A quality scholarly index must be accurate, consistent, comprehensive, concise, readable, reflexive, audience-sensitive and elegant. In the last few blog postings, I have discussed accuracy, consistency, comprehensiveness, conciseness, and readability. In this blog posting, I will focus on reflexivity as a factor in a quality scholarly index. What is reflexivity? Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines reflexive… Continue reading Reflexivity in a Quality Scholarly Index
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Readability in a Quality Scholarly Index
A quality scholarly index must be accurate, consistent, comprehensive, concise, readable, reflexive, audience-sensitive and elegant. In the last few blog postings, I have discussed accuracy, consistency, comprehensiveness, and conciseness. In this blog posting, I will focus on readability as a factor in a quality scholarly index. What is readability? Webster’s defines “readable” as “able to… Continue reading Readability in a Quality Scholarly Index
Conciseness in a Quality Scholarly Index
A quality scholarly index must be accurate, consistent, comprehensive, concise, readable, reflexive, audience-sensitive and elegant. In the last few blog postings, I have discussed accuracy, consistency and comprehensiveness. In this blog posting, I will focus on conciseness as a factor in a quality scholarly index. Conciseness, defined Webster’s defines “concise” as something “marked by brevity… Continue reading Conciseness in a Quality Scholarly Index
Comprehensiveness in a Quality Scholarly Index
A quality scholarly index must be accurate, consistent, comprehensive, concise, readable, reflexive, audience-sensitive, and elegant. In previous blog postings, I have examined accuracy and consistency in quality scholarly indexes. In this blog posting I will explore comprehensiveness as a factor in quality scholarly indexes. Comprehensiveness, defined Webster’s defines “comprehensive” as (1) “covering completely or broadly;… Continue reading Comprehensiveness in a Quality Scholarly Index
Consistency in a Quality Scholarly Index
Consistency The eight qualities of a scholarly index are that it must be accurate, consistent, comprehensive, concise, readable, reflexive, audience-sensitive, and elegant. I discussed the first factor, accuracy, in the last blog posting. Consistency, the second factor comprising a quality scholarly index, is the focus of this blog posting. “Qualifiers,” the parenthetical additions that clarify… Continue reading Consistency in a Quality Scholarly Index
Qualities of a Scholarly Index
Scholarly books are the books that are published by academic presses. A good quality scholarly index, according to Margery Towery, must be accurate, consistent, comprehensive, concise, readable, reflexive, audience-sensitive, and elegant. This is the first of a series of blog postings on these principles comprising a good quality scholarly index. I will first examine accuracy… Continue reading Qualities of a Scholarly Index
Indexing Historical Documents
A seminar on “Indexing Historical Documents” was held on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at the annual conference for the American Society for Indexing at San Antonio, Texas. Kate Mertes, owner of Mertes Editorial Services, and winner of the ASI Wilson Award for Excellence in Indexing was the leader of the seminar. A good index mediates… Continue reading Indexing Historical Documents
Technology and the Indexing Process
“Technology and the Indexing Process,” was a seminar held on Friday, April 19, 2013 at the annual conference for the American Society for Indexing at San Antonio, Texas. The seminar was led by Kate Mertes, the 2013 ASI Wilson Award winner for the most outstanding index of the translation of Montesquieu’s My Thoughts. In the seminar,… Continue reading Technology and the Indexing Process
Digital Trends Task Force Update
During the annual conference for the American Society for Indexing (ASI), held in San Antonio, Texas, on Friday, April 19, 2013, a Digital Trends Task Force (DTTF) Update was given as part of the Plenary Session. The co-chairs are David Ream and Jan Wright. The mission of the ASI DTTF is to gather information about changes in digital… Continue reading Digital Trends Task Force Update
Indexing in the Age of e-Books
A Plenary Session, held on Thursday, April 18th at the Hotel Contessa during the annual conference for the American Society for Indexing focused on “Indexing in the Age of e-Books.” Joshua Tallent, chief e-Book Architect for Firebrand Technologies, gave the presentation. “Indexes are at a crossroads,” he said. “The worst thing you can do is… Continue reading Indexing in the Age of e-Books