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Membership News
Mary Newberry Mentorship Program
The Indexing Society of Canada / Société canadienne d’indexation (ISC/SCI) is excited to announce the Mary Newberry Mentorship Program. The proposal for this new initiative was developed over this past year by the mentorship committee, composed of Stephen Ullstrom (chair), Margaret de Boer, and Pierre Joyal. The proposal was accepted by the executive at their … […]
ISC Constitution Amendment May 8 2018
ISC SCI constitution amendment May 8 2018
Surplus funds committee wants your ideas (by April 28)
The ISC/SCI has, over the years, accumulated some surplus funds. Some of these funds will be kept aside as a reserve in case of deficit. However, that still leaves some extra funds that we can spend. We, the Special Projects Committee, have been tasked with recommending what that money should be spent on. We are … […]
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 … […]
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