Another thing that I have done to facilitate my indexing is to assign a number from 1 to 84 for each issue rather than write out the citations a million times. I have a key to the complete citation for each numbered issue. Should I be lazy and include the key at the beginning of the index? Or should I use the Word Find and Replace function to put the complete citation for each entry. This will, of course, about double the size of the index.
Right now, my entries look like this:
masonic flasks (9) 50-56 This means that the article on this topic is on pages 50-56 in issue #9. One would have to refer to the key for the issue citation.
Would you prefer that the entry read: masonic flasks Vol.II, no.3 Oct/Nov 1988: 50-56 
?
If you all do not want to bother with this, it is fine, but I just thought that I would ask. I really do appreciate your taking the time to comment and offer suggestions.
Shirley in Charleston, WV
As a relative newbie to glass, and knowing nothing about indexing, all I know is that if I were using this index I would much prefer to have the full reference as in the second example, as I would find it difficult to have to decode references.
Just to complicate other matters being discussed, I have often heard slag glass being called Malachite glass too
Janet
Topic: Indexing glass periodicals (Read 2706 times)
