about,
EA:6–7, 135
accuracy of,
TC:54, 107
adjectives in,
R2:11, 12–15, 19–20
alphabetical sorting of,
R1:45–46;
R2:9–10, 21, 22–24
alternative formats for,
R2:24–29
anthology authors,
IN:240–241
for author entries,
R3:52–54
in author indexes,
EA:19
bias in,
R2:30–31
in biographies,
SS:4–5
in biography indexes,
R1:36–46
capitalization,
EA:41
case of,
R2:53
changes of name and,
IN:248–250
chronological sorting of,
R1:45–46;
R2:23–24, 46, 62
citing names in,
IN:253–255
clarity between main headings and,
TC:54, 66, 83, 84–89, 113
classified lists and,
SS:10–11, 75–76
commonsense approach to,
TC:112–113
in complex indexes,
SS:23, 49
in computer book indexes,
R1:114–116
conceptual,
TC:42–43
confusing comma reversals in,
TC:85, 87, 89, 92nn9–10
conjunctions in,
R2:19, 21–22, 64
connectors in,
SS:26, 86, 88, 92
consistency of,
TC:70–72, 78–79
criteria for use of,
R2:3–7, 40
cross-reference placement and,
EA:33–34, 45
cross-references from,
R2:30
danger of reliance on,
R2:10–11
dates as,
R2:46
definition of,
R2:2;
TC:6
in ebooks,
R3:39–40
editing of,
SS:73
elegance in,
R2:1–2
in encyclopedias,
R1:56–57
“exact quote” style,
SC:25–27
family members as,
IN:274–275
fictional characters in,
IN:276;
R3:50
forced sorting of,
R2:44
function words in,
TC:54, 84–87
functions of,
R2:1, 3–4
in genealogical indexes,
EA:14–15
general,
R3:137–139
“generally,”
SL:28
gerunds in,
R2:15
governmental agencies,
SS:33–34
in horticultural book indexes,
R1:100–102
for illustrative material,
EA:48
indents for,
EA:55–56, 79
index length and,
EA:67–69
in indexes,
R2:1–35
in
Joy of Cooking index,
SC:83
leading words,
SL:19, 23
lists
vs. logical divisions,
R2:19–20
local main topics as,
R2:46
for locator differentiation,
EA:28
logical sorting of,
TC:86–89, 91, 113–114
main heading and,
R2:11–16
for math indexes,
R3:116
maximum number of,
R2:7
in medical and science indexes,
R3:96, 98–100
memory limitations and,
R2:7–8, 40
“mentioned,”
R2:43–44;
SS:85, 89
“mentioned” as,
TC:38, 40, 73, 79, 90, 97, 104–105
multiple levels,
EA:39–40
multiple postings of,
R2:29–30
names,
SS:4–5, 87, 92
nouns in,
R2:12–15, 20
number of,
R2:7;
SC:ix;
SM:63–64
one-subhead entries,
R2:91–92
order of,
SS:7, 71, 78
orphaned,
R3:40
over-analysis of,
EA:68–69
"overview,"
R2:43–44
page order sorting of,
R2:23, 62
parallel,
R2:15;
TC:78–79, 104–105, 119
in periodical indexes,
R3:136–141
for personal names,
R2:63
personal names in,
R2:17, 72–73
in philosophy book indexes,
R1:6
phrasing of,
R2:8–21
place names,
SS:87
possible lists of,
R2:31–33
prepositions in,
R2:9, 19–21;
SS:26, 86, 88, 92
propagation of changes in,
R2:125–126
qualifiers in,
R2:16–19
readability of,
R2:19, 22;
SS:92
rewording of recipe titles in,
SC:xii, 26–30
in run-in format,
SS:5, 35, 92
in scholarly/cookbook indexes,
SC:58, 59–60, 76
in scientific name indexes,
EA:17–18
shorter forms of name in,
IN:10
sorting of,
TC:31–32
specialized law topics as,
SS:18
statutory indexing,
SL:8–10
subordinate bodies as,
IN:296
in technical indexes,
R2:91–92
in textbook indexes,
R2:49, 53, 63–64
in textbooks,
R2:63–64
time periods as,
R3:62–63
“topical comments” as,
TC:38, 42–43
with undifferentiated locators,
R2:42–43, 45
use of,
SC:39–41
well-formed,
EA:28–29
word order in,
R2:10, 16
wording of,
SS:26, 35, 51, 74, 85–86