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THESAURI, GLOSSARIES, DICTIONARIES
INDEXING
ANSI/NISO TR-02-1997 Guidelines for Indexes and Related Information Retrieval Devices http://www.niso.org/ This indexing standard can be downloaded from the NISO site free of charge in pdf format (13.1 Mb).
ANSI/NISO TR03-1999 Guidelines for Alphabetical Arrangement of Letters & Sorting of Numerals & Other Symbols http://www.niso.org/ Free download in pdf format (157 kb)
Guidelines for recording the names of persons http://www.huridocs.org/popnames.htmThis set of rules, which covers names from many countries, is based on a number of internationally accepted standards, in particular, the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2 ed., 1988 revision (AACR2-88), the IFLA manual Names of persons: national usage for entry in catalogues, compiled by the IFLA International Office for UBC. 3 ed., 1977 and Supplement, 1980, and The Chicago Manual of Style, 13 ed., 1982, from which examples have been drawn. Produced by HURIDOCS, a global network of human rights organisations. Available for download in English, French, Russian or Spanish, in pdf format or as a zipped Word file.
Indexing FAQ http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/magazine/writing/indexingfaqpart1.html A short FAQ in 2 parts by Lori Lathrop, which provides arguments as to why it is desirable to have an index.
Indexing on Suite 101 http://suite101.com/welcome.cfm/indexing This monthly column by Dawn Spencer is devoted to the various facets of running a freelance indexing business.
Indexing the Internet http://www.tk421.net/essays/babel.shtml Essay by John Hubbard for the Drexel University College of Information Science and Technology course "INFO 622: Content Representation" in December 1999. Links and references continue to be updated.
Metadata Linda Sutherland has a collection of links on this topic at http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/tarristi/indexer.htm
SLAIS (School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, The University of British Columbia) http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/arstlibr512/00-01-wt2/index.htm A massive collection of links collected by Mary Sue Stephenson to support a course on indexing. Topics covered: Archival Indexing, Associations, Back of the Book Indexing, Database Vocabularies & Indexing, Indexers & Indexing, Information Retrieval, Indexing Software, Indexing Special Formats, WWW Indexing
Spreadsheet for indexers http://www.the-indexer.com/links.htm A spreadsheet for the calculation of index statistics (entries, references, etc) provided by Charles Anderson on his web site. The same page links to an FAQ on the use of Dragon Naturally Speaking voice recognition software.
Website indexing http://members.optusnet.com.au/~webindexing/webrefs.htm Index with links to websites relevant to the topic 'website indexing' and to the topic 'access to information on the web'. Based on references in the book Website indexing: enhancing access to information within websites by Glenda Browne and Jonathan Jermey. Adelaide, SA: Auslib Press, 2001. Excerpts from the book are available at http://members.optusnet.com.au/~webindexing/Webbook/book.htm
Websiteindexing.com http://www.websiteindexing.com/ Website of Kevin Broccoli which offers online courses in web indexing. Also contains useful short articles aimed at web site owners about the advantages of having a web site index.
Word for Word http://www.wfwbooks.com/ The web site of indexer Dan Connolly. The site contains articles including "Toward a Standard Measure of Index Density" and "Term Selection Exercises on IndexStudents: Practice Makes Perfect (or better, at least)", an FAQ for indexing students, an Excel spreadsheet for keeping track of index project statistics, Index Practice Exercises, Term Selection Exercises and Index Evaluation Exercises, as well as other documents.
SIGS (Special Interest Groups).
SIGs are often pendant to a national society, but may also open membership to members of other national indexing societies The ASI website at http://www.asindexing.org/site/sigs.shtml has contact details for the following SIGs: Business, Culinary, Gardening/Environmental, Genealogy/Transcription, History/Archaeology, Psychology/Sociology, Scholarly Indexing, Science/Medicine, Sports/Fitness, and Web Indexing.
SIG web sites:
Business SIG http://www.users.qwest.net/~jkunshier/businessSIG.html
Culinary SIG http://www.culinaryindexing.org/
Politics and International Relations SIG http://www.wave.net/upg/pisig/index.htm
Science and Medicine SIG http://www.scimedindexers.org/
MAILING LISTS (does not include lists which are not open to all)
Cindexusers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cindexusers A forum for discussing Cindex indexing software.
Databaseindexing http://groups.yahoo.com/group/databaseindexing "to discuss all aspects of database indexing. Topics of discussion can cover the creation of databases, establishment of classification schemes, issues relating to data entry, the tools used in database indexing, as well as trying to meet the needs of users of the database, getting work in the field."
Index Cafe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndexCafe Mailing list which welcomes "off-topic" postings. "This list is a place where indexers, both new and experienced, can strengthen their social bonds in the indexing community. Isolation plagues indexers, and the goal of this list is to serve as a forum to help alleviate the lonelies."
Index-L http://listserv.unc.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=index-l&text_mode=&lang=english Mailing list for indexers around the world. It is possible to subscribe through the link or by sending the message "subscribe INDEX-L [your name]" to: listserv@listserv.unc.edu.
IndexPeers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndexPeers Members volunteer to review each other's edited indexes
Indexstudents http://www.indexstudents.com/ Indexstudents is for all persons interested in discussing issues related to learning to index books, magazines, databases and the World Wide Web. Much of the discussions relates to the USDA courses, but other topics are covered as well. The list can be subscribed from the web site, which also includes a summary of recent discussions, the list archives, and access to practice exercises.
MacIndexers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MacIndexers For anyone who indexes on the Mac platform.
Macrex http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Macrex Information sharing by & for users of the MACREX, the complete indexing program for professional indexers for more than 15 years.
SKYIndexUsers ·http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SKYIndexUsers For the exchange of tips, tricks, and techniques among owners of SKY
WordIndexers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WordIndexers "Indexers who use Word for embedded indexing will find support, tips, tricks, and a safe place to scream in frustration."