National Indexing Day!

ANZSI National Indexing Day – 29 March 2018 The Working Group for the ANZSI campaign – Sherrey Quinn, Denene Cavanagh and Madeleine Davis have begun promotion activities in earnest. Artwork for the ANZSI website, social media – Facebook (@ANZSocietyIndexers) and Twitter (@ANZSI_indexers) – and print advertising has been finalised. So far, approximately 28 block advertisements […]

Melbourne Indexers: Five things you like to have at hand while indexing

'Peppercorn' Meeting Room, Level 1 Hawthorn Library 584 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia

You have the indexing software and a copy of the item you are indexing, what else do you require or like to have at hand to work effectively? It could be specific reference books or Apps, a touch screen, the Look inside feature on Amazon, or even chocolate or Panadol. Come and share your favourite […]

Melbourne Indexers: Comparing indexes to biographies

'Peppercorn' Meeting Room, Level 1 Hawthorn Library 584 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia

Comparing indexes to biographies The way indexers index the main character of the biography can vary from not having an entry under their name to placing everything under their name to something in between. Then the way the indexes are set out can vary. Suddenly subheadings are not filed alphabetically but in page number order […]

Melbourne Indexers: Five things from the indexing puzzle bag

'Peppercorn' Meeting Room, Level 1 Hawthorn Library 584 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia

Five things from the indexing puzzle bag The indexing puzzle bag contains a collection of topics we may puzzle over. What is the common way to display page ranges? How do you index book introductions or the long preface, particularly those with Roman page numbers? How and why do you turn an indexing job down? […]