ASI Publications Index Mashup

ASI Publications Index Mashup

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T. rex and the Crater of Doom (Alvarez), TC:45, 80–81n1
T symbol (FrameMaker), R2:123, 124, 126
Tab-delimited files, R2:130–131
Table of contents (ToC)

compensating for lack of index, SL:127
as guide for indexing, SL:21, 33, 45–46

Table of contents (ToC) approach, TC:16–17, 24, 112–113
Tables, SS:51. See also Graphics; Illustrations and illustrative material
Tables of cases, EA:15–16; SL:51–62; SS:20–21

abbreviated cites, SL:55
automation assistance, SL:61–62
business entity designations, SL:60
case names, SL:47, 55–59
CaseRev software, SL:62
checking software, SL:62
criminal cases, SL:57
cross-references, SL:58–59
domestic relations cases, SL:57
footnote numbers, SL:61
forwards and reverses, SL:56–57, 62
full cites, SL:54–55
history of case, SL:59–60
locators, SL:60–61
page numbers, SL:61
pinpoint cites, SL:55
section numbers, SL:60–61
subsequent actions, SL:59–60
year of case, SL:59

Tagging, R2:94–95, 98. See also Metadata

in automated name indexing, IN:268
for ebook indexes, R3:30, 35, 36–38
embedded. See Embedded indexing
for name indexes, IN:270n12
in online recipe websites, SC:49–50
for taxonomies, R3:9, 25–26

Tagliacozzo, Eric, TC:35
Taiwanese place names, IN:121
TAPUHI, IN:158–159
Tax law tables, SL:52–53
Taxes, SB:8, 15, 16, 25–26, 33
Taxonomies, R2:135–154; R3:5–14, 15–27. See also Controlled vocabularies

categories or levels in, R3:5–6, 7f
collaborating with colleagues for, R3:18–20
context of, R3:7–9, 8f
vs. controlled vocabularies, R2:138–139
creation of, R3:19–20, 22–23, 23–24
definition of, R2:102, 137–139; R3:5–6
design process for, R3:9–12
documentation of, R3:13
ecommerce, R3:5–14
faceted, R2:142–143, 150
feedback loop system for, R3:20
hierarchical structure of, R2:102, 137–138, 145
learning from mistakes in, R3:23–24
maintaining and updating, R3:13–14, 23
mining for terms, R3:18
for navigation, SB:56–57
number of levels, R2:139, 142, 147–148
online, R2:139, 141–144, 147–148
ownership of, R3:8
personal story, R3:15–17
precoordination vs. postcoordination of, R2:150–151
reference materials for, R3:21–22
relationship types in, R2:145
requests for changes in, R3:23
resources for, SB:61
software tools for, R2:151–152; R3:22, 26n3
structure of, R3:17
style guides for, R3:12, 21–22
for tagging, R2:94–95; R3:9, 25–26; SB:56–57
in technical indexing, R2:94–95
vs. thesauri, R2:138
updating, R3:13–14, 23
user research, R3:11–12
validation, R3:12
value of, R3:24–26
for website search, SB:56–57

Taxonomies & Controlled Vocabularies Special Interest Group (ASI), R3:26
Taxonomists, R2:138–139, 153
Taxonomy Boot Camp, R3:26
Taxonomy Tuesdays, R3:26n1
TCS-10Rv2, R2:151, 152
Te (Māori), IN:157
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary, IN:156
Teachers' edition textbooks, R2:53, 54
Teaching indexing, R3:181–192

challenges for students, R3:185–186
dropout rates, R3:185
feedback from students, R3:187
interacting with students, R3:181–182
modules, progression through, R3:182–183
motivation of students, R3:183
reflection (advice) letter to students, R3:187–192
reviewing student assignments, R3:183
software for indexing, R3:186
successful students, R3:184–185
types of students, R3:183

Technical indexing, R2:85–98

computer books, R1:109–120
consistency in, R2:90–93, 95
consultancy in, R2:94, 95
contracts in, R2:92, 94, 95–97
evaluating indexes, R1:118–120
future of, R2:98
getting started in, R2:85, 97–98
index length, EA:63
locators in, R2:90, 91
markets for, R2:93–95, 97–98
by professional indexers, R2:92
software tools for, R2:89–90
subheadings in, R2:91–92
by technical writers, R2:92–93, 98
in technical writing cycle, R2:87–88
usability of, R1:118–120
value of, R1:110
work environment of, R2:86–87

Technical publications

computer books, R1:109–120
formatting in, R2:91
multiple output forms of, R2:88
search engines for, R2:92, 93–94, 141
types of, R2:86–87

Technical writers

finding work through, R2:97
indexing by, R2:92–93, 98
work cycle of, R2:87–88
work environment of, R2:86–87

Technical writing agencies, R2:97
Telephone calls

while becoming an indexer, SB:7, 8
building client base, MS:24, 26–27
while building client base, MS:24, 26–27
call waiting, MS:53
call-send-call formula, MS:48
for client contact, SB:14–15
collecting contact information, MS:8–10
critiquing telephone image, MS:35
expenses for, SB:26
following-up, MS:48–49
as initial contact, MS:24, 34

Telephone directories

Dutch, IN:84–85
German, IN:106, 107
Spanish, IN:110, 112
Thai, IN:164

Telephone number changes, MS:37–38
Television programs, R3:55
“Ten Principles for Creating Better Indexes” workshop (Towery), TC:2–3
Term lists, EA:75–76
Term selection and phrasing, SM:42, 49, 89. See also Cross-references; Headings; Main headings; Subheadings; Subject headings

accuracy of, SS:85
in art books/catalogs, R1:75
audience suitability and, EA:3, 26
avoiding bias in, R2:30–31, 68
balanced treatment in, SS:88
clumping vs. spreading and, SS:90–91
combining terms, SM:63–64
consistency in, SS:87
contexts for, SS:33, 48, 76
in controlled vocabularies, R2:144–147
in database indexes, R2:101, 104–105, 106–108
for disease and microorganism names, SM:57–64
in encyclopedias, R1:49–50
entry points and terms, SM:16–17
foreign language immersion and, SS:66–67
how to make, SM:16, 24, 50–57, 104
indexable pages and, SS:34
indexer’s role in, SM:104
Latin names, SM:24
legal, SS:29
medical references for, SM:96, 109
MEDLINE, SM:73, 75
non-thesaurus terms, SM:90
philosophy, R1:2, 4–7
in public policy indexes, R2:68, 69, 73–75
reference tools for, SM:96–98, 100, 109
resolving inconsistencies, SM:24, 42, 55, 64, 104
specificity of, SS:88–89
in technical indexes, R2:90–91
in textbook indexes, R2:49, 52, 53, 60, 63–64
users’ lack of consistency, EA:30
value of thesauri in, SM:104

Term Tree 2000Rv2, R2:151
Term-based Topic Identification (TTI), SL:86, 88
Terminology. See also Everyday language; Jargon; Medical terminology; Readability; Subject headings

anatomic, SM:52–54
associative relationships, R3:127
author’s, R3:64–65, 94; SM:42, 105
basic, TC:5–6
basic indexing, TC:5–6, 14–15
boilerplate, SM:49
commonsense approach to, TC:113
consistency in, TC:70
cross-referencing for, TC:45
economics, SS:48–49
for entry points, SM:16–17
foreign languages, SS:x, 3, 38, 55–56
formal vs. everyday, R3:123
gerontology field, SP:42–46
historical, SS:3–4
in history indexes, R3:75–76
journal indexes, SM:105
law, SS:15, 18, 25
modern, R3:75
music, SS:1–4, 6
nouns and adjectives, SM:51–53
obsolete, R3:75–76
offensive, R3:76
overview of, SP:12
philosophy, SS:6, 37–40
phrases and compound terms, R3:125–126
political science/public affairs, SS:34
racist language, R3:76
references for, SM:100; SP:40, 54, 68
for reflexivity, TC:99
related terms (RT), R3:5–6, 17, 122, 127, 132–133
for software patterns, R3:163–164
specificity of, R3:2, 132, 136
spelling, SM:96
style sheets for, R3:78
subject-specific meanings of, SS:4, 18, 37–38
synonyms, SP:13–14, 34
terms of address. See also Honorifics; Incomplete names; Titles

in biographical indexing, IN:181
names as phrases and, IN:18–19
omission of, IN:9
partial names and, IN:178

terms of art, R3:125–126; SL:20, 22, 43, 45, 80
in textbook’s previous edition, SP:9–10
tools for learning about, TC:10–17
updating, SM:105

Testing

diagnostic, SP:39
of indexer applicants, SL:3–4
of taxonomies, R3:9–12
of technical materials, R2:87

Text structure, SM:48–49
Textbooks, SM:37

acronyms in, R2:55–56
audience level, R2:53–54
author/editor involvement in, R2:65
author/name indexes, R2:57–59, 63; SP:6–8, 21–22
discipline-specific conventions for, R2:54
as educational tools, R2:49, 59–60
foreign language, SS:56–58
indexable sections for, R2:50–52, 54–55
indexing, R2:49–65
indexing each chapter, SP:5
introductory, SP:3
key terms in, R2:51–52, 54
law, SS:16–17
list of terms from, SP:9–10
locators in, R2:51–52, 57, 63
main threads of, SP:9
medical, R2:54
military, R2:77
phrasing in, R2:49, 52, 53, 60, 63–64
public policy, R2:68
reviewing, SP:4
space issues, R2:56, 63, 64
subject indexes, SP:8–10
text errors and inconsistencies, R2:60–61
text headings, R2:55

Texts. See also Page proofs; specific types of books

changes to, EA:83, 104–105, 120–121
delivery to indexer, EA:82–83, 105–106, 121–122
final form: importance of, EA:83

Thai language, IN:163
Thai names, GE:109; IN:163–167

choice among variant names/changes of name, IN:15
compound first names, IN:164
family, IN:164
given, IN:164
honorifics, IN:166
nobility, IN:165–166
royalty, IN:15, 164–165
titles, IN:164–166

Thaler, Richard H., TC:4
The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia, Revised, SP:3
Thematic grouping, TC:31–32
Theodore of Mopsuestia, R1:14
Theology books, R1:13–30

academic theology, R1:14, 18, 22
archaeology materials, R1:24–25
Biblical texts, R1:22–23
biographies, R1:27–28
children's texts, R1:27
comparative religion, R1:29
controversial topics, R1:21
dictionaries, R1:26–27
difficulties posed by, R1:15–19
East-West belief systems, R1:17–19
encyclopedias, R1:26–27
feminist theology, R1:28
historical materials, R1:24–25
languages, R1:19–20, 26
legal texts, R1:28–29
liberation theology, R1:28
non-Western religions, R1:29–30
personal beliefs, R1:15–19, 20–21, 30
philosophy of religion, R1:22
premodern works, R1:25
types of, R1:21–30

Theoretical perspectives, SP:9, 11, 12
Theory and criticism works, SS:5–6

literary criticism, R3:56–57

Theory of Mind (ToM), TC:15
Thérèse of Lisieux, Saint, R1:27
Thesauri, R2:135–154; R3:122; SL:34, 65. See also Authority files/lists; Controlled vocabularies (CVs); Online references; Terminology; specific thesauri

in database indexing, R2:102–108
definition of, R2:102, 136–137
guidelines and standards for, R2:103, 137
handling of terms, SP:43–46
hierarchical structure of, R2:103–104, 137, 145
mechanics of, R2:104–105
MeSH, R2:100, 102, 108, 137
printed and online, SM:101, 104
as reference sources, SP:51–52
relationship types in, R2:103–104, 137, 145
software tools for, R2:151–152
taxonomies vs., R2:138
value in term selection, SM:104–105

Thesaurus of Aging Terminology, SP:42, 43
Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, SP:43, 44, 47, 51–52
Thesaurus of Sociological Indexing Terms, SP:43–44, 47
Think tanks, R2:68
Thinking like a cook, SC:4
Third-party utilities. See also specific software

for FrameMaker, R2:111–126
for Microsoft Word, R2:111, 126–133

Thomson, Judith, R1:9–10
Thomson Professional Publishing, SL:118
Thomson Scientific, EA:23
Three-dimensional shapes: indexing, R3:107, 115–116
Three-or-more rule for cross-references, SL:15, 27
Tibetan Buddhism, IN:194–195
Tickler files, SB:29, 50
Tightening the index, EA:64–67. See also Editing indexes; Index length
Time management, MS:35, 47, 53; SB:2–3, 23. See also Deadlines

alternative ways to handle workload and, SB:35–36
balancing work and family life, SB:1, 2–3, 29
importance of, SB:v–vi
moonlighting and, SB:12–13
requesting extensions, SB:44–45
scheduling jobs, SB:23
scheduling systems, SB:28–29
with textbooks, SP:5

Time periods, R3:62–64, 68–69, 76. See also Dates; specific eras

choice of reference works and, IN:339–340
discernment of surnames and, IN:47
prefixes and, IN:3

Timelines, textbook, R2:51
Time-spanning history texts. See History texts
Tips and tools

AIRs, TC:79–80, 81n6, 113
author’s concept lists, TC:12–13
curiosity, TC:65, 107–108
empathy and intuition, TC:99–100
front matter in book, TC:13–14
haiku writing, TC:108–110
know your typical errors, TC:58–59
mindmapping, TC:24–25, 26f
napping, TC:59, 91
online book descriptions, TC:10–11
précis writing, TC:65
wordplay, TC:65, 91

Title indexes, EA:16–17
Titles. See also Honorifics; Recipe titles

academic, IN:80–81, 101–102, 181, 218
Arabic/Islamic, IN:71–73, 185
automated name indexing and, IN:262, 267
beginning corporate names, IN:284–285
in biographical indexing, IN:181–182
capitalization of, IN:90
case names, SS:18, 20–21, 35
choice of reference works and, IN:340
for clarity/disambiguation, IN:12–13, 194
consistency and, SS:8, 55
courtesy, IN:208–212, 216
cross-references, IN:38, 40; SS:9–10, 21
double, of British nobility, IN:212
double-posting, IN:40
Dutch, IN:9
earls, IN:210
vs. family names, IN:9, 16, 216–217
French, IN:87
German, IN:9, 97, 103–104, 105–106
vs. given names, IN:72–73
Indonesian, IN:148, 152–153
initial articles in, SS:55
of laws, SS:18, 20–21, 35
length vs. brevity of indexed name and, IN:8–9
life peers/peeresses, IN:212, 213
Māori, IN:159
marquesses, IN:210
medieval, IN:38–42
military, IN:181, 218
music, SS:6–10
in name indexes, EA:14
in names, R3:67–68; SP:24–25
names as phrases and, IN:18–19
origin names and, IN:38
Ottoman Turkish, IN:72
peerage, IN:208–214, 218
Persian, IN:72
professional, IN:218
religious, IN:9, 91, 181, 194
royalty, IN:8–9, 207
saints, IN:193
Spanish, IN:113
vs. surnames, IN:38–39, 194
Thai, IN:164–166
women’s, IN:40
of works, R3:48, 54–55, 120–121, 129, 136

approach to, TC:28, 29, 38, 43
examples of, TC:33, 36–37, 39, 42, 74–75, 79

ToC (table of contents) approach, TC:16–17, 24, 112–113
Tognazzini, Bruce, R1:120
Tone marks: in Chinese names, R3:150–151
Topic maps, R1:140–144
“Topical comments” subheading, TC:38, 42–43
Topping, Sandra, R2:58; R3:69
Torts, SB:50–51
Towery, Lisa, TC:110n6
Towery, Margie, R2:7, 48; SC:57–61
Tracings. See Cross-references
Track changes (software feature), EA:112
Tracking promotions, MS:13, 35, 55, 76, 86
Trade books, SM:12, 37; SS:89; TC:45, 46n5, 62

index length for, EA:63
vs. textbooks, R2:49, 63

Trade shows, MS:56
Training, TC:1–2. See also Teaching indexing

for beginners, SB:vi–vii, 4–5, 10, 69–76
continuing education, R3:101, 192
for database indexers, R2:108–109
in how to run a business, R3:188–192
for legal indexers, SL:3–18, 25, 27, 44
MEDLINE, SM:17, 68–76
ongoing, SB:28
for part-time indexers, SB:14

Training Course in Indexing (ASI), SB:vi, 4, 69–70
Transcription, IN:15
Transfer of files, electronic, EA:122
Translated names, R3:69–70. See also Chinese names
Translation. See also Foreign languages

index as, TC:93–94
indexes’ similarities with, EA:vi

Transliteration, IN:17–18, 182; SS:38, 57. See also Romanization

of Arabic/Islamic names, IN:17, 44, 59–65, 67, 183–184
automated name indexing and, IN:266
Chinese, IN:17, 187
defined, IN:17, 59
diacritics and, IN:61–64
of Egyptian names, IN:33
Farsi, IN:62
of geographic names, IN:302
of Greek names, IN:27
of Japanese names, IN:187
of Jewish names, IN:34
Library of Congress and, IN:17
LOC Authorities and, IN:327, 332
national library catalogs and, IN:347
Qur’an and, IN:199
standards for, IN:61–64
Thai, IN:163
variant names and, IN:15, 17–18, 266

Transposed letter indexes (musical indexes), EA:22
Trapido, Anna, SC:71–73, 75–77
Treatises, legal

classification of, SL:75–83
cross-references for, SL:26–27
indexing of, SL:21–23, 47, 110–111; SS:21–22
Lexis Search Advisor interface, SL:82

Treatment and prevention, SM:61
Tree structure, R2:138, 150
Tribes

Arabic, IN:66
Roman, IN:29, 36

Trinity, IN:191
Tropp, Barbara, SC:42, 43
Troy, Michael, SB:38, 40–41
Tullar, Irving Conde, R2:54; R3:104
Tumors, SM:26
Turkish language, IN:64
Turkish names, IN:72, 183, 184–185
Turn-over lines, EA:52, 59–60, 135
Twitter, MS:viii, x, 62–63, 95–96, 100
Two-dimensional shapes: indexing, R3:107, 116
Tynan, Dan, MS:95
Typographical distinctions

for definitions, R2:38
in embedded indexing, R2:112, 114–115
in geographic indexes, EA:14
for illustrative material, EA:49; R2:6, 39, 47, 55
for key terms, R2:51–52
for multiple subheading levels, EA:7
for squeezing the index, EA:66
in technical indexes, R2:91
for textbook reference sections, R2:57

Typographical errors, R2:60–61