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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 … […]

ISC/SCI member wins the Purple Pen award

The Institute of Certified Indexers has announced that Jess Klaassen-Wright has won the 2020 Purple Pen Competition. Jess’s index appears in the book Deep Knowledge: Ways of Knowing in Sufism and Ifa, Two West African Intellectual Traditions by Oludamini Ogunnaike (to be published in October 2020 by Pennsylvania State University Press). Jess created an index for … […]

2020 Le Prix Tamarack: Margaret De Boer

La Société canadienne d’indexation / Indexing Society of Canada (SCI/ISC) est heureuse de dévoiler la récipiendaire du prix Tamarack 2020. Il s’agit de Margaret de Boer (Toronto), en reconnaissance de sa contribution et de son dévouement à l’association. Margaret a été choisie pour le temps qu’elle a consacré à son mandat de présidente et de … […]
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What practices will help me with good index term selection?

Term selection is a key factor that determines the quality and usability of an index. Good index terms are clear, concise, intuitive, meaningful, and accurate. But what practices will help you achieve these qualities in your indexing work? In his article for The Indexer, Zhang Qiyu (indexer consultant and information management professor, Nanjing Institute of … […]

The Middle-Agers’ Guide to Navigating the Change to Freelancing Indexing (and other freelance careers)

If you are considering a midlife career change to freelance indexing or other self employment, you will find yourself in good company. Many freelance indexers come to the profession later in life, often as a second, third, or fourth career. Transitioning indexers relish the new benefits, such as greater autonomy and authenticity. At the same … […]

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