Indexes
Introduction
Kinds of Indexes and Components of an Index
MAIN HEADINGS, SUBENTRIES, AND LOCATORS
CROSS-REFERENCES
RUN-IN VERSUS INDENTED INDEXES
General Principles of Indexing
Proper Names and Variants
Titles of Publications and Other Works
Alphabetizing
LETTER BY LETTER OR WORD BY WORD?
GENERAL RULES OF ALPHABETIZING
SUBENTRIES
PERSONAL NAMES
FOREIGN PERSONAL NAMES
NAMES OF PLACES
Punctuation: A Summary
BEFORE INDEXING BEGINS: TOOLS AND DECISIONS
WHEN TO BEGIN
WHAT PARTS OF THE WORK TO INDEX
MARKING PROOFS AND PREPARING ENTRIES
EDITING AND REFINING THE ENTRIES
SUBMITTING THE INDEX
Editing an Index Compiled by Someone Else
Typographical Considerations
Examples
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