September 24, 2025

The Indexer forty years ago (October 1985)

Key Points

The reflections highlight significant content from the October 1985 issue of The Indexer, emphasizing its relevance today.
Hazel Bell recalls the contributions of Tom Norton, who guest-edited that particular issue, offering insight into editorial decisions.
This series serves as an exploration of past developments in indexing, intended to inform current and future practices.
Readers are encouraged to engage with previous and upcoming editions in the ongoing retrospective series about The Indexer.

Abstract

Hazel Bell, editor of The Indexer from 1978 to 1995, reflects on the content of the journal 40 years ago. In this issue, she travels back to the October 1985 issue, which was guest-edited by Tom Norton, deputy editor at the time. Hazel’s reflections on past issues are a regular feature in the journal. You can look further back in time with the ‘ The Indexer forty years ago’ series, which started in the September 2021 issue, or ‘ The Indexer thirty years ago’ series, which was published from 1991 to 2008.

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Hazel Κ. Bell (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d6d82e8b2b6861e4c3e3c9 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3828/index.2025.29

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