基本説明
Based on publishing standards, textbooks, and the consensus of the indexing community, it is an aid to decision making in indexing.
Full Description
The Indexing Companion, first published in 2007, gives an overview of indexing for professional indexers, editors, authors, librarians and others who may be called upon to write, contribute to, edit or commission an index. It covers basic principles as well as examining controversial areas. It is based on publishing standards, textbooks, and the consensus of the indexing community, gained from participation in various mailing lists. It discusses a wide range of document formats and subjects that require indexing, as well as dipping into new topics on the edge of indexing such as folksonomies and the semantic web. Some people consider indexing to be a dry topic - at the end of this book people should be thinking of indexing as a challenging and rewarding profession.
Contents
1. Indexing work environment; 2. Definitions and standards; 3. Planning indexes; 4. Concept analysis; 5. Term selection - topics and names; 6. Term selection - issues; 7. Term selection - different formats; 8. Term selection - controlled vocabularies; 9. Structure of indexes; 10. Quality control and interoperability; 11. Specialised source material - formats, subjects and genres; 12. Software and hardware; 13. Threats and opportunities in indexing; 14. References.
