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The article is about a professional indexer's experience handling an ever-changing index project. It mentions that reduced to an abridged edition, the memoir was later expanded into an extended edition as part of the project through restructuring. It also mentions that despite the author's urgency for the index, the indexer recommended prioritizing quality and integrity by taking more time.

The article explores the connection between publishing and climate change, particularly focusing on the environmental impact of different publishing formats such as hard-copy books and ebooks. Despite ebooks initially appearing as a more eco-friendly alternative, their carbon footprint from electricity and manufacturing processes raises concerns, highlighting the need for indexers to adapt their skills to accommodate changing publishing trends in response to environmental challenges.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's contemplation on the impact of language, particularly regarding terms related to sexual orientation and gender identity, and the challenges faced by indexers.

The article informs about a book on indexing written by Stephen Ullstrom and highlights its efficiency, accessibility, and comprehensive coverage of indexing principles and techniques. Topic include The article praises the book's content related to indexing quality characteristics, including accuracy, clarity, conciseness, and consistency.

The article reflects on the influence of Winnie-the-Pooh and cookbooks on their life, highlighting the importance of indexes for culinary inspiration and improvisation. The article also discusses the prevalence of cookbook indexing and offer insights into specialized cookbook indexing structures in a themed journal issue.

The article offers information on the Keyboard shortcuts (KS) which enable computer users to leave the mouse behind and control many aspects of navigation and management in applications via short key combinations. It discusses that keyboard shortcuts, hotkeys, and function keys have been part of the development of the personal computer since the get-go; and mentions about Macintosh which has created User Interface Guidelines to define a set of KS that would remain consistent.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses on topics, including indexing art and artifacts, shortening art-book indexes, running an indexing business, and embedded indexing, with the editor encouraging continued collaboration between writers, indexers, and specialists.

The article presents views of several first time attendees of American Society for Indexing (ASI) conference in Scottsdale, Arizona on April, 2019. Topics discussed include information on concern of how experienced indexers approached their work; information on Intro Workshop which gave opportunity to compare methods; and information on all-day workshops addressing beginning and intermediate topics presented those considering an indexing career.

The article offers information on social isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic is to turn to cooking at home as a substitute for eating out and a source of foodie creativity and entertainment. Topics include publishing industry analyst group NPD BookScan has released information that shows robust cookbook sales for all of 2020 to date, and recordings of these highly informative and resource-filled sessions are available on the ASI website.