Indexing Styles
Below are two examples of indexing styles using a sample from the same index. As you can see, the only difference is that the run-in style saves space while the indented style is easier for the client to use. In this example, notes are shown by an italicized n after the page locator and figures are shown with an italicized f. This author wished both to have listings. Some authors prefer that figures and notes not be indexed or that they only be indexed if they contain information not found in the text. Other choices for indexing figures and notes can be simply to index notes and figures with a bold locator instead of italics. I alphabetize using CMS word by word, unless another style is preferred (such as CMS letter by letter). I don’t have to have style preferences before I start the index, but I do need them before the index is completed.
Run-in index style
A
Accountability, 30, 100, 129, 133–134, 138, 156–157
Affirm the value of others, 53–54
African Americans, 148–149, 158n
“Alcatraz Prison”, 66
Alvarez, Everett “Ev” (Lt), 65, 209
Armstrong, Neil, 177
Arnold, Benedict, 83
Assessments: “leadership 360 assessment”, 56, 127; N8Traits, 14n, 144, 155, 173; online assessment, 145n; and team development, 155–157; as tool for change, 127, 138–140
Authentic Leadership, 11–12, 25, 28–29, 100–101, 170
Indented index style
A
Accountability, 30, 100, 129, 133–134, 138, 156–157
Affirm the value of others, 53–54
African Americans, 148–149, 158n
“Alcatraz Prison”, 66
Alvarez, Everett “Ev” (Lt), 65, 209
Armstrong, Neil, 177
Arnold, Benedict, 83
Assessments
“leadership 360 assessment”, 56, 127
N8Traits, 14n, 144, 155, 173
online assessment, 145n
and team development, 155–157
as tool for change, 127, 138–140
Authentic Leadership, 11–12, 25, 28–29, 100–101, 170