Indexing Resources

Resources for Indexers and Translators

General Indexing

Knight, G. Norman. Indexing, the Art of: A Guide to the Indexing Books and Periodicals.

— London: Allen & Unwin, 1979. 218 pp.

Mulvany, Nancy C. Indexing Books. — Chicago: University of Chicago Press,

994. 320 pp.

Stauber, Do Mi. Facing the Text: Content and Structure in Book Indexing — Eugene, Ore.:

Cedar Row Press, 2003. 374 pp.

Wellisch, Hans H. Indexing from A to Z. — 2nd ed., rev. and enl. — New York:

H.W. Wilson, 1995. 569 pp.

Biography and Fiction Indexing

Bell, Hazel K. Indexing Biographies and Other Stories of Human Lives. — London: Society of

Indexers, 1992. 42 pp.

— Indexers and Indexes in Fact & Fiction. — Toronto: University of Toronto Press,

c2001. 160 pp.

Technical Indexing

Ament, Kurt. Indexing: A Nuts-and-Bolts Guide for Technical Writers. — Norwich, N.Y.: William

Andrew Publishing, c2001. 97 pp.

Translating

Sofer, Morry. The Translator's Handbook. — 6th rev. ed. — Rockville, Md.: Schreiber

Publishing, 2006. 402 pp.