The Indexing Companion Workbook contains practical exercises with detailed answers to guide learners to a deeper understanding of the indexing process.

Here are some samples to give you an idea of the book's content:

• Preface
• Sample Questions
• Sample Answers

Here is a file containing excerpts from exercises in the book. You can cut-and-paste  from this document to reduce the typing or writing you have to do.

• Excerpts for cut-and-paste

Here are some extracts of reviews of The Indexing Companion Workbook.

• Reviews

One suggested exercise is for you to index the workbook. Here is a sample index against which you can compare your own creation. If you send me your completed index I will load it here for others to examine.

• Sample index to The Indexing Companion Workbook

Availability of The Indexing Companion Workbook

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Alan Walker launching TIC Workbook at ANZSI conference, Sydney, 2009