The 2016 Theodore C. Hines Award for continuous dedication and exceptional service to the American Society for Indexing (ASI) is awarded to Ina Gravitz. “The Hines Committee received nominations for three excellent candidates. We looked at the length of their membership and service and at their contributions at both the national and chapter levels. One […]
Welcome to this monthly bulletin bringing you important ASI news. / Registration is open for ASI & ISC/SCI 2016 Conference / Submit your index for ASI/EIS Publishing Award for Excellence in Indexing / Help Elect Your New Board of Directors / Next ASI Webinar—Frances Lennie Reveals Tips and Tricks of Cindex / Future Chapter Events […]
Welcome to this first of our monthly bulletins designed to bring you important information on ASI matters between the Key Words newsletters, which will now revert to quarterly publication. Fred Leise, ASI President ASI & ISC/SCI 2016 Conference Registration is open for the 2016 conference, “The Drama of Indexing.” Held in Chicago this year, the […]
Getting Started in Indexing Two-Part Series with Madge Walls What attendees are saying about Part 1 of “Getting Started in Indexing” ” . . . even after being an indexer for decades, I learned a lot from your talk, especially good tips for recordkeeping. Looking forward to Part II!”—Kathy Patterson “I found your presentation today […]
American Society for Indexing — Indexing Society of Canada :: Société canadienne d’indexation Chicago, Illinois June 16-18, 2016 “The Drama of Indexing” While we all enjoy a quiet life, occasionally even indexing gets dramatic. Conflicts with clients, despair over deadlines, and agonizing over embedding disturbs (and, yes, sometimes enlivens) our everyday lives. How do we […]
June 16, 2016 in Chicago Don’t know a cross-reference from a double-post? Confused about what’s indexable and what’s not? Sign up for the Newbies Class at the ASI-ISC/SCI Indexing Conference in Chicago, Thursday, June 16, 2016. This one-day training introduces you to the art and method of indexing and teaches you how indexers manage their […]
Have you written an excellent index this year for a particularly challenging text? Then consider submitting it for the 2016 ASI/EIS Publishing Award for Excellence in Indexing. Nominations for the award are welcome from indexers or publishers and will be accepted from January 1, 2016, to March 31, 2016. The ASI/EIS Award recognizes the normally […]
It’s time to go deeper and learn some of the many powerful functions of Macrex, functions that will enable you to work faster, increase your accuracy and the quality of your indexing, and produce any output that your clients prefer. Did you know that Macrex enables you to: never type the same thing twice? automate […]
The Glory and the Nothing of a Name with Noeline Bridge Although most personal names are straightforward to index, those that aren’t can pose some vexing and time-consuming problems. Noeline will be guiding participants through the most common problems in indexing them, illustrated by examples from her own indexing, where possible, and otherwise from questions […]
Nominations Due February 28, 2016 The Hines Award, named for Theodore Hines, was established to honor those who have provided exceptional service to the American Society for Indexing (ASI). Past winners of the Hines Award have been instrumental in writing and editing books, publicizing ASI program and services, forming and supporting chapters or SIGs (or […]
