Frontmatter -- The Author -- Contents -- Society of Indexers’ Foreword -- Preface -- CHAPTER ONE: Indexes - purpose and uses -- CHAPTER TWO: Indexers -- CHAPTER THREE: What (and whether) to index -- CHAPTER FOUR: Forming the index entries -- CHAPTER FIVE: Editing and presenting the index -- CHAPTER SIX: Serial publications -- CHAPTER SEVEN: Images and sound (audio) recordings -- CHAPTER EIGHT: Subject specialisms -- CHAPTER NINE: Literature for children -- CHAPTER TEN: Managing the work -- CHAPTER ELEVEN: Technology -- CHAPTER TWELVE: Professional organizations and interest groups -- Index