Melbourne

Editing indexes is a good way of learning about indexes through detecting errors. Come and put your editing skills to the test, and edit a deliberately faulty (made up) index. You will be given a house style to edit against. Parking is available down the side of the building. If you are travelling by public […]

Have you seen a different index in a book, app or journal? Have you explored different indexing techniques or areas you would like to share? Perhaps a new software feature or app? Has a job encouraged you to arrange material in a different way? In other words, bring something to show and tell with others. […]

Even in this computer age, handwritten journals are still popular. Indexing these has a long history. This session will explore some of the methods, tools and terminology being used by those keeping journals today. Are there tips for professional indexers? Parking is available down the side of the building. If you are travelling by public […]

In recent times there has been a resurgence of interest in the history and commemoration of twentieth-century wars and those who served in them, especially in the lead-up to the 100th anniversaries of the Gallipoli campaign and the ending of World War I. This interest has been was accompanied by the publication of numerous books […]

Indexing biographies can be tricky – indexing biographies connected with Classical music can be trickier! If the readers are musicians, they will be looking for information on symphonies, piano trios, Middle Period style and so on. This doesn’t fit conveniently under a chronological arrangement nor a name/event one. Susan Pierotti will bring some Classical music […]

Typesetters play in important role in book design and production. Sonya Murphy will talk about the history of the industry in Australia. How it transferred from a male-dominated hot-metal trade to today’s technology. Explaining how books are designed, she will discuss how the font use, size, number of pages, etc are all determined. Parking is […]