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Membership News

ISC/SCI Has a New Co-President

Changes afoot …! The executive committee has accepted Jason’s resignation and asked Tere Mullin to step up from her position as Eastern Region representative to become co-president with Alexandra Peace. Please join me in wishing Jason well and welcoming Tere to her new position. Jason Begy After a wonderful nine or so months of serving … […]

2021-2022 Diversity in Canadian Publishing Bursary Award: datejie cheko green

This month the Indexing Society of Canada / Société canadienne d’indexation (ISC/SCI) announced that datejie cheko green is the winner of the 2021-2022 ISC/SCI Diversity in Canadian Publishing Bursary Award. datejie is a journalist, digital consultant, and interdisciplinary scholar whose knowledge production spans genres and sectors. Her research interests include decolonial and environmental movements with … […]

2021 Tamarack Award: Siusan Moffat

Toronto: The Indexing Society of Canada / Société canadienne d’indexation (ISC/SCI) is pleased to announce the 2021 recipient of the Tamarack Award. Siusan Moffat (Toronto) is being recognized for her contribution and commitment to the society. Siusan was chosen for her drive to help ISC/SCI be more representative of the diversity present in Canada. Siusan’s … […]

From the Blog

What are the start-up costs for becoming an indexer?

To work successfully as an indexer, you must make some initial investments. The biggest investment is your time for training and practice, which is critical because the more practice you have, the more efficient you will be. This article, however, addresses specifically the cash outlay. Fortunately, the upfront technology and education costs are not particularly … […]

Can you talk me “out” of indexing?

In the early 2000’s, 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 article, updated and edited for an international audience. Martha’s comments, which reflect her personal experience and observations, offer food for thought and not hard and fast rules. … […]

Marketing your indexing business Q&A – replay

As freelance indexers, you can’t sit back and expect jobs to come to you. It’s on you to market yourself. But where do you start? How do you do it? And what’s involved? That`s what several new indexers wanted to know when we met at our monthly chat session in December. So we quickly threw … […]