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Conclusions on Ethics in Indexing

This blog posting concludes the discussion on ethics in indexing.  Ethical issues are concerns that compel professionals to think about doing the right thing.  Janet Perlman includes a section, “Ethics and Professionalism,” in her book, Indexing Tactics & Tidbits: An A-Z Guide, Information Today, Inc., Medford, NJ, 2016, pp. 41-44.  On March 25, 2015, Heather… Continue reading Conclusions on Ethics in Indexing

Another Ethical Indexing Scenario

This series of blog postings continues the discussion on ethics in indexing.  On March 25, 2015, Heather Ebbs presented an American Society for Indexing webinar on “Ethics in Indexing.”  She focused on a number of scenarios highlighting ethical issues that indexers might face. Strong Beliefs A friend of a sibling asks if you would index… Continue reading Another Ethical Indexing Scenario

Ethical Indexing Scenario

This series of blog postings focuses on ethics in indexing.  On March 25, 2015, Heather Ebbs presented an American Society for Indexing webinar on “Ethics in Indexing.”  She discussed a number of scenarios highlighting ethical issues that indexers might face. Censorship An editor sends you the pages of an educational text that includes information on… Continue reading Ethical Indexing Scenario

Best Professional Practices

This blog posting focuses on the Best Professional Practices for Indexers, which is published on the American Society for Indexing website at https://www.asindexing.org/best-professional-practices/ Information Access As Indexers, we promote access to information in all of its forms.  We dedicate ourselves to conciseness, clarity, coherence, and creativity, striving to meet the needs of all clients who… Continue reading Best Professional Practices

Ethics in Indexing

Ethical issues occur in any workplace.  Ethical issues are principles that force professionals to “do the right thing.”  Ethics enable us to choose the right action under the circumstances.  Indexers and indexing are not exempt.  An indexer has to make decisions that involve ethical standards and that demonstrate professionalism. A Code of Ethics is a… Continue reading Ethics in Indexing

More on Cross-References in an Index

This is a reprint of a blog posting that was originally published on May 15, 2011. Continuing our discussion of cross-references, this post explores additional references in the form of see under and see also under.  When a cross-reference directs readers to a subentry another a main heading, see under may be used.  The use… Continue reading More on Cross-References in an Index

Double Posting of Index Entries

This is the reprint of a blog posting that was originally published on January 15, 2011. In an index, the indexer may choose to provide multiple access points for the same information.  Given the importance of the main heading, it may be reasonable to assume that readers may look up a topic in more than… Continue reading Double Posting of Index Entries

Common Subheading Problems

In this blog posting, I will discuss common subheading problems, based on an American Society for Indexing webinar given by Fred Leise on September 17, 2014.  The common subheading problems are the following: repeating text confusing/awkward indexing what the reader doesn’t know uncontrolled locators An example of repeating the text in the subheading is the… Continue reading Common Subheading Problems

Still More Characteristics of Successful Subheadings

In this blog posting, I will discuss the final characteristics of successful subheadings, based on an American Society for Indexing webinar given by Fred Leise on September 17, 2014. Top 10 Characteristics  collocation  complete  differentiable  good information scent  audience relevant  concise  points to information  parallel construction  important word first  clear relationship to heading In the… Continue reading Still More Characteristics of Successful Subheadings