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Finding and Choosing an Indexer for Your Project
Availability and price are important, but a good fit, expertise
and experience are more important. Instead of contracting
with the first available indexer, find another (or even two)
who are available and whose fees are in your price range,
and ask a few questions. This should let you know if you'll
feel comfortable in working with the person who is providing
access to the information in your work. After all, "Information
that cannot be located might as well not exist" Nancy
Mulvany, Indexing Books.
Referrals from colleagues: Other authors
will certainly tell you who they've worked with in the past
and who has or hasn't worked out.
Referrals from Indexers: Ask your usual
indexer, or if you don't have a usual indexer, ask any professional
indexer you can locate (see below). Professional indexers
are more than willing to refer you to indexers with the appropriate
expertise.
Directories of indexers: Browse the directories
listed below. A good directory should tell you who indexes
in your field and who's an expert indexer.
Indexers
Unlimited Clearinghouse (online). Indexers Unlimited
members must meet stringent requirements in order to be eligible
for admission into this group. Each applicant must submit
at least one sample index and references from three clients
who will vouch for the high quality of his or her work. No
other directory of indexers in North America requires such
proof of competence and experience. None.
Publishers'
Guide to Indexers in the Pacific Northwest (print
and online) Listings are for members of this PNW/ASI who pay
to be included.
Indexer
Locator (print and online) Online version is
searchable by subject area. Listings are for ASI members who
pay to be included.
Martin
Tulic's "Other Indexers" pages (online)
searchable by geographic region, subject, or name. Listings
are available for any indexer asking to be included.
Working
With Freelance Indexers (ASI) addresses the following:
why you need an indexer, finding an indexer, working with
an indexer, receiving the index, proofing and editing, unsatisfactory
indexes, a note about indexing software, and wrapping up the
job.
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