Introduction Changing attitudes to the place of work in our lives, and the places we work, are opening up new opportunities for those of us who like independence. For some, it is new technology which enables them to work from home. Others, like indexers, have been doing it for a long time.
Indexing is a profession allied to cataloguing, but with a very different career structure.
Some are full-timers, with business premises and business procedures. Others work full-time in related jobs, and index occasionally because it is a pleasure and a challenge. Indexing and cataloguing Indexing of books, journals, pictures, or other items is closely related to subject cataloguing. Indexers and cataloguers both examine materials to see what they are about, and then briefly describe the information so that people can access it. Indexers and cataloguers both need broad general knowledge, and the ability to analyse a vast range of subjects.