The Library of Congress lists his name as William, of Ockham Does anyone know why, or how, I should enter his name in any other manner? Thanks Bobbi...
... I cannot imagine why they stuck the comma in there. The man lived before surnames were universally used. He had one name: William. Being from Ockham, in...
Webster's Biographical Dictionary lists him as Ockham, William of. Lyn Snell The Library of Congress lists his name as William, of Ockham Does anyone know why,...
As Ed correctly points out, Ockham wasn't his family name, but he does seem to be indexed by it, anyway, except for LoC. The Cambridge Biographical Dictionary...
It appears that this presents a case for double-posting. I prefer double-posting, as "correct" is often a matter of opinion and fewer type lines are taken up...
... And those who know (or wish to know) about "Occam's razor" (Latinized spelling) will look for him there (or with the "k"). I think one must include an...
... I'm not sure how poling down the Thames helps :-) but one might want to triple-post (William, Occam, Ockham), as both spellings appear to be in common...
A great big thank you to everyone who responded to my question! It is so reassuring to me to know that I have such a wealth of knowledge at my fingertips...
Hi Bobbi, I wanted to let you know that Chambers Biographical Dictionary has him listed as follows: Ockham, William of See Occam, William of Occam or Ockham,...
... and ... exactly ... What about quoting from the Chicago Manual of Style (18.109-117) about what is and is not considered indexable? Of course, I happen to...
... ISO 999 is probably ideal (as long as her company pays for it). An extract is: ISO 999: Information and documentation - Guidelines for the content, ...
Thank you James and Charles for responding. James a question for you. Is it worth the $120 to own a copy of ISO 999? How big a document is it? KH I'm gathering...
Ken, I would also refer them to the chapter from Chicago as a starting place. It's easy to obtain, inexpensive for that particular chapter, and chances are...
Hi Kenny, ISO 999 is about 32 pages plus an index (single column) of 14 pages. I started in indexing by taking the SI training course, which includes a...
... wrote, in part: ISO 999 is probably ideal ... ... Thanks James. I put this on my website under "Indexing" By the way -- I note ISO 999 uses the plural...
... From G. Norman Knight's _Indexing, The art of_ (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1979) "This is shown in the often quoted passage from Shakespeare's Troilus ...
... If one believes that Shakespeare fixed for all time the form of literary English! Even some English -- or Welsh or Irish -- authors would disagree. :-) ...
Hi everyone! I've just begun the Berkeley indexing course and want to introduce myself. I live near Dayton, Ohio and have been a stay-at-home mom for several...
Sorry, I forgot to thank Heidi and Rae. Thanks for the suggestions! I ended up taking the book to Kinkos. After some discussion, we decided to shave the spine...
Hi All, I seem to have an eye for proofreading and have been asked if I provide this service. I would like to, but I have no idea what to charge. Is ...
... You are correct in your assumption that proofing and indexing are two separate tasks. Not only are you doing two separate things mentally (categorizing...
... When I index, I keep a list of any typos I happen to spot. This is a far cry from proofreading, which I would have to do separately from the indexing to do...
_DMDrialo@..._ (mailto:DMDrialo@...) writes: Am I correct in that assumption? ... I have often done both proofreading and indexing of the same book....
BSmith100@... writes: What are rivers? ... Per one of the many book manufacturing glossaries I have: River: A streak of white space in printed matter,...
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