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Annual General Meeting
Our meeting is on June 22 at 1 p.m. Eastern. RSVP to presidents@indexers.ca for the Zoom link.
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.
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How to get your discount on ASI webinars and more.
The codes are here on the Member Benefits page.
Membership News
ISC/SCI Members Receive the DReam to Index Scholarship
Congratulations to Jess Herdman, Jessica Dee Humphreys, and Wendy Savage of ISC/SCI, Anna Aridome of ISC/SCI and ASI, and Lara Abed of ASI on their win of the DReam to Index Scholarship. From the DReam to Index team: The winners will all receive a scholarship to attend indexing conferences. David K. Ream provided invaluable support … […]
Conference Scholarship
ISC/SCI is offering scholarships to three ISC/SCI members to help them attend the conference in St. John’s, Newfoundland, in June 2023. The scholarship will pay the two-day early-bird conference fee. You are eligible to apply if you meet both of these conditions: Preference will be given to new indexers, then those who have never attended … […]
2022 Tamarack Award: Lisa Fedorak
The Indexing Society of Canada / Société canadienne d’indexation (ISC/SCI) is pleased to announce the 2022 recipient of the Tamarack Award. Lisa Fedorak (Vancouver) is being recognized for her contribution and commitment to the society. Lisa was chosen for her warmth, her diligence, and her independent spirit. Lisa’s colleagues had the following to say about … […]
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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