Why Can’t a Computer Index My Book?
Recently a reader wrote to us questioning some of the alphabetizing recommendations in The Chicago Manual of Style . . .
Recently a reader wrote to us questioning some of the alphabetizing recommendations in The Chicago Manual of Style . . .
When putting items into alphabetical order, which comes first: Albert the Great or Albert of Saxony? HMD or H&N?
Mary E. Laur is a freelance indexer and part of the editorial team that has produced the last two editions of The Chicago Manual of Style, so she knows how important it is for readers to find the information they need as quickly and as painlessly as possible. In this month’s interview, she gives the inside…