Member Dashboard

Featured

The Summer 2024 Bulletin is here

Download the Bulletin

View previous issues

Annual General Meeting

Our meeting is on June 22 at 1 p.m. Eastern. RSVP to presidents@indexers.ca for the Zoom link.

Download AGM At-A-Glance

Find all the AGM documents on the Society Administration page

Member Programs

ISC/SCI has a page summarizing the programs and resources available to members.

Check it out whether you are a new member or have been here for years. You may find something you had forgotten about.

Find a Discount Code

How to get your discount on ASI webinars and more.

The codes are here on the Member Benefits page.


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 do I need to know about cybersecurity for my home office?

Don’t leave your freelance business exposed to cyber attacks. This one-hour recorded webinar from CIRA and webnames.ca covers WIFI security, your personal device security, passwords, backups, and phishing.

What are the qualities and characteristics of a successful indexer?

In the early 2000s, indexer Martha Osgood posted a series of popular articles in the “Novice Notes” section of her website, Backwordsindexing.com. Here is an extract from one of her articles. It is said that successful indexers: In addition, subject expertise is helpful. Indexing coursework with a LOT of feedback is helpful, and Peer Reviews … […]

Is freelance indexing for me?

In the early 2000s, indexer Martha Osgood posted a series of popular articles in the “Novice Notes” section of her website, Backwordsindexing.com. Here is an extract from one of her articles. The first thing to recognize is that YOU are in charge. Freelance income is dependent upon the number of books contracted, hours worked per … […]