No matter what you want to learn about abstracting or indexing, this guide will help you find out where to learn it. Library professionals, online information designers, abstractor and indexer freelancers, and publishers' staffs can all find courses that suit their needs in the Directory. Included are courses from public, private, and proprietary institutions in the U.S. and Canada.

This popular work offers advice to those entering the field of indexing. It covers indexing as a second job, as an "at-home" business for a parent with young children, and as a full-time career. Chapters from a range of contributors explain what publishers expect, what you need to set up shop, and how to find clients. Also included are the results of an ASI fee survey and a sample agreement form for indexers to use when contracting for services.

For authors, students, and beginning as well as experienced indexers, Wellisch (emeritus library and information science, U. of Maryland) covers not only back-of-the-book indexing but also the indexing of periodicals and nonprint material, with practical examples of correct and incorrect indexing. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR