The American Society for Indexing is pleased to announce that its 2019 conference will be held in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. Mark your calendar for April 25-27, 2019 when indexers from across the country will gather in the sunny Southwest for Bloom in the Desert. Your conference committee will soon send out a call for proposals. […]
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See Also—October 2018
The days are getting cooler and shorter, but not our enthusiasm. We have lots of activities happening in the fall season. Check out upcoming ASI learning classes, chapter events, recent award winners, and our member Spotlight.
ASI Webinar: Indexing with Index Manager: Indexing and Embedding the Forest and the Trees
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Writing, editing, embedding index entries—this can be done with professional indexing software! Come see Index-Manager, the all-in-one solution for embedded indexing. Pilar will demonstrate how she uses Index-Manager for writing quality indexes, including for providing analysis and headings, subheadings, cross-references, and page ranges. She will also show how she edits her […]
See Also—September 2018
A crisp change in the air, a hint of color on the trees, and a new season of learning opportunities: Fall is just around the corner! / ASI Online Learning: Legal Indexing with Lynne Williams / ASI Webinar Replay: Indexing Lives: Indexing Biographies with Connie Binder / Upcoming ASI Chapter Events / Spotlight: Jan Wright
ASI Online Learning: Legal Indexing with Lynne Williams
This three-part course is designed for those who are interested in entering the field of legal indexing as well as those who seek to move from indexing of related areas that are not wholly the purview of attorneys into more specialized legal areas. For example, an indexer may have experience working with texts that are […]
7th Triennial Meeting of International Committee of Representatives of Indexing Societies (ICRIS) & 2018 Annual Conference of the China Society of Indexers (CSI)
The 7th Triennial Meeting of International Committee of Representatives of Indexing Societies (ICRIS) and 2018 Annual Conference of the China Society of Indexers (CSI), with a joint International Symposium, are scheduled to be held October 17 to 19, 2018, at Fudan University, Shanghai, China. The theme of the conference will be “The Development of Indexing […]
See Also—August 2018
Are you enjoying your summer? Depending on where you live, the summer sun may invite you outdoors to enjoy its rays or chase you inside seeking air conditioning. However you are spending your summer, we hope you’ll find time for relaxation and fun. Take a few minutes to catch up on ASI and chapter news […]
See Also—July 2018
Happy Fourth of July to you! As you commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, enjoy a happy and safe celebration. ASI Webinar: Indexing Lives: Savvy Strategies for Indexing Biographies and Memoirs with Connie Binder Upcoming ASI Chapter Events Western New York Pacific Northwest Chicago-Great Lakes Recent Chapter Events News from Other […]
ASI Webinar Replay: Indexing Lives: Savvy Strategies for Indexing Biographies and Memoirs
August 29, 2018 Biographies are delightful to read, but present special challenges to the indexer. The genre includes autobiographies, memoirs, biographies devoted to one main character, works about two or more characters linked thematically, and even books about corporate entities written in a biographical style. During this webinar, Connie Binder will provide an overview of […]
See Also—June 2018
It’s summer! And our chapters are busy planning events for June and the fall months. Hope you can join us. ASI Webinar: Heather Hedden presents Taxonomy Consulting Upcoming ASI Chapter Events Golden Gate Pacific Northwest Chicago-Great Lakes News from Other Associations New Indexer Contest “Make Your Own Luck” Freelancers Conference Spotlight—Rita Bates ASI Webinar: Heather […]