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Indexing Books (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) by Mulvany, Nancy C. is a reference work available to read on EtoBox.
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Indexing books provides authors and professional indexers alike a much-needed guide to index preparation that is thorough, accessible, well organized, and up-to-date. [The author] builds on various style guides - including The Chicago Manual of Style's extensive chapter on indexing - but goes beyond mechanics with in-depth discussions of analysis and editorial judgment calls, such as deciding what is and what is not indexable and establishing the structure of entries. Other topics covered include 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.
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- Author
- Mulvany, Nancy C.
- Publisher
- Chicago ; London: University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1994
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780226550145
- Category
- reference
- Subjects
- Computer Science, Literary Fiction, Reference
- Rating
- 4.13 / 5 (10 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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