An Index to Indexes

Download or read book An Index to Indexes written by Norma Olin Ireland and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Index to Indexes: A Subject Bibliography of Published Indexes Altho indexes, as separate publications, date their development only back to the nineteenth century, nevertheless they are, at the present time, essential tools of the library profession. How we once did without them we do not know; we do know, however, that. We now use these timesavers daily in our work and that they are essential to its efficient accomplishment. New indexes are appearing. Every year, especially in the field of books. Periodical indexes have had an earlier start and are now well-established, but the indexing of material found in books is really just beginning. Publishers and librarians are cooperating to accomplish such publications, and the strides made in this direction have been rapid. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.