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 […]
Joint 2016 ASI-ISC/SCI Annual Conference Chicago, Illinois, United States June 15–18, 2016 Save the Date/Call for Papers The Indexing Conference for 2016 will be an international event! The Indexing Society of Canada/Société canadienne d’indexation (ISC/SCI) and the American Society for Indexing (ASI) have had a number of successful collaborations in the past (Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver) […]
PDFs in the Indexing Process: Maximizing Your Efficiency with Connie Binder This fast-paced webinar will explore the use of Adobe Reader, Acrobat Standard/Pro, and Margaret Berson’s Megabit Macros in the indexing process, with the goal of increasing data-entry speed and accuracy. Topics will include: Find Advanced Search Setting Preferences Navigation and keyboard shortcuts Getting terms […]
Embedded Indexing in InDesign Three-Part Series with Lucie Haskins Step-by-step instruction on how to index in Adobe’s most popular desktop publishing program and–exclusive to this course–how to use the helpful KPS plugins. This three-part series exemplifies ASI’s commitment to ongoing training for indexers wanting to learn more, in the comfort of their own homes (or […]
Meet Our Keynote Presenter Everyday life information about health, community, employment, civics, relationships, shopping, culture, and more is intrinsic to existence—part of our social information fabric. For eons this has been created and shared socially per cultural norms and always affected by changing demographics, technology, and economics. This sort of everyday information is intrinsic to […]
Wednesday, April 29 2015 ASI Conference, Seattle, WA Enid Zafran has graciously agreed to instruct the Newbies Class. Enid is an acclaimed teacher whose Indexing Boot Camp, offering one-on-one instruction, has started a number of indexers on a successful career path. Beginners, students taking or having just graduated from an indexing course, or anyone thinking […]
Kate Mertes earns award for The Church Historian’s Press title The American Society of Indexing announces that the recipient of the 2015 ASI/EIS Publishing Award for Excellence in Indexing is Kate Mertes for her index to The Joseph Smith Papers: Documents , Volume 3 (February 1833 — March 1834), published by The Church Historian’s Press. […]
