I would like to point out a very informative article in the Feb. 5 New Yorker. To my mind, this whole undertaking undoubtedly has implications for indexing,...
Like Richard, I look forward to views of the current Jeffrey Toobin New Yorker article. To me, it's fascinating that the focal point of the discussion of...
Hi Sara, I'm just a student right now, but I have a bunch of law text books from a few years ago and I tried to look up helpful samples. First, from a study...
Hi all, I was able to transfer most of my files over when I got this new computer, except for my email addresses. I would really appreciate it if those of you...
Hi everyone. I have been asked to do an index for a 600 page book on microeconomic theory. My first response was to run in the other direction, as my knowledge...
If the new book is almost completely the same as the previous edition, with new material neatly placed at the end of chapters and in all new chapters, then...
I know. It's an echo chamber. I'll detail some of the time-consuming aspects of "updating" an old index. If the client does not have the index in a file that...
Bobbi, You should download the simple personal folder (includes Contacts) add-on for Microsoft Outlook (assuming you're using that. You can set it to make ...
Thanks to all who have responded to my request for thoughts on updating an index to a book whose subject matter (economics) is not within my range of...
In a message dated 2/2/2007 11:27:39 AM Eastern Standard Time, tsktsk@... writes: <...I know. It's an echo chamber....> I'm so glad to know I'm not the...
Actually, there are two types of updates: (1) reusing the original index, updating the locators and adding new entries, which is what the comments -- which...
The only time I happily and successfully did an updated index (well, actually, a series of them) was when I did the original indexes for a set of five...
This message is from sunny California. I am a new resident in Palm Desert, California, and a transplant from "Big Snow Country," the upper peninsula of...
Welcome Christine, I, to, work in publishing: retired director of a small university press who now provides freelance editorial services, including indexing. I...
Hello All! I am working on a college Gen Ed level Human Bio textbook, and in the chemistry chapter the periodic table is never referred to by its full name. ...
Caryn, In my chemistry books I follow the author's usage. I almost never see "of elements". Just periodic table. It is indeed a shorthand, or shortened ...
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I played with this idea a while back in my blog, but I look forward to other opinions as well. (Basically, I lamented that people are so enamored or the ...
... Just to pick a wide range of quality, of course, from highest to lowest. I would be interested to read Seth's (and other excellent writers') opinions about...
<It is indeed a shorthand, or shortened version, but it seems to be in vogue.> Janet, I thought that might be the case. I was just concerned since the audience...
The recent discussion about updating indexes has made me wonder about the challenges of translating indexes from one language to another. I've never translated...
I suspect that a translated index would be simpler than updating. In a translation, one would not have to necessarily confirm entries on each page. The...
Kari, I do a lot of work in Spanish. Most books are Spanish versions (translated) of an English book, and the entire text is not always present in the ...
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I have a question regarding how to post a physician's name in the index. The name is: Campbell De Morgan I initially posted the name in my index as: Morgan,...
