Indexing Books by Nancy C Mulvany

Indexing Books by Nancy C Mulvany

"Indexing Books" is a guide to index preparation. Nancy C. Mulvany builds on various style guides, particularly "The Chicago Manual of Style's" extensive chapter on indexing. She expands its treatment of mechanics with more in-depth discussions of analysis and editorial judgement calls-deciding what is and what is not indexable, and establishing the structure of entries. She also discusses the concept of indexing and how it fits into the publishing process; deciding when to prepare one's own index and when to hire a professional; deciphering publishers' indexing guidelines; and choosing appropriate software. Mulvany's evaluation of available embedded and dedicated software is a current guide to what works best for which tasks. While she advocates use of computers for certain tasks, she demonstrates that no software can replace the analysis provided by an indexer. Appendixes provide a worksheet for general index specifications, the table of ASCII characters, tables of commonly used generic characters, and a list of additional resources.

Mulvany, Nancy C.: - Nancy C. Mulvany is a professional indexer and the owner of Bayside Indexing Service. She has taught many indexing courses and is the publisher of i-TORQUE, a newsletter for indexers.

SKU	Non disponible
ISBN 13	9780226550145
ISBN 10	0226550141
Titre	Indexing Books
Auteur	Nancy C Mulvany
Série	Chicago Guides To Writing Editing And Publishing
État	Non disponible
Type de reliure	Hardback
Éditeur	The University of Chicago Press
Année de publication	1994-05-02
Nombre de pages	352
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