The American Society for Indexing held its 2026 Virtual Conference, Indexing in Interesting Times: Strategies for Thriving Amid Chaos, on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, and Thursday, June 11, 2026. On Wednesday, Mary Stevens led the session Meditation Practices for Care of the Body, Spirit, and Mind. For indexers, who have the pressures of deadlines, she… Continue reading ASI 2026 Virtual Conference: Meditation Practices
ASI 2026 Virtual Conference: The Current State of Scholarly Publishing
The American Society for Indexing held its 2026 Virtual Conference, Indexing in Interesting Times: Strategies for Thriving Amid Chaos, on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, and Thursday, June 11, 2026. Melanie Dolechek, Executive Director at Society for Scholarly Publishing, and Rebecca McLeod, Managing Director for the Harvard Data Science Review, presented the Keynote Session, The Current… Continue reading ASI 2026 Virtual Conference: The Current State of Scholarly Publishing
ASI 2026 Virtual Conference: Indexing in Interesting Times
The American Society for Indexing held its 2026 Virtual Conference, Indexing in Interesting Times: Strategies for Thriving Amid Chaos, on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, and Thursday, June 11, 2026. Maria Sullivan presented a session, Cautionary Considerations on So Many Levels: Vigilance, Mitigation, Prevention, and Recovery for Indexers, on Wednesday. Maria reflected on her experience of… Continue reading ASI 2026 Virtual Conference: Indexing in Interesting Times
ASI 2025 Virtual Conference: Strategies for Indexing Literary Criticism
The American Society for Indexing held its 2025 Virtual Conference, “Spring into Action,” on Friday, April 25, 2025, and Saturday, April 26, 2025. Sessions were held virtually on Zoom each day. In the last session on Saturday, Leaping Literature: Strategies for Indexing Literary Criticism, presenter Devon Thomas explored the challenges and pleasures of indexing books… Continue reading ASI 2025 Virtual Conference: Strategies for Indexing Literary Criticism
ASI 2025 Virtual Conference: Harnessing Your Superpowers of Persuasion
The American Society for Indexing held its 2025 Virtual Conference, “Spring into Action,” on Friday, April 25, 2025, and Saturday, April 26, 2025. Sessions were held virtually on Zoom each day. In the third session on Saturday, Harnessing Your Superpowers of Persuasion, presenter Lila Stromer discussed freelancers and how we have never been defined legislatively.… Continue reading ASI 2025 Virtual Conference: Harnessing Your Superpowers of Persuasion
ASI 2025 Virtual Conference: Scripture and Ancient Sources Indexing
The American Society for Indexing held its 2025 Virtual Conference, “Spring into Action,” on Friday, April 25, 2025, and Saturday, April 26, 2025. Sessions were held virtually on Zoom each day. In the second session on Saturday, Scripture and Ancient Sources Indexing: Current Developments, presenter Richard Shrout gave a brief introduction to both the indexing… Continue reading ASI 2025 Virtual Conference: Scripture and Ancient Sources Indexing
ASI 2025 Virtual Conference: Indexing and Generative AI
The American Society for Indexing held its 2025 Virtual Conference, “Spring into Action,” on Friday, April 25, 2025, and Saturday, April 26, 2025. Sessions were held virtually on Zoom each day. In the first session on Saturday, Indexing and Generative AI, presenter Tanya Izzard gave an overview of how generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools work… Continue reading ASI 2025 Virtual Conference: Indexing and Generative AI
ASI 2025 Virtual Conference: Cross-References and Double Posting
The American Society for Indexing held its 2025 Virtual Conference, “Spring into Action,” on Friday, April 25, 2025, and Saturday, April 26, 2025. Sessions were held virtually on Zoom each day. In the last session on Friday, How to Spring into Action and Not Get Cross with Cross-references (and Double Posting), Pilar Wyman shared strategies… Continue reading ASI 2025 Virtual Conference: Cross-References and Double Posting
ASI 2025 Virtual Conference: Introduction to Book Design Process
The American Society for Indexing held its 2025 Virtual Conference, “Spring into Action,” on Friday, April 25, 2025, and Saturday, April 26, 2025. Sessions were held virtually on Zoom each day. In one of the sessions on Friday, An Introduction to the Book Design Process, presenter Anna Aridome gave an overview of the book design… Continue reading ASI 2025 Virtual Conference: Introduction to Book Design Process
ASI 2025 Virtual Conference: Spring into Action
The American Society for Indexing held its 2025 Virtual Conference, “Spring into Action,” on Friday, April 25, 2025, and Saturday, April 26, 2025. Sessions were held virtually on Zoom each day. In one of the early sessions on Friday, Keeping the Pulse of Your Freelance Business, presenter Natalie Silver gave prompts and templates to use… Continue reading ASI 2025 Virtual Conference: Spring into Action