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Membership News
Call for Submissions: ISC/SCI Ewart-Daveluy Award for Excellence in Indexing 2024
Submission deadline: Friday, March 15, 2024 Submissions are open! The application has never been easier. The benefits: No restriction to the subject matter or genre — textbooks, cookbooks, guidebooks, memoirs, art books, how-to books, travel books, all books — it’s your index we will be looking at. Show us how you creatively overcame challenges, resulting … […]
Conference 2024: Call for proposals
The Conference Committee invites your proposals for ISC/SCI Conference 2024. Proposals are being accepted until October 31, 2023. This is an online conference taking place on Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1, 2024. Sessions will be 50 minutes in total (35–40 minutes for presentation followed by a 10–15 minute question-and-answer session). The committee is seeking proposals in the following areas: … […]
ASI Online Learning Course: Indexing Art Books
A three-part course with Theresa Duran. Presented on October 11, 18, and 25, 2023. Art books represent a thriving segment of the publishing industry. They encompass a variety of book categories—from coffee-table books to exhibition catalogues to academic or technical studies—and an even greater array of subjects. What art books all have in common is … […]
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 … […]
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