Comments on: index this! http://www.newrambler.net/lisdom/86 Laura Crossett on the LIS domain Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:28:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: laura http://www.newrambler.net/lisdom/86#comment-45 laura Mon, 05 Dec 2005 20:52:00 +0000 http://www.newrambler.net/lisdom/?p=86#comment-45 Ooh--A9 + books--must remember that for future such inquiries. There's more to tell about Mr. Castle, but we won't ruin it for the other readers. The C&I index seemed as though it would be useful, but I suppose the real test comes when I actually want to find something, rather than when I'm just looking through it idly. Ooh–A9 + books–must remember that for future such inquiries. There’s more to tell about Mr. Castle, but we won’t ruin it for the other readers.

The C&I index seemed as though it would be useful, but I suppose the real test comes when I actually want to find something, rather than when I’m just looking through it idly.

]]> By: Joy http://www.newrambler.net/lisdom/86#comment-44 Joy Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:16:00 +0000 http://www.newrambler.net/lisdom/?p=86#comment-44 I've been using the A9 search engine with the "books" box checked for that sort of thing. "Cat's Cradle Index" got me a link to a page in Amazon's "Search Inside the Book" feature. And I learned that Philip Castle was self-indulgent. Thanks! Fun post. I usually use on-line dictionaries or a little dictionary I have on my computer, but I always pull the physical Roget's Thesaurus off the shelf when I want to really explore words. I’ve been using the A9 search engine with the “books” box checked for that sort of thing. “Cat’s Cradle Index” got me a link to a page in Amazon’s “Search Inside the Book” feature. And I learned that Philip Castle was self-indulgent.

Thanks! Fun post. I usually use on-line dictionaries or a little dictionary I have on my computer, but I always pull the physical Roget’s Thesaurus off the shelf when I want to really explore words.

]]> By: walt http://www.newrambler.net/lisdom/86#comment-43 walt Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:30:00 +0000 http://www.newrambler.net/lisdom/?p=86#comment-43 Thanks for the post. The index to C&I is a pretty good example of why indexing your own book isn't a hot idea; it's a mediocre index, but the best I could justify doing. (In other words, laziness and lack of professional indexing skills...) I've indexed two or three of the books I've published (it's expensive to have a pro do it). The newest, <I>First have something to say</I>, was professionally indexed ($ouch). I suspect the difference in quality is apparent... Thanks for the post. The index to C&I is a pretty good example of why indexing your own book isn’t a hot idea; it’s a mediocre index, but the best I could justify doing. (In other words, laziness and lack of professional indexing skills…)

I’ve indexed two or three of the books I’ve published (it’s expensive to have a pro do it). The newest, First have something to say, was professionally indexed ($ouch). I suspect the difference in quality is apparent…

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