Indexing and Digitizing References

Results found from Google search for historical (society | association) "creating an index" included:

has information on indexing in its Digital Best Practices website.

was included in the references of the above. See its Handbook for Digital Projects. Found via searching Northeast Document Conservation Center for Handbook when original link did not work.

The Consortium of Rhinebeck History offers its archives as an example of what might be useful in indexing. Headings are as shown:

ORG	ITEM_NO	TITLE	DATES	DESCRIPTION	SURNAMES	GEOGRAPHY	TYPE	TOPIC	AUTHOR
DAR	2000.P.275	picture	1977	The Washington house of Sulgrave,artcl frm newspaper,2-20-1977,Francis Russell Kirkframed by Olive Laib	n/a		picture			detail
DAR	DAR.2000.Pa.63		1865	NY Herald newspaper dated April15,1865,death of Pres. Lincoln	Lincoln		paper			detail