Here are some texts on which you can practise your indexing skills. Click on the text link. This will
either take you to the pdf file directly or provide a link to download the pdf file from a website.
Sample indexes are provided, so that you can compare your indexes with ones compiled by
experienced indexers.
Remember, though, that there is no one correct way to index any document; alternative approaches
may be valid, providing they follow standards and good practice in indexing.
Newspaper letters (536 words): Index [Letters © Society of Indexers]
Working with VDUs (3,415 words): Index [Contains public sector information published by the Health and Safety Executive and licensed under the Open Government Licence]
Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (3,240 words): Index [Reproduced by kind permission of Oxford University Press www.oup.com]
Wildlife Friendly Gardening (3,880 words): Index 1; Index 2; Index 3 [Copyright English Nature 2006. Reproduced by kind permission of Natural England]
Aspects of Postal History (6,503 words): Index 1; Index 2 [The material contained in ‘Aspects of Postal History’ is reproduced by kind permission of the British Postal Museum and Archive https://www.postalmuseum.org]
The Lonely Society (14,815 words): Index 1; Index 2; Commentary on some indexing decisions [Reproduced by kind permission of the Mental Health Foundation https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk]
Maritime and Coastal Heritage (15,265 words): Index 1; Index 2 [Thanks are due to Historic England for permission to use this material]
Strong Foundations (19,861 words): Index; Indexing Guidelines [Permission to use generously provided by the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report Team]
Victorians in Search of Winter Health (26,000 words): Index; Guidance notes for indexing [The pdf of this file is made available by the kind permission of the author until December 2024. Please note copyright declaration]
