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Subject:AW: {*} Question on the subject of indexing From:"Andreas Ternes" <aternes -at- invitec -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 13 Jan 2005 15:08:00 +0100
Hi Jennifer,
you might also look at:
Larry S. Bonura, The Art of Indexing
Nancy Mulvany, Indexing Books
and at the chapter about indexing in the Chicago Manual of Style.
Greetings from Germany
Andreas Ternes
INVITEC GmbH & Co. KG
Düsseldorfer Landstr. 17
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fon +49 (0)203 7129-311
fax +49 (0)203 7129-333
aternes -at- invitec -dot- com
www.invitec.com
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I am searching for any good books on indexing (If possible specifically for the technical writing
field, but any great book is fine) Does anyone have any recommendations? (Preparing our first index
on manuals and I am a bit stuck...)
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