LEADER 04366nam 2200673 450 001 9910797428103321 005 20230807221542.0 010 $a1-57387-705-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000463014 035 $a(EBL)3433394 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001543892 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16136764 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001543892 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)12685190 035 $a(PQKB)11193592 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3433394 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3433394 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11086652 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL821921 035 $a(OCoLC)918149813 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000463014 100 $a20151118h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe accidental indexer /$fNan Badgett ; foreword by Margie Towery 210 1$aMedford, New Jersey :$cInformation Today, Inc.,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 225 1 $aAccidental Library 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-57387-514-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aCover ; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Website; Introduction; Chapter 1: Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral?; What Is an Indexer-Or an Index, For That Matter?; What an Indexer Does; Authors as Indexers; Can't a Computer Do That?; If Computers Don't Index, Do You Still Use Index Cards?; A Brief History of Indexes and Their Creators; Endnotes; Chapter 2: Accidents Waiting to Happen; Paths to the Profession: Accidental or Deliberate; Education and Professional Backgrounds; Freelancers, Employees, and Company Owners ; Endnotes; Chapter 3: The Many Faces of Indexing 327 $aNot an Open and Shut CasePrint Books; Periodicals; Databases; Ebooks and Electronic Documents; Websites; Function and Format; Endnotes; Additional Resources; Chapter 4: So You Want To Be an Indexer; Common Characteristics: Facts and Fiction; Suitability Quiz for Aspiring Indexers; A Lonely and Anonymous Profession; Deadlines and Other Stressors; Do You Still Want to Be an Indexer?; Endnotes; Chapter 5: Excellence Is No Accident; Training Options; Learning Through Experience; Professional Development; Guidelines for Excellence; Paying It Forward; Endnotes; Additional Resources 327 $aChapter 6: Tools of the TradeTraining and Development; Business Entity; Insurance and Taxes; Office Space; Furnishings and Ergonomics; Beauty in the Eyes of the Beholder; Professional Image; Hardware and Software Requirements; An Indexer's Reference Shelf; Online Resources ; Endnotes; Chapter 7: Marketing and Client Relations; All In a Day's Work; Targeting Your Market and Finding Clients; Making a Plan; Marketing in an Online World; Client Relationships; Unhappy Clients; Terms of Negotiation; Style Adherence and Client Education; Contracts and Letters of Intent; Endnotes 327 $aAdditional ResourcesChapter 8: Balancing Act; What! No Janitor?; Balancing Work and Personal Life; Results of Chronic Stress; Stress Management for Bodies and Brains; Don't Toss Your Small Change; Endnotes; Additional Resources; Chapter 9: Thinking Outside Of the Book; Entrepreneurial Indexing; Creative Collaboration; Subcontracting Without Borders; Incarcerated Indexers; Creative Communication; Opportunities Beyond the Book; Endnotes; Chapter 10: Moving Forward; Guidance from Your Inner Indexer; The Fear That Binds Us; Preliminary Plans and Goals; A Written Plan; Asking for Help; Endnotes 327 $aAppendix AAppendix B; Appendix C; About The Author; Index 410 0$aAccidental Library 606 $aIndexing$xVocational guidance$zUnited States 606 $aAbstracting and indexing services industry$zUnited States 606 $aIndexers$zUnited States 606 $aIndexing 615 0$aIndexing$xVocational guidance 615 0$aAbstracting and indexing services industry 615 0$aIndexers 615 0$aIndexing. 676 $a025.3 700 $aBadgett$b Nan$01546835 702 $aTowery$b Margie 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797428103321 996 $aThe accidental indexer$93802694 997 $aUNINA