I also do them, as I mentioned. I am not yet convinced that doing a search for a word on a computer has made a good index obsolete, since - for important terms, which may appear many times - an index will give you the various contexts in which that word appears. Doing a search for a specific word might need a lot of repetitions to find that particular instance. But I know I'm in the minority with respect to their value and I also know that they can require some work to fix up, and that they are not required by Bookshare. So it's not worth debating.
Besides, I might change my mind on doing them in the future. I've only done a couple so far, as I mainly do fiction. But if I get a really big one, I might let it go, That is, if I can resist the sometimes uncontrollable impulses of my Deranged Perfectionism condition. <grin>
Evan----- Original Message ----- From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 10:17 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: indexes?
Many of us do in fact bother with indexes. Although it is possible to use a search feature to find a word and find its re-occurrance in a book, students and others may find indexes valuable. I do my best to make them as useable as I can.E. At 09:08 AM 4/1/2008, you wrote:It's not really important anyway, since they're not required by Bookshare and most people don't bother with them.EvanTo unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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