Ethical Indexing: Diversity
Webinar presentation and resource list for Caring about Equity, Diversity and Representation presented by Paula Butler on June 20, 2020. The webinar wasn’t recorded but you can read the speaker notes in the presentation.
Blog posts
What if I index my own book? How can I make it a success?
An experienced indexer gives advice to authors who are thinking about indexing their own book.
Editors and publishers want to know: What makes a good index?
In an interview with publisher Sandra Uschtrin, indexer Jochen Fassbender described some key qualities of a good index. What does a good index look like? The key qualities include: Indexes with these traits add value to the text by ensuring users can efficiently find all substantive concepts, details, and facts. What should editors and publishers … […]
Why hire an indexer?
Answers to your questions about hiring and working with an indexer.
How to Start a Member-Initiated Group
A member-initiated group (MIG) is managed and led by an ISC/SCI member, not necessarily a committee or executive committee member, for the purpose of learning and networking with other members. Examples: a group studying a software manual or a discussion group on an indexing book. MIGs provide opportunities for members to learn, communicate and collaborate … […]
Announcing Magpie Kudos
It was suggested by a member that the Tamarack Award for Volunteer of the Year and the president’s Certificates of Recognition are well and good, but they don’t provide an opportunity for the membership to have a say in thanking people. And so we created the Magpie Kudos award. It’s a fun, easy, and distinctive … […]
Marketing your indexing business Q&A – replay
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Patterns of indexing careers
Indexers come into their careers from many directions. For some, it’s a natural progression from a job in a publishing house. Others discover the calling accidentally. There are indexers who started out by volunteering to write an index for a friend or a local society. Once the decision is made to become an indexer, the … […]
The scent of information
Have you heard of a rule in web design called the three-click rule? It states that users will leave your web page or app if they can’t find what they want in three clicks. However, the rule has been challenged by numerous studies. It turns out that users don’t actually stop searching after three clicks, … […]
Doing the right thing by the author and the reader
Over the last week, we’ve had a riveting discussion on the ISC-L forum. It started because a Canadian indexer was indexing a book on racism in the US, and had asked an American indexer for advice on approaching the language. For the benefit of ISC-L forum readers, the American indexer posted the very useful guidance … […]
Embedded Indexes in MS Word
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