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Gardening/Botanical index
This sample has separate subject and plant name indexes. Each plant is listed by both its common name and latin name. This type of index is an example of a situation where it may be desireable to allow more than the usual five page numbers for each entry.

West Plains Gazette, Issue 16
West Plains Gazette, Issue 18
Historical project for the Harlin Museum, West Plains, Missouri
This sample shows sets of subject, name, author, and title indexes that were a part of a group project.

Biography index excerpt
This chronological index demonstrates the use of organizational subheadings for the main subject entry. This method of indexing biographies can be an effective way to organize large entries into thematic areas.

Gardening index sample
Gardening Without Irrigation

Indecent and internationally illegal: The death penalty against child offenders
by Amnesty International


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Words of Wisdom

"A nonfiction book without an index has no heft. I pay it no attention. When I am deciding on whether to review or have a book reviewed, I check the index to get a good idea of what's covered in the book to help me decide."

~ Arthur Salm
Book Reviewer

“Researchers and librarians will be much more apt to purchase books with a good index. When I review a nonfiction book, I frequently delete a star from the overall rating when the author neglected to include an index."

~ Patricia Fry

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