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Membership News

Applications are Open for the Mary Newberry Mentorship Program!

Stephen Ullstrom and Linda Christian, coordinators for the program, are excited to announce that the Mary Newberry Mentorship Program is now open to receive applications. As announced at the ISC/SCI AGM in June 2018, this is a new initiative to help both new and mature indexers develop their skills and businesses, to promote excellence in … […]

Press Release: Mary Newberry Mentorship Program

Today we made the great announcement to our industry contacts and affiliated societies. The press release is below. Included in the announcement is our new web page for the mentorship program. Toronto, Canada, September 4, 2018 ISC/SCI announces mentorship program for indexers The Indexing Society of Canada / Société canadienne d’indexation (ISC/SCI) is excited to … […]

2018 Tamarack Award: Christopher Blackburn

The Tamarack award was instituted to recognize members who go “above and beyond the call of duty” in their volunteer work for the Society. This year we have chosen Christopher Blackburn as the Tamarack Award recipient for that very reason. The award  is a  symbol of our thanks and gratitude for what he has given … […]

From the Blog

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 … […]