Background:

This instruction sheet provides guidelines on classifying indexes. For guidelines on assigning subject headings, see H 1670.

Procedures:

1. Indexes to individual publications (including serials)

2. Indexes to the publications of an individual author

3. Indexes to publications of an individual society, organization, etc.

4. Comprehensive indexes to lists of 2 or more books or serials on a single topic

See also:

Special Topics, Categories of Material, Etc.