Indexing: Creating an Effective Index for any Printed or Online Publication

This 1-day course designed to teach you the basic principles of indexing, including:

What is an index?
What is the difference between the various types: print vs. online vs. web indexing
What is the basic structure of an index (what works, what doesn't)
Basic indexing principles and practical tips (what to, how to, when to, why to)
Designing successful indexes
Embedding indexing terms (in Word) - hands-on indexing
Term selection and effective topic analysis
Principles of creating a reader-friendly index
Understanding hierarchical and related term relationships
Understanding and implementing implicit and explicit index referencing
Analyzing good and bad indexes
QA/Evaluating your index

The course includes hands-on index building for a short document, examples of good and bad indexes, and much more.

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