| How to Make an Index Contributor(s): Wheatley, Henry Benjamin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108021506 ISBN-13: 9781108021500 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $31.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection: Printing and Publishing History (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.71 lbs) 252 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838-1917) was a bibliographer and editor with a prodigious output of books and articles to his name. Brought up after the death of both his parents by his brother Benjamin Robert, himself a skilled bibliographer and cataloguer, Henry worked for many years for the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Arts; he was a founder member of the Library Association, and produced an edition of Pepys' diary which was not superseded until the 1970s. This work is one of two which he produced on the subject of indexing: the Wheatley Medal awarded by the Society of Indexers is named after him. This book sets out the rules and practicalities of indexing, and also contains examples of how not to make an index; it was for many years the text to which all professional indexers referred, and still makes fascinating reading today. |
