobbie_swanson
Oct 8, 2005 2:13 am
This is certainly food for thought, Seth, I am going to consider this as I make my entries, as these programs do have YMCA as the first part of the title....
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Elizabeth A. McCarthy
bethann222000
Oct 8, 2005 1:17 pm
Many years ago, I sent a request for a copy of a book I had inedexed, to an author I had worked directly with. He sent me two signed copies, and a wonderful...
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Joel S. Berson
joelberson
Oct 8, 2005 2:54 pm
While I agree with Seth for the Microsoft examples--include Microsoft in the name--I am not so convinced for the YMCA examples. "Word" (especially) by itself...
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Bobbi Swanson
bobbie_swanson
Oct 8, 2005 6:43 pm
This sounds okay, but what if the person doesn't know the specific programs, they want to see what the YMCA offers in leadership programs? I look at this as...
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Carol Roberts
indexer53211
Oct 9, 2005 3:15 am
That's precisely why I think you should double-post, listing the programs as main headings AND as subs under "YMCA leadership programs." If there's enough...
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Bobbi Swanson
bobbie_swanson
Oct 9, 2005 3:36 am
Thank you Carol, this is my thought, also! Bobbi ... From: "Carol Roberts" <indexer@...> To: <indexersdiscussionlist@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday,...
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Bobbi Swanson
bobbie_swanson
Oct 11, 2005 7:35 am
In this project I am doing on the YMCA, their manual used for teen work is titled: "Keeping Our Promise: A Strategy to Develop All Staff and all Kids" This is...
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Topcat Indexing Servi...
scbarnes2003
Oct 11, 2005 1:44 pm
Good Morning Bobbi, You could use the shortened version of the title, but I would suggest you indicate something in your note at the beginning of the index. I...
