TYPES OF INDEXES

 

Divided

  1. Contents of indexed work(s) arranged in two or more indexes by title, author, persons, subjects, geographical entity, etc.
  2. Example:
Title Index (from: Guide to Popular U.S. Government Publications, Hoffmann and Wood, 5th ed., Libraries Unlimited, 1998)

 

ACE Plan, Aviation Capacity Enhancement, 35

Acquisition Review Quarterly: Journal of the Defense Acquisition University, 78

Acquisition Strategy Guide, 78

Advance Data From Vital and Health Statistics: Numbers 131-140; Numbers 141-150,

Aeronautical Information Manual Official Guide to Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures,

African American,

Age Discrimination,

Age Page,

AgExporter,

Agricultural Outlook,

Agricultural Research,

Agricultural Statistics 1995-1996,

Agricultural Statistics Board Reports: Agricultural Prices,

Agricultural Statistics Board Reports: Catfish Processing and Catfish Production,

Agricultural Statistics Board Reports: Cattle,

Agricultural Statistics Board Reports: Chickens and Eggs,

Agricultural Statistics Board Reports: Cold Storage,

Agricultural Statistics Board Reports: Crop Production,

Agricultural Statistics Board Reports: Dairy Production.

Agricultural Statistics Board Reports: Egg Products,

Agricultural Statistics Board Reports: Grain Stocks,

Agricultural Statistics Board Reports: Hogs and Pigs,

Agricultural Statistics Board Reports: Livestock Slaughter,

Agricultural Statistics Board Reports: Milk Production,

Agricultural Statistics Board Reports: Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts,

Agricultural Statistics Board Reports: Peanut Stocks and Processing,

Agricultural Statistics Board Reports: Potatoes and Potato Stocks,

Agricultural Statistics Board Reports: Poultry Slaughter,

Agricultural Statistics Board Reports: Rice Stocks,

Agricultural Statistics Board Reports: Vegetables,

Agriculture, rade, and Environment: Achieving Complimentary Policies,

AIP, Aeronautical Information Publication,

The Air Almanac 1997,

Air National Guard: A Short History,

Airborne Trainblazer: Two Decades With NASA Langley’s 737 Flying Laboratory,

Airman,

Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Route Air Carriers, US Department of Transportation, 12 Months

Ending Decembe 31, 1994,

Airpower Journal,

Alcohol and Tobacco: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice,

Alcohol Health and Research World,

Alcoholism: Getting the Facts,

Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels: 1995,

Amateur-Built Aircraft and Ultralight Flight Teasting Handbook,

Annual Survey Manufacturers, Value of Product Shipments,

Appalachia, Journal of the Appalachian Commission,

Approach, the Naval Aviation Safety Review,

Approaching Alternative-Fueled Vehicle Crashes,

Astronomical Almanac for the year 1997,

Astronomical Phenomena for the year,1999

Aviation Education Resource Centers: A New Concept, Partnerships in Education,

Baby Seats, Safety Belts, and You,

Back Belts, Do They Prevent Injury?,

The Big Emerging Markets; 1996 Outlook and Sourcebook,

BISNIS Search for Partners,

Bomb Threat and Physical Security Planning,

Borrower’s Guide,

Brazil, Environmental Technologies Export Market Plan,

Breastmilk or Formula: Making the Right Choice for Your Baby,

Breath Alcohol Technician: Instructor Training Curriculum,

Building the American Dream for the 21st Century,

Building the American Dream; Jobs, Innovation, and Growth in America’s Next Century,

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Quarterly Bulletin,

Business America: The Magazine of International Trade,

Business Services,

Catalyst,

Census of Agriculture, 1992, Geographic Area Studies, Final Reports,

Census of Transportation, 1992, Truck Inventory and Use Survey, Final Report,

Changing Faces of Tradition; A Report on the Folk and Traditional Arts in the United States,

Children and Youth: Traffic Safety Data Book,

Civilian Satellite Remote Sensing: A Strategic Approach,

Collecting Used Oil for Recycling/Reuse; Tips for Consumers Who Change Their Own Motor Oil and Oil

Filters,

Combined Annual and Revised Monthly Retail Trade,

Commerce Business Daily: Synopsis of United States Government Proposed Procurement, Sales, and

Contract Awards,

The Commission of Fine Arts, A Brief History 1910-1995,

Commodity Fact Sheet,

Complying With the 900-Number Rule,

Computerized Testing Supplement for Airline Transport Pilot, Aircraft Dispatcher,

Computerized Testing Supplement for Flight and Ground Instructor,

Computerized Testing Supplement for Instrument Rating,

Computerized Testing Supplement for Recreational Pilot and Private Pilot,

A Consumer’s Guide to Buying a Franchise,

Contract With America Advancement Act of 1996, Public Law 104-121,

Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices: Report by the Department of State, In

Accordance With Section 2202 of the Omnibus Trade an Competitiveness Act of 1988, March 1996,

County Business Patterns, United States,

Court-Ordered Benefits for Former Spouses Under CSRS, FERS, FEHB, and FEGLI,

Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools; An Action Guide,

CSAP Substance Abuse Resource Guide,

Current Business Reports

Current Business Reports: Monthly Wholesale Trade, Sales, and Inventories,

Current Industrial Reports (M3-1): Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders; and United States

Department of Commerce News: Advance Report on Durable Goods, Manufacturers’ Shipments and

Orders,

Delta: The Defense Loan and Technical Assistance Program,

Diagnosis and Severity of Drug Abuse and Drug Dependence,

Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 1, The History of VA, VAH, VAK, VAP and

VFA Squadrons,

Doing Business With the GSA,

Drugs of Abuse,

Economic Impact; National Endowment for the Humanities,

Educational and Training Opportunities in Sustainable Agriculture,

Effects of the Mass Media on the Use and Abuse of Alcohol,

Elderly Housing With Supportive Services; Best Practices,

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Resource Catalog, 1996,

Emerging Electronic Methods for Making Retail Payments,

Employee Benefits in Small Private Establishment, 1994,

Energy and Transportation Task Force Report,

Environmental Technologies Export Market Plan: Brazil,

Environmental Technologies Export Market Plan: Chile and Argentina,

Environmental Technologies Export Market Plan: China,

Environmental Technologies Export Market Plan: Mexico,

Environmental Technologies Export Market Plan: Turkey,

EPA: A Guide to Heat Stress in Agriculture,

Epiodemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse; Volume II: Proceedings,

Evaluations of Drug Treatment in Local Corrections,

Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the United States Civil Space Program,

Organizing for Exploration,

Export Market Report; Textiles & Apparel,

Export Programs; A Business Guide to Federal Export Assistance Programs,

FAA Aviation News,

FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation, Calendar Year 1993,

Fatal Workplace Injuries in…: A Collection of Data and Analysis,

The FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile,

Fire Blight – Its Nature, Prevention, and Control: A Practical Guide to Integrate Disease Management,

Flying Safety,

Folk Arts of the Spanish Southwest From the Index of American Design,

Food, Drug, and Related Law, January 1995,

Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States,

Franchise Opportunities Handbook,

From Rockwell to Rauschenberg, the NASA Art Program,

Galileo, the Tour Guide (And a Summary of the Mission to Date),

Gamma-Ray stronomy in the Compton Era,

Gauging Control Technology and Regulatory Impacts in Occupational Safety and Health: An Appraisal of

OSHA’s Analytic Approach,

Geriatric Education Centers,

Get It Straight; the Facts About Drugs,

Global Communication: Opportunities for Trade and Aid,

Global Trade Talk,

GOES Products and Services Catalog,

Good for Business: Making Full Use of the Nation’s Human Capital, the Environmental Scan, a Fact-

Finding Report of the Federal Glass Ceiling Commission,

Grief and Grief Training in the Substance Abuse Field,

GSA Subcontracting Directory, Winter-Spring 1996,

A Guide to Doing Business With the Department of State,

Handbook for Continuous Improvement,

Hazard Communicating Guidelines for Compliance,

Health Women/Healthy Lifestyles: What You Need To Know About Alcohol and Illicit Drugs,

Highway Statistics 1995,

Hispanic/Latino Americans [Substance Abuse Resource Guide],

Historical Estimates From the Drug Abuse Warning Network,

How to Comply With the FTC Fuel Rating Rule; A Business Guide for Refiners, Distributors, and

Retailers,

How to Prepare for Workplace Emergencies,

Hubble Facts,

Human Performance Considerations in the Use and Design of Aircraft Checklists,

Humanities,

If You’re Over 65 and Feeling Depressed, Treatment Brings New Hope,

Income of the Aged Chart Book, 1994,

Income of the Population 55 or Older, 1994,

Information About Reemployment for CSRS Annuitants,

Innovation and Commercialization of Emerging Technologies,

The Inquiring Eye: Classical Mythology in European Art,

Integrating Behavioral Therapies With Medications in the Treatment of Drug Dependence,

Intergovernmental Partnerships and Rural Development Profiles of Twenty-nine State Rural Development

Councils,

International Flight Information Manual,

Interstate Commerce Commission Annual Report, 1995,

"It Can’t Happen to My Home!" Are You Sure?

Job Safety & Health Quarterly,

Keeping Youth Drug-Free; A Guide for Parents, Grandparents, Elders, Mentors, and Other Caregivers,

Kids, the School Bus and You,

Let’s Talk Trade…With the U.S. Census Bureau,

Lifelong Journey; An Education in the Arts,

List of Certified Pilot Schools, March 27, 1996,

Malnutrition in the Elderly, A National Crisis,

Manager’s Guide for Monitoring Data Integrity in Financial Systems,

Marijuana: Facts Parents Need to Know,

Marketin 2000, An Examination of Current Equity Market Developments,

Mars Pathfinder Fact Sheet: Mission Statement,

Meeting the Challenge: U.S. Industry Faces the 21st Century: The Basic Steel Industry,

Metropolitan Area Exports: An Export Performance Report on Over 250 United States Cities,

Middle East Diversification and Defense Market Assessment,

Most Abused Pharmaceutical Controlled Substances,

NAEPP Working Group Report: Consideration for Diagnosis and Managing Asthma in the Elderly,

NASA Pocket Statistics, 1996,

National Conference on Marijuana Use,

National Directory of Drug Abuse and Alcoholism Treatment and Prevention Programs 1995,

National Drug Code Directory, 1995,

National Drug Control Strategy, 1997,

National Export Strategy: Annual Report to the United States Congress, October 1995,

The National Export Strategy; Toward the Next American Century: A U.S. Strategic Response to Foreign

Competitiveness/Practices, Executive Summary,

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Strategic Execution Plan,

National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Main Finding 1994,

National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Monographs Series: Adolescent Drug Abuse: Clinical

Assessment and Therapeutic Intervention,

National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Monographs Series: Behavioral Studies of Drug-Exposed

Offspring: Methodological Issues in Human and Animal Research,

National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Monographs Series: Biological Mechanisms and Perinatal

Exposures to Drugs,

National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Monographs Series: Epidemiology of Inhalant Abuse: An

International Perspective,

National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Monographs Series: Integrating Behavioral Therapies With

Medications in the Treatment of Drug Dependence,

National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Monographs Series: Medications Development for the

Treatment of Pregnant Addicts and Their Infants,

National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Monographs Series: Reviewing the Behavioral Science

Knowledge Base in Technology Transfer,

National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Monographs Series: Treatment for Drug-Exposed Women

And Their Children: Advances in Research Methodology,

National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), 1993-1997, A Report of the Secretary of

Transportation to the United States Congress Pursuant to Section 47103 of Title 49 of United States

Code,

National Survey Results on Drug Use From the Monitoring the Future Study, 1975-1995, Volume 1,

Secondary School Students,

National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, 1996,

Nautical Almanac for the Year 1997,

Naval Aviation News,

NETS, Seasonal Planner Third Quarter 1996,

A New Look at the National Endowment for the Arts,

News/United States Department of Labor,

NHTSA Facts,

1995 Drug Use Forecastin; Annual Report on Adult and Juvenile Arrestees,

The 1996 Farm Bill; Leading Conservation Into the 21st Century,

1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 2, Part 4, History,

Nursery Handbook,

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Counts, Rates, and Characteristics,

ONDCP Brief,

OSHA Handbook for Small Businesses,

OSHA Regulations, Documents, and Technical Information,

Overview and Compilation of United States Trade Statutes, August 4, 1995,

Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers,

Pennsylvania German Folk Art From the Index of American Design,

Pensions, Savings, and Capital Markets,

Planning, Developing, and Implementing Community-Sensitive Transit,

Practical Test Standard: Aircraft Dispatcher,

Practical Test Standard: Airline Transport Pilot and/or Type Rating,

Practical Test Standard: Commercial Pilot, Airplane,

Practical Test Standard: Commercial Pilot, Rotorcraft,

Practical Test Standard: Flight Instructor, Lighter-Than Air,

Practical Test Standard: Flight Instructor, Rotorcraft,

Practical Test Standard: Instrument Rating,

Practical Test Standard: Private Pilot, Airplane,

Practical Test Standard: Private Pilot, Rotorcraft,

Practical Test Standard: Recreational Pilot Powered Parachute, 1997,

Practical Test Standard: Recreational Pilot and Private Pilot Knowledge Test Guide, 1995,

Preliminary Estimates From the Drug Abuse Warning Network,

Preliminary Estimates From the 1995 National Household Survey,

Preventing Alcohol-Related Problems on Campus: Impaired Driving, A Guide for Program Coordinators,

Preventing Occupational Hearing Loss: A Practical Guide,

Problem Identification Study/Report on DWI From an African American Perspective,

Problem of Space Travel: The Rocket Motor,

Production Sharing: Use of United States Components and Materials in Foreign Assembly Operations,

1990-1993,

A Progress Report on the National Transportation System Initiative,

Public Roads,

Public Technical Information on Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment,

Questions Most Frequently Aked About Graduated Drive’s Licensing,

Reality Check Community Kit,

Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome,

Reducing Drug Use and Its Consequences in America,

Relapse Prevention Package,

Relationship Between Family Structure and Adolescent Substance Use,

Remarkable Journey: The Wright Field Heritage in Photographs,

Remotely Science 1995 Kit,

Report on the Interfaces Between Flightcrews and Modern Flight Deck Systems,

Research and Intervention, Preventing Substance Abuse in Higher Education,

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Fact Sheet,

Resource Guide for Older People,

Retirement Facts: CSRS Offset Retirement,

Retirement Facts: Disability Retirement Under the Civil Service Retirement System,

Retirement Facts: Early Retirement Under the Civil Service Retirement System,

Retirement Facts: Law Enforcement and Firefighter CSRS Retirement,

RSVP,

Rural Cooperative,

Rural Development Perspectives,

SAMHSA News,

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reprts, An Abstract Journal,

Situation and Outlook Report: Agriculture Trade Report,

Situation and Outlook Report: Fruit and Tree Nuts,

Situation and Outlook Report: Outlook for United States Agricultural Exports,

Situation and Outlook Report: Sugar and Weetner,

Situation and Outlook Report: Tobacco,

Situation and Outlook Report: Vegetables,

Sixty-Five Plus in the United States,

Social Networks, Drug Abuse, and HIV Transmission,

Space Envronmental Topics: Aurora,

Spaceflight Revolution: NASA Langley Research Center From Sputnik to Apollo,

Spinoff 1996,

State Trends in Alcohol-Related Mortality, 1979-1992,

STEPS: Special Enforcement Program,

Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior,

Substance Abuse in States and Metropolitan Areas: Model Based Estimates From the 1991-1993

National Household Surveys on Drug Abuse, Summary Report,

Survey of Current Business,

Sustainable Agriculture Task Force Report,

Taking the Scare Out of Auto Repair,

Targeting Environmental Priorities in Agriculture: Reforming Program Strategies,

Technology Transfer Agreement With the Agricultural Research Service,

Thinking About Retirement?,

Tips For Teens,

To See the Unseen: A History of Planetary Radar Astronomy,

Trade and Employment,

Traffic Safety & Crime; Keeping Pace,

Training Requirements in OSHA Standards and Training Guidelines,

Transportation Expressions 1996,

Transportation Statistics Annual Report, 1996: Transportation and the Environment,

Travel Tips for Older Americans,

Treatment for Drug-Exposed Women and Their Children: Advances in Research Methodology,

Tree Planters’ Notes,

United States Export Administration Regulations,

United States Foreign Trade Highlights 1995,

United States Global Trade Outlook, 1995-2000: Toward the 21st Century,

United States – Russian Cooperation in Space,

United States Senate Graphic Arts Collection, Illustrated Checklist, Volume 1,

U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Operations of United States Parent Companies and Their Foreign

Affiliates, Revised 1993 Estimates,

Western Hemisphere Diversification and Defense Market Assessment; A Comprehensive Guide for

Entry Into Overseas Markets,

What Learning Means,

When Your Employee Is Injured on the Job,

Where You Are and Where You Want to Go…The Commercial Service,

White House Conferences on Aging: Summary Video, May –5, 1995,

Women and Drug Abuse,

Women in Aviation and Space,

Work Deaths in Confined Spaces: A Summary of NIOSH Surveillance and Investigative Findings,

Working Conference on Global Growth of Technology: Is America Prepared?

Working Safety With Nuclear Gauges,

Workplace Use of Back Belts: Review and Recommendations,

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates,

Writing a Care Label; How to Comply With the Amended Care Labeling Rule,

Your Pension Guarantee 1995,

 

Integrated

  1. All access points to a work - or grouping of works - are combined into one index.
  2. Example:
 

Index (from: Billy Murray: The Phonograph's First Great Recording Artist, Hoffmann, Scarecrow, 1997)

 

miniature golf craze, 201

"Minstrel Show", 157

"Minstrel Show of 1929", 102

minstrel shows recorded by Murray, 206

Mobile, Alabama, 92

Moeller, Henry. See Henry Fairbank

Moll, Billy, 163

Monarch (record company), 61, 82. See also Victor

 

Single-tiered

  1. Consists of an inventory of headings without subheadings.
  2. Examples: the government publications bibliography and Murray biography above both apply.
 

Multi-tiered

  1. Headings are subdivided by one or more levels of subheadings.
  2. Types:
  1. Inverted subheadings
  2. --subheadings identified by indentation from left-hand margin under main heading

    --example (from: The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy, Cannon and

    Griffiths, Oxford University Press, 1988)

     

    Index

    Hampden, John (1594-1643), 372

    Hampton Court (London), 443, 473, 480, 542, 645

    Wolsey, 314, 317

    Elizabeth, 352

    Conference (1604), 361

    Charles I's captivity, 383, 384, 388

    Description and illustration, 642

    Handel, George Frederick (1685-1759), 469, 529

    Water Music, 470

    royal fireworks, 471

    George II's coronation, 630

    Hanger, George, later Baron Coleraine (1751?-1824), 523

     

  3. Running subheads
--subheadings continue directly after the applicable heading - on the same line - separated only after

a standardized punctuation symbol (typically, a semi-colon).

--example (from: Comics Librarianship: A Handbook, Scott, McFarland, 1990)

 

Index

Representative collections 27, 35, 38

Reprint volumes 18, 24, 28, 29, 36, 51; classification 72, 78; comic book stories 61; library collection 159;

newspaper strips 32, 53, 59-61, 123, 163

Reproduction as preservation 51-52

Reputation 32, 41-42

Research collections 15, 24, 59

Research library, as stored memory of society 21