
How to Make an Index
Henry Benjamin Wheatley(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 4. November 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
252 pages
978-1-108-02150-0 (ISBN)
Description
Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838-1917) was a bibliographer and editor with a prodigious output of books and articles to his name. Brought up after the death of both his parents by his brother Benjamin Robert, himself a skilled bibliographer and cataloguer, Henry worked for many years for the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Arts; he was a founder member of the Library Association, and produced an edition of Pepys' diary which was not superseded until the 1970s. This work is one of two which he produced on the subject of indexing: the Wheatley Medal awarded by the Society of Indexers is named after him. This book sets out the rules and practicalities of indexing, and also contains examples of how not to make an index; it was for many years the text to which all professional indexers referred, and still makes fascinating reading today.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-02150-0 (9781108021500)
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Content
Preface; Part I. Historical: 1. Introduction; 2. Amusing and satirical indexes; 3. The bad indexer; 4. The good indexer; Part II. Practical: 5. Different classes of indexes; 6. General rules for alphabetical indexes; 7. How to set about an index; 8. General or universal index; Index.