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Subject:Re: More Indexing References From:Elaine Farstad <efarstad -at- ENC -dot- ORG> Date:Tue, 22 Aug 1995 17:41:13 -0500
>Peggy Thompson asked about indexing references, and Binion Amerson replied:
>>One of the best books on the subject of indexing is "The Art of Indexing"
>>by Larry Bonura (John Wiley & Sons ISBN 0-471-01449-4). Larry has
>>presented seminars and workshops on indexing at various STC Annual
>>Conferences and Regional Conferences.
>>Binion Amerson
For an overall intuitive view of indexing and abstracting, I found Dr. F.W.
Lancaster's book "Indexing and Abtracting in Theory and Practice" very
useful. He is a library professor at the University if Illinois, and is
considered one of the experts in the field.
