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Saint Paul as a sub
I’ve got a main entry for Aristotle and a subentry, Saint Paul vs. It’s run-in. What do I do with Saint Paul in a run-in? ~Judi
I’ve got a main entry for Aristotle and a subentry, Saint Paul vs. It’s run-in. What do I do with Saint Paul in a run-in? ~Judi
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By Write Guru
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Legal history and index of cases 5 messages
Hello, indexers! I'd appreciate your help, advice, or experiences with invoicing for multiple indexes for one book. I've written two indexes for a legal history book: one topical and one an index of c
Hello, indexers! I'd appreciate your help, advice, or experiences with invoicing for multiple indexes for one book. I've written two indexes for a legal history book: one topical and one an index of c
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By Beatrice Burton
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anecdotes for a column on indexing experiences
Hello, I am completely redoing my professional webpage and want to add a blog on indexing experiences and anecdotes about vexing issues or remarkable incidents that would interest an audience of both
Hello, I am completely redoing my professional webpage and want to add a blog on indexing experiences and anecdotes about vexing issues or remarkable incidents that would interest an audience of both
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By Marta Steele
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experience in html needed for formatting difficulties 2 messages
Hello, I am updating my professional website, which is based on old-fashioned html, and need help formatting it. I’ve been working at it for days and can’t get it right, though all other aspects of th
Hello, I am updating my professional website, which is based on old-fashioned html, and need help formatting it. I’ve been working at it for days and can’t get it right, though all other aspects of th
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By Marta Steele
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Right to happiness, believe... 9 messages
I’m indexing another philosophy book. I’ve got right to happiness, right to believe, right to… I’m inclined to index these under right—rather than happiness or belief. There are just a few of them—to
I’m indexing another philosophy book. I’ve got right to happiness, right to believe, right to… I’m inclined to index these under right—rather than happiness or belief. There are just a few of them—to
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By Write Guru
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fact checking 7 messages
I have an editor asking for a fact checker for a smallish book. Do any of you do that in addition to indexing, or know anyone who does? Thanks! Do Mi Author, Facing the Text: Content and Structure in
I have an editor asking for a fact checker for a smallish book. Do any of you do that in addition to indexing, or know anyone who does? Thanks! Do Mi Author, Facing the Text: Content and Structure in
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By Do Mi Stauber
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Ignore Narrative Citations? 14 messages
Hello, I am indexing a book in the social sciences. The majority of names cited are in parenthetical citations, which I am ignoring for the index. Occasionally there will be a narrative citation inste
Hello, I am indexing a book in the social sciences. The majority of names cited are in parenthetical citations, which I am ignoring for the index. Occasionally there will be a narrative citation inste
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By Stephen Ullstrom
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Indexer needed
I've been contacted by a self-publishing author who has two books he wants indexed. The first one is ready to be indexed and is a Project based learning handbook for middle & high school students. I h
I've been contacted by a self-publishing author who has two books he wants indexed. The first one is ready to be indexed and is a Project based learning handbook for middle & high school students. I h
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By sylviacoates.com
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Term for clinging to a deceased person?? 10 messages
Is there a term for inability to get over a death? Clinging emotionally to a deceased person? ~Judi
Is there a term for inability to get over a death? Clinging emotionally to a deceased person? ~Judi
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By Write Guru
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Indexing Encyclopedias 22 messages
Hello, I am in discussions with a client to index an encyclopedia being published by Brill. It is a topical encyclopedia, as in Brill's Encyclopedia on..., in the field of religious studies. This woul
Hello, I am in discussions with a client to index an encyclopedia being published by Brill. It is a topical encyclopedia, as in Brill's Encyclopedia on..., in the field of religious studies. This woul
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By Stephen Ullstrom
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Rowman & Littlefield 6 messages
Can someone remind me, are they requiring embedded indexes (or a CUP-like approach)? Cheerily, Carol Roberts Book indexer, Brown Deer, WI indexer@... www.RobertsIndexing.com www.linkedin.com/in/carol-
Can someone remind me, are they requiring embedded indexes (or a CUP-like approach)? Cheerily, Carol Roberts Book indexer, Brown Deer, WI indexer@... www.RobertsIndexing.com www.linkedin.com/in/carol-
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By Carol Roberts
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Indexing Encyclopedias (acronyms) 3 messages
On acronyms, when there are a lot of them, I list them all at the head of the index. Over the years I have found this a really useful space-saving device, particularly when it comes to citing treaties
On acronyms, when there are a lot of them, I list them all at the head of the index. Over the years I have found this a really useful space-saving device, particularly when it comes to citing treaties
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By Maureen MacGlashan
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small caps biography format question 5 messages
Those of you who use this: when you are using a cross-reference to one of the small-caps subheads, do you use the small caps in the x-ref target? Thank you! Do Mi Author, Facing the Text: Content and
Those of you who use this: when you are using a cross-reference to one of the small-caps subheads, do you use the small caps in the x-ref target? Thank you! Do Mi Author, Facing the Text: Content and
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By Do Mi Stauber
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Articles in titles 7 messages
As a former librarian, I detest inverting articles in titles, but when the press specifies it, I’ve got to do it. So I’ve got The Tale of the Genji Indexed as Tale of the Genji, The What do I with The
As a former librarian, I detest inverting articles in titles, but when the press specifies it, I’ve got to do it. So I’ve got The Tale of the Genji Indexed as Tale of the Genji, The What do I with The
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By Write Guru
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forgiveness for SBA PPP 2nd Draw loan/grant [was Paycheck Protection Plan application for sole proprietors] 2 messages
Good news, Nancy. Note: My experience with SBA PPP 1st Draw in 2020 and and my understanding from my bank about SBA PPP 2nd Draw in 2021 is we can document 24 weeks or 6 mos from the date of the loan
Good news, Nancy. Note: My experience with SBA PPP 1st Draw in 2020 and and my understanding from my bank about SBA PPP 2nd Draw in 2021 is we can document 24 weeks or 6 mos from the date of the loan
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By J. Naomi Linzer
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Paycheck Protection Plan application for sole proprietors
Dear all, Yesterday the SBA released new guidance and forms for small businesses to apply for the Payroll Protection Plan loans. The rules have been changed to allow us to use gross income as the basi
Dear all, Yesterday the SBA released new guidance and forms for small businesses to apply for the Payroll Protection Plan loans. The rules have been changed to allow us to use gross income as the basi
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By Nancy Gerth
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Wording a main entry 3 messages
One chapter—a lead-in—is about giving a concept the benefit of the doubt. The title is “Benefits of the Doubt.” The first sentence in the chapter—and in the book—is: What does giving the benefit of th
One chapter—a lead-in—is about giving a concept the benefit of the doubt. The title is “Benefits of the Doubt.” The first sentence in the chapter—and in the book—is: What does giving the benefit of th
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By Write Guru
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CUP job opportunity
Thanks to everyone who responded. I have sent the relevant information to the author. Best, Kendra -- Kendra H. Millis Past President, American Society for Indexing Millis Indexing Services MillisInde
Thanks to everyone who responded. I have sent the relevant information to the author. Best, Kendra -- Kendra H. Millis Past President, American Society for Indexing Millis Indexing Services MillisInde
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By hopemillis
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Tech Advances [Was press indexing instructions for authors] 2 messages
So we’ve gone from no photocopy or expensive photocopying to photocopying on home printers AND from index cards to indexing software. And another tech advance. My work was just interrupted by a phone
So we’ve gone from no photocopy or expensive photocopying to photocopying on home printers AND from index cards to indexing software. And another tech advance. My work was just interrupted by a phone
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By Write Guru
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press indexing instructions for authors 36 messages
"We strongly recommend that you compose your own index rather than hiring a professional indexer. You are the authority on your book and your subject; no one else knows equally well how its topics rel
"We strongly recommend that you compose your own index rather than hiring a professional indexer. You are the authority on your book and your subject; no one else knows equally well how its topics rel
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By J. Naomi Linzer
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