Do you know how to distinguish a good, helpful index from a bad, unhelpful index? Read on to find out a few features of unhelpful indexes and helpful indexes. In my opinion, the only thing worse than a bad index in a non-fiction book is having no index at all. At least an attempt was made to produce an index to help readers find text in the book. However, a bad index will not help a readers to  find information quickly and easily. A bad index might frustrate the reader becaus

Book review for Book indexing. A step-by-step guide by Stephen Ullstrom. This book on indexing was published in 2023 and comes in an ...

I recently wrote about Donegal for a feature called 'My Neck of the Woods' for the Society of Indexer's newsletter. Read more if you want...

I enjoy reading novels in my spare time, and as indexing is so niche, it makes me happy to see indexes mentioned

In November 2022, I wrote a blog for the AFEPI Ireland's website. The AFEPI is the Association of Freelance Editors, Proofreaders &...

Seven trends in indexing between 2000 and 2022