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Membership News
Winner of 2023 Purple Pen Contest for New Indexers
The Institute of Certified Indexes (ICI) is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Bartmess has won the 2023 award in this contest for new indexers. Elizabeth is a San Francisco Bay Area indexer with a background in the social and information sciences. Her formal indexing training includes American Society for Indexing’s Module A and the UC … […]
New website improvements coming
We have been working on changes to give our members a better user experience with ISC/SCI through our website. In the next few weeks, you will see— In fact, the first thing you will see is that the login has moved into the main menu (next to Contact). Once you are logged in, the blue … […]
ASI Special Event: Indexing Life Hacks
December 5, 2023 Life hacks are simple and clever tips or techniques for accomplishing a familiar task more easily and efficiently. Indexing life hacks are all about working smarter at the job of indexing. Four experts share the hacks they use to save time, minimize stress, and increase efficiency. Whether you’re wrestling with PDFs or … […]
From the Blog
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 … […]
The path to becoming a freelance indexer
Most book indexes are written by freelancers. That’s fantastic news if the freelancing lifestyle is something you’ve been looking for. But it does throw a complication into your journey to professional success. It means you now have two priorities—to become good and fast at indexing and to become good at marketing and managing your business. … […]
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