They were initially recruited from the ranks of public librarians working on the InFoPeople project, but now include special, school, and academic librarians. According to Holly Hinman, the Project Coordinator for the InfoPeople Project, recruiting indexers is no problem. She said that California librarians are so excited about being indexers that there is always a waiting list. After attending a full day of training with Leita, the indexers are expected to index a minimum of two sites a month. Many work in reference and locate useful sites as part of their daily work.
Indexers can also draw from a list of sites that users suggest for inclusion.
The indexers' job involves identifying a site, evaluating it, determining whether it is already in the directory, and filling out online input forms that describe the site and assign it subject headings. Indexers are expected to write an annotation for each entry in one hundred words or less, and they are held to fairly high writing standards. The quality of the annotations is a source of pride for the project, and each annotation is reviewed by the editors and by Leita. All but a few indexers work on their own time, usually after hours from home. It is work the volunteers are willing to do.