Abstract
How to index the metatopic of a book (the main ‘thing’ that the book is about) gives even experienced indexers pause for thought from time to time. There is a perception amongst book indexers that practices in the UK and the USA differ. This article reports the results of a small survey study comparing metatopic indexing practices. The results suggest that there are in fact differences between how UK and US indexers handle the metatopic. However, it is unclear why these differences exist; they may stem from how indexers are trained or how they network with each other. A subsequent article will explore the different approaches to indexing the metatopic in further detail.
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