Since the American Society for Indexing’s (ASI) Annual Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina was postponed until 2021 because of COVID-19, a Virtual Conference was held on Saturday, May 2nd. In a series of blog postings, I will discuss the six sessions at the Virtual Conference. Held on Zoom, the first session, Standout Self-Promotion: Four Steps… Continue reading ASI Virtual Conference: Standout Self-Promotion
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Conclusions on Ethics in Indexing
This blog posting concludes the discussion on ethics in indexing. Ethical issues are concerns that compel professionals to think about doing the right thing. Janet Perlman includes a section, “Ethics and Professionalism,” in her book, Indexing Tactics & Tidbits: An A-Z Guide, Information Today, Inc., Medford, NJ, 2016, pp. 41-44. On March 25, 2015, Heather… Continue reading Conclusions on Ethics in Indexing
Best Professional Practices
This blog posting focuses on the Best Professional Practices for Indexers, which is published on the American Society for Indexing website at https://www.asindexing.org/best-professional-practices/ Information Access As Indexers, we promote access to information in all of its forms. We dedicate ourselves to conciseness, clarity, coherence, and creativity, striving to meet the needs of all clients who… Continue reading Best Professional Practices
Ethics in Indexing
Ethical issues occur in any workplace. Ethical issues are principles that force professionals to “do the right thing.” Ethics enable us to choose the right action under the circumstances. Indexers and indexing are not exempt. An indexer has to make decisions that involve ethical standards and that demonstrate professionalism. A Code of Ethics is a… Continue reading Ethics in Indexing
Textbook Indexing
Leoni McVey led a session, “To Textbooks, with Love,” on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at the American Society for Indexing/Indexing Society of Canada Annual Conference in Chicago. She discussed the process of elementary to high school and college textbook indexing, and some ways in which textbooks differ from other types of book indexing. These books… Continue reading Textbook Indexing
Introduction to Taxonomies and Thesauri
Heather Hedden, Senior Vocabulary Editor, Indexing and Vocabulary Services for Gale/Cengage Learning led a session on “An Introduction to Taxonomies and Thesauri” on Friday, June 17, 2016 at the American Society for Indexing/Indexing Society of Canada Annual Conference in Chicago. Taxonomies and thesauri are types of controlled vocabularies that include an authoritative, restricted list of… Continue reading Introduction to Taxonomies and Thesauri
The Future of Publishing
Dominique Raccah, founder and CEO of Sourcebooks, gave the keynote speech on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at the American Society for Indexing/Indexing Society of Canada annual conference in Chicago. Ms. Raccah spoke about the current transformation of media and where publishing is situated within that changing world. She gave an optimistic prediction for the future… Continue reading The Future of Publishing
ASI & ISC 2016 Conference in Chicago
The joint American Society for Indexing – Indexing Society of Canada annual conference was held June 16 through 18 in Chicago, Illinois at the Conference Chicago at University Center, which I attended. The keynote speaker on June 17th was Larry Sweazy, indexer and award-winning author of mystery novels, including See Also Murder, who spoke about… Continue reading ASI & ISC 2016 Conference in Chicago
Newsletter Article Feature
Meet a Fellow Indexer: Lisa Ryan The author of this blog, Lisa Ryan, was featured in the Spring 2015 Heartland Chapter Newsletter of the American Society for Indexing (ASI). The link to the article is below. “When Lisa isn’t indexing and abstracting books, she’s writing them,” the article says. “I have written two young adult… Continue reading Newsletter Article Feature
Digital Trends Task Force Update
During the annual conference for the American Society for Indexing (ASI), held in San Antonio, Texas, on Friday, April 19, 2013, a Digital Trends Task Force (DTTF) Update was given as part of the Plenary Session. The co-chairs are David Ream and Jan Wright. The mission of the ASI DTTF is to gather information about changes in digital… Continue reading Digital Trends Task Force Update