The benefits of commissioning a professionally trained indexer.
Most indexers start their indexing careers after following other professional pathways first, so the Society of Indexers’ newsletter SIdelights has a regular column called “My… Read More »My route to becoming an indexer
Sometimes indexers use ordering systems that are neither numerical nor alphabetical. This post discusses two examples of different arrangements: the book order of a Scripture index, and the use of themes in biographical indexing.
We know the order of the 26 letters, so it should be straightforward to apply this to a list of words, shouldn’t it? Look at… Read More »As simple as ABC?
Commissioning a professional indexer to index your publication can save you time and stress, and ensure that your readers will gain the best possible route map to your content.
Indexing is a specialist skill and it takes a significant amount of time to prepare an index well. It is an analytical process, not a keyword search, and it cannot be adequately replicated by computer software.