Indexing Advice ("From A to Zafran")

The column “From A to Zafran” appears in Key Words, the quarterly newsletter of the American Society for Indexing (ASI). It offers Enid's personal preferences in indexing style and approach which she has developed from her work in the profession of indexing. Enid is including these articles on the Indexing Partners website to give guidance to other (especially newer) indexers as well as to those who teach indexing or hire indexers. All of the columns are copyright by Enid Zafran, and excerpts may only be reprinted with permission.

And You Can Quote Me
And What About "and"?
Cleansing Articles
Compounding for Simplicity
Cross-References That Make Me Cross
Do Notes Have You in Knots?
The First Cut Is Not Deep Enough
The First Shall Be Last
Hitting the High Notes
How to Index Conventions and Treaties
Links in a Chain
The Numbers Game
A Paren's Worth of Information
Pick It Up or Pass It Up?
Power Wording or How to Get Umph into Your Keywords
Running On
Scattered References
When Numbers Meet Letters
Would You Read that Back to Me, Please?