• General
• Aboutness
• Abstracting
• Alphabetization
• Bias
• Evaluation and awards
• Health issues
• Humour
• Indexer–author–publisher relations
• Legal aspects
• Principles and techniques
• Training and qualification
• Users
• Usability

Article titles are followed by the authors’ names; place of appearance is indicated by volume and page numbers. The link from volume and page numbers will lead to information on publication dates thus yielding a complete reference to the article.

General

Lifelong indexing: freelancing and CPD. Pat F. Booth. 21.2–5
Indexing after the millennium 3: The indexer as helmsman. Hans H. Wellisch. 21.59
Indexing after the millennium 4: The next few years. Dorothy Thomas. 21.60–1
Indexing after the millennium 5: Future conditional. Bella Hass Weinberg. 21.62–3
Indexing after the millennium 8: Whatever next? Jean Simpkins 21.155
Broadcasting on indexing. Douglas Matthews 21.172–3
Kiss and tell and index. Hazel K. Bell 21.180–1
Quote index unquote. David Crystal 22.14–20
The definite article: acknowledging 'The’ in index entries. Glenda Browne 22.119–22
What is an index? Geraldine Beare 24.6–8
Why indexing? Rohan Bolton; Hilary Faulkner; Paula Peebles and Margaret Vaudrey 24.171–173
Editing the index: developing a method. Hilary Faulkner and Wiebke M. Light 24.197–199
The myth of the reusable index. Bill Johncocks 24.213–217
Recollections. A.R Hewitt 24.205
Diacritics for indexers. Gale Rhoades. 26.146-147
A history of how we index. Shoshana Hurwitz. 26.111–113
Building a collage for indexers and bibliographers: photo albums, mirrors, magnifying glasses and crystal balls out. Ina Fourie. 27.146–151
It ain’t just what you say but the way that you say it: indexing a DVD. David Crystal. 27.173–175
Interim indexes and their fate. Hazel K. Bell. 28.24-25

Aboutness

Ideas for indexing: Encyclopaedia Britannica and Great Books of the Western world. Arthur V. Coyne. 11.136–40
Linguistics and indexing. David Crystal 14.3–7
Why indexing fails the researcher. Bella Hass Weinberg 16.3–6
Academic indexing: what’s it all about? Ross J. Todd 18.101–4
Subject analysis and indexing: from automated indexing to domain analysis. Hanne Albrechtsen 18.219–24
Is there anybody there? David Crystal 19.153–4
All in the mind: concept analysis in indexing. John Farrow 19.243–7
Reverse indexing David Crystal 26.14

Abstracting

LISA: anatomy of an abstracting service. Daphne M. Tomlinson 15.83–6
A bibliometric study of indexing and abstracting 1876–1976. Ming-Yueh Tsay 16.234–8
Library & information science vs business: a comparison of approaches to abstracting. Louise F. Spiteri. 20.197–200

Alphabetization

Memorandum on the method of alphabetization laid down by the Draft British Standard for Indexes. Neil R. Fisk 3.93–4
A computer code for alphabeting. Theodore C. Hines 5.23–6
Indexing technical matter: some practical experience on both sides of two fences. Neil R. Fisk 6.42–7
The origins of the order of the letters. David Diringer 6.54–8
The alphabetization of prepositions in indexes. Hans H. Wellisch 12.90–2
Alphabetization in indexes. J. Hartley, L. Davies & P. Burnhill 12.149–53
Some indexing decisions in the Cambridge encyclopedia family. David Crystal 19.177–83
An alternative index 25.255
Facilitas inveniendi: the alphabetical index as a knowledge management tool. Helmut Zedelmaier 25.235-242

Bias

(see also Humour)
Bias in indexing (on John Oldmixon/Laurence Echard). M.D. Anderson 9.27–30
Bias in indexing (on Bernard Levin) 12.54
Bias in indexing (on book on prisons). H.K. Bell 13.106
Indexes past: Alps and sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino. 13.259
Misrepresentation — passim. 14.56
A Shavian index. 15.26–7
Sisterly indexing (on Dale and Lynne Spender). 15.167
Bias in indexing and loaded language. Hazel K. Bell 17.173–7
Scholarly search for the truth. M. Mallory & G. Moran 19.99–101
Whom should we aim to please? Hazel K. Bell. 20.3–5

Evaluation and awards

Two, B or not 2 B? Lorena A. Garloch 1.71–6
Some requirements of good indexes. Richard Bancroft 4.17–20
Criteria for awarding the Wheatley Medal 6.63–6
What is a good index? F.H.C. Tatham 8.23–8
The perfect index. John L. Thornton 8.206–9
The inadequacies of book indexes. Symposium 9.1–9
Selective indexing. Symposium 9.57–65
How to recognize a good index. Geoffrey Hamilton 10.49–53
Evaluating index systems: a review after Cranfield. John J. Regazzi 12.14–21
The unconventional index and its merits. William S. Heckscher 13.6–25
Linguistics and indexing. David Crystal 14.3–7
Assessing indexes. Jean Simpkins 14.179–80
Index, how not to. John A. Vickers 15.163–6
Sic, sic, sic! Jean Simpkins 16.104–5
Subheadings in award-winning book indexes: a quantitative evaluation. Cecelia Wittmann 17.3–6
Authors as their own indexers. Mary Piggott 17.161–6
Could still do better: the revised index to the Newman biography. John A. Vickers 17.189–90
Unacademic indexing. John A. Vickers 18.23–4
Oh, dear, what can the matter be this time? John A. Vickers 18.155–6
Information access or information anxiety? – an exploratory evaluation of book index features. C. Jorgensen and E.D. Liddy. 20.64–8
AusSI Web Indexing prize. Dwight Walker. 20.6–7
AusSI Web Indexing prizewinners. Dwight Walker. 20.121–4
Web indexing prize 1997. Dwight Walker. 21.15–18
A book-style index for the web: the University of Texas Policies and procedures Website. Linda Fetters. 21.73–6
AusSI Web indexing prize 1998. Dwight Walker. 21.108–10
Medical indexes reviewed. Pilar Wyman. 21.124–6
The application of index entries to search and retrieval of books and book content. Michael Stelmach. 21.127–31
Judging indexes: the criteria for a good index. David Lee 22.191–4
Indexing by numbers: is there scope for metrics in index evaluation? Bill Johncocks. 26.158–162
Inter-indexer consistency (IIC) in a Persian context. Mohammad Reza Falahati Qadimi Fumani. 28.12-17
The visual appeal of indexes: an exploration. Frances S. Lennie. 28.60–67

Health issues

Health trade-offs in teleworking: an exploratory study of work and health in computer home-based working. Barbara Steward 22.142–6

Humour

(see also Bias)
Humour in indexing. E.M. Hatt 3.60–3
Humorous indexes: The stuffed owl. Hazel K. Bell 6.174–5
A.P.H. (Herbert)’s humorous indexes. G. Norman Knight. 6.108–15
Leacock on indexing. Peter Greig 8.201–3
What, no index? Constant Lambert 14.177–8
Sic, sic, sic! Jean Simpkins 16.104–5
Caliban as indexer (Hilaire Belloc). John A. Vickers 16.205
Lewis Carroll as indexer. Hans H. Wellisch 18.110
The body of a reference work in relation to its index: an analysis of Wordsmanship. Bella Hass Weinberg. 20.18–22
An index for Thalia. Hazel K. Bell 22.147–8
Indexer, living with an 25.266–267
The 2007 Ig Nobel Prize 26.2
Leaves from an unusual index. 26.156-157
Sword swallower meets The Indexer 26.64
The indexer facing the cryptic text: a folly index as inspired by Jorge Luis Borges, presented as a cautionary example of over-indexing 26.68-71
Try under ’diabolical’. E.S. Turner. 27.7

Indexer–author–publisher relations

The indexer as proof corrector. M.D. Anderson 3.163
Skims, ancient and modern. G. V. Carey 6.92–6
Why I am an indexer. Symposium 6.165–73
The author, the publisher and the indexer. Oliver Stallybrass 7.156–71
Naming the indexer. G.N. Knight & F.H.C. Tatham 7.172–4
Indexer-publisher relations: a two-way street. Dee Atkinson 8.172–4
Indexing and indexers from a publisher’s angle. Bruce Wilcock 10.92–4
The book, the book trade and the future. Martyn Goff 10.105–10
The publisher’s view of indexing. Archie Turnbull 10.203–6
The publisher as centaur. Archie R. Turnbull 11.73–80
Relations between authors and indexers. M.D. Anderson 10.137–8 Indexes for analysis and diagnosis. R.J. Hyman 13.177–80
An indexer’s suggestions to (some) publishers. M.D. Anderson 14.190
Naming the indexer: where credit is due. Elizabeth Wallis and Cherry Lavell. 19.266–8
Authors’ attitudes to indexes. Symposium 14.85–7
Author-printer harmony with SGML. J.D. Painter 16.99–100
Authors as their own indexers. Mary Piggott 17.161–6
Submitting work on disks: authors’ stipulations. Jane Dorner 18.35–6
Self-indexing. T.P. Hutchinson 18.105–6
The author and the index. Nancy C. Mulvany 19.28–30
Reflections on authorship and indexing. Nancy C. Mulvany 19.241–2
The editor and the indexer. Liz Stalcup 7.114–17
Index makers of today: Michael Robertson; Michèle Clarke. 19.208–9
Commissioning the index. James Negus 5.180
Indexing in the context of micro-form publishing. C.E. Chadwyck-Healey 12.73–8
Getting the index right — roles and responsibilities. Brenda M. Hall 13.166–72
What you make it — freelancing for beginners. Ann Edwards 13.239–41
Author-printer harmony with SGML. J.D. Painter 16.99–100
How I became an indexer. Symposium 16.117–22
A publisher’s view of indexers and indexing. Claire Andrews 16.189–91
How indexers operate. Symposium 17.280–2
The business side of indexing. Elizabeth Wallis 15.205–9
Publishing in the 1990s in the UK. Elizabeth Wallis 17.96–8
Submitting work on disks: authors’ stipulations. Jane Dorner 18.35–6
Whom should we aim to please? Hazel K. Bell. 20.3–5
Indexers and publishers: their views on indexes and indexing. Andrea Frame. Part I 20.58–63; part II 20.131–4
Perilous powers in authorial hands. Hazel K. Bell. 21.122–3
Working with the author. Auriol Griffith-Jones 24.16–17 The little extras: a customer service approach to indexing. Carolyn G. Weaver. 27.9–16
Negotiating your way to success. John Mattock. 27.17–19
Authors and indexing. Susan Curran. 27.80–83

Legal aspects

The problem of copyright: an indexer’s triumph. G. Norman Knight 7.17–18
Copyright in indexes 8.81–7
Man bytes index and (maybe) index bites man—some notes on the Data Protection Act. J. Eric Davies 14.249–53
Copyright for indexers. Tamara Eisenschitz 14.253–4
Data protection and the indexer. A. Sandison 15.24–5
Submitting work on disks: authors’ stipulations. Jane Dorner 18.35–6
Copyright and the indexer 18.163–4
Professional liability of indexers. Glenda Browne. 20.70–3
Disclaimers in indexes and databases. Bella Hass Weinberg 25.114–118

Principles and techniques

The purpose of indexing. L.R. McColvin 1.31–5
Some snags in indexing. G. Norman Knight 1.104–9
Practical preparation of internal indexes. Clifford J. Maloney 5.81–90
Indexing hints for beginners. Jessica M. Kerr 5.131–2
The length of book indexes. M.D. Anderson 5.3–4
Making an index to a specified length. M.D. Anderson 7.121–2
Chapter headings. M.D. Anderson 6.116–18
Introduction to book indexing. M.D. Law 7.46–8
How long should an index take? Sally Coole 8.29–30
Index traps and pitfalls. Charles L. Bernier/C.M. Flanagan 8.224–9
Index specifications. Charles L. Bernier 9.9–12
Ethics and specifications 9.174–7
Emphasis indexing. Marc R. D’Alleyrand 10.70–2
Indexing in the mid-seventies. Robert L. Collison 10.88–92
‘Official’ guidance on book indexes. L.M. Harrod 10.124–30
Characteristics of book indexes for subject retrieval in the humanities and social science. B. Gratch, B. Settle & P. Atherton 11.14–23
Lateral thinking and indexing. Edward de Bono 11.61–3
The human use of human indexers. Laurence Urdang 11.125–31
Structure in database indexing. James D. Anderson 12.3–13
‘Indexes’ and ‘Indexing’ in encyclopaedias. Hans H. Wellisch 12.113–16
Censorship in indexing. Sheila S. Intner 14.105–8
Indexes for analysis and diagnosis. R.J. Hyman 13.177–80
The index and the indexer in ‘how to write a book’ books. Daniel Uchitelle 14.103–4
Indexing loose-leaf publications. Jean Simpkins 14.259–60
Computer-assisted indexing of loose-leaf supplements. Elizabeth M. Moys. 19.283–6
Repagination: an exercise in creative thinking. Geraldine Beare 17.124–6
Repagination reconsidered. Hazel K. Bell 18.10
Bias in indexing and loaded language. Hazel K. Bell 17.173–7
The Ah!-factor. Hazel K. Bell 17.191–2
Cross-references in back-of-book indexes. Virgil Diodato 17.178–84
Duplicate entries vs. see cross-references in back-of-book indexes. Virgil Diodato 19.83–7
The representation of symbols in an index. Hans H. Wellisch 17.239–41
Name of an author! Anne B. Piternick 18.95–9
Academic indexing: what’s it all about? Ross J. Todd 18.101–4
Research in indexing: more needed? K.G.B. Bakewell 18.147–51
Subject analysis and indexing: from automated indexing to domain analysis. Hanne Albrechtsen 18.219–24
Vive la différence! The survival of the softest. Hazel K. Bell 18.231–6
Scholarly search for the truth. M. Mallory & G. Moran 19.99–101
Poetry in indexes. Dena N. Sher 19.102–4
Indexer—poet or pedant? John A. Vickers 19.201–2
Indexes: a chapter from The Chicago manual of style. Bella Hass Weinberg 19.105–9
On indexing The heritage of North Cyprus: a personal approach. Rosamond Hanworth 19.205–7
All in the mind: concept analysis in indexing. John Farrow 19.243–7
How we index: six ways to work. Pat Booth; Barbara Britton; Richard Raper; Gill Riordan; Jean Simpkins; John Vickers. 20.89–92
Classified v. specific indexing: a re-examination in principle. Elizabeth M. Moys. 20.135–6/153–5
Indexing: a work of art or a sickness beyond cure? John Sutherland 25.7–8
Term selection: the key to successful indexing. Zhang Qiyu. 27.98–100
Classified versus specific entry in book indexes: guidelines for decision making. Glenda Browne. 28.6-11

Training and qualification

Training for indexing. L.M. Harrod 8.50–3
The education of indexers. James D. Anderson 10.131–7
Training in indexing. John A. Gordon 12.205–6
Teaching book and periodical indexing at Liverpool. K.G.B. Bakewell 12.189–94
Education in indexing in North America. James D. Anderson 13.92–100
Indexing in UK library schools: a survey. Olwen Terris 15.89–90
Reflections on education of professional indexers. John Simkin and Cherryl Schauder 18.19–22
Professionalism. John E. Simkin. 20.178–81
Problems, some unusual (marking Book Indexing Postal Tutorials). Ann Hall. 20.182–4
Bringing it home: learning to index books by correspondence. S. Manley and N. Harwood. 20.185–7
Indexing as a professional activity. Elizabeth Wallis. 20.189–91
Lifelong indexing: freelancing and CPD. Pat F. Booth. 21.2–5
Indexing as a career — development issues. Jill Halliday. 21.64–6
Why indexing? Rohan Bolton; Hilary Faulkner; Paula Peebles and Margaret Vaudrey 24.171–173
Starting out. Jill Halliday 24.174–175
Diary of a trainee indexer, February 3003–May 2005. Rohan Bolton 24.175–178
Late bloomer: an indexer gets a start. Jane Purton 24.179–180
UC Berkeley Extension course; learning to index at a distance. Sylvia Coates 24.186–188
Mentoring scheme in Australia. Max McMaster 24.189–191

Users

User preferences in technical indexes. John F. Drage 6.151–5
The uses of indexes. John L. Thornton 8.17–19
Teaching the young to use indexes. Cecilia Gordon 13.181–2
Linguistics and indexing. David Crystal 14.3–7
Indexes from a user’s viewpont. Alan Seal 14.111–13
Why indexing fails the researcher. Bella Hass Weinberg 16.3–6
Prestel using from the user’s point of view. Robin Yeates 16.7–10
User approaches to indexes. Jean Stirk 16.75–8
Researchers’ attitudes to newspaper indexing in Nigeria. L.O. Aina 16.97–8
The usefulness of indexes. Ben-Ami Lipetz 16.173–6
Indexing in and for Europe: a user’s perspective. Helen E. Chandler 18.92–4
Is there anybody there? David Crystal 19.3.153–4
Why postcoordination fails the searcher. Bella Hass Weinberg 19.155–9
Indexing in hypertext environments: the role of user models. Michael Forrester. 19.249–56
Whom should we aim to please? Hazel K. Bell. 20.3–5
Earning online trust. Seth A. Maislin 22.29–30
Let’s get usable!: usability studies for indexes. Susan C. Olason 22.91–5

Usability