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

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, 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 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

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 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

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

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

Is there a term for inability to get over a death? Clinging emotionally to a deceased person? ~Judi

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

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-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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