5th Edition Training Course Launch
Posted on: 06/07/2020
We are pleased to announce the launch of the 5th edition of the Society of Indexers’ distance-learning course ‘Training in Indexing’. The course has been remodeled to bring it more in line with modern professional training methods and to provide a better learning experience with more autonomy and responsibility. There is more tutorial and one-to-one
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Betty Moys 2019 Award
Posted on: 26/06/2020
We’re pleased to announce that Melina Costi has won the Betty Moys Award for the best newly Accredited Indexer of 2019, and that Dino Costi and Non Lowri Evans have been Highly Commended. All three gained very high marks on the Society’s Training Course and are to be congratulated. The award is normally given at
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Indexing Competition 2020
Posted on: 26/03/2020
So you think you can index? As part of #indexday this year we are holding a competition for amateur indexers. See if you have what it takes to become an indexer. To enter, index our leaflet Last but not least and send your entry to us. On #indexday itself (31st March) look out for tips
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Contacting the Society during the Covid19 outbreak
Posted on: 18/03/2020
We have decided that our office manager will be homeworking for the foreseeable future. It would be preferable for communications with the Society to be via email, using [email protected], rather than phone or post. Society members have already been given the new contact phone number to use if they urgently need to contact the office, but
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National Indexing Day 2020
Posted on: 10/02/2020
Updated 1st April: The fourth National Indexing Day #indexday was held on Tuesday 31 March 2020 across social media. You can see a summary of what happened with our Wakelet story here
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Events announcement for 2020
Posted on: 20/12/2019
We are pleased to announce the dates for our two major events in 2020. National Indexing Day will take place on Tuesday 31st March 2020. There will be a range of online activities and you can join in on social media with #indexday. We will be running a half-day event for publishers in London. Further
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Conference 2019 first report
Posted on: 11/09/2019
After the completion of this year’s conference, we’d like to share the initial summary from social media which is now available on Wakelet. Further detailed conference reports will be added to the conference page in due course.
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Conference 2019
Posted on: 04/04/2019
Widen your horizons with talks from outside speakers, look at ways to improve and streamline your working practices, and learn about software to help you work smarter, not harder.
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National Indexing Day 2019
Posted on: 14/02/2019
The third National Indexing Day was held on Thursday 28 March 2019. This year we ran a half-day event at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester. This event was aimed at editors commissioning indexes and other interested publishing professionals. It provided a useful opportunity for indexers and publishers to learn from each other so
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Events Announcement for 2019
Posted on: 20/12/2018
We are pleased to announce the dates for our two major events in 2019. National Indexing Day will take place on Thursday 28 March 2019. There will be a range on online activities and you can join in on social media with #indexday. Following the success of our half-day event for publishers in London for
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National Indexing Day 2018
Posted on: 31/01/2018
The highlight of the second National Indexing Day on Thursday 29 March 2018 will be a half-day conference for editors and publishers at London’s Foundling Museum. With talks, presentations, a Q&A panel session, and opportunities for networking, the event will focus on current indexing practices and digital developments, enabling publishers and indexers to learn from each other and create better book indexes. Places are limited so book your place now via the calendar of events.
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Books of the Year
Posted on: 30/11/2017
Professional indexers make good books even better. Many magazines, newspapers and organisations are currently publishing their 2017 Books of the Year lists, including Evening Standard, The Guardian, History Today, New Statesman, The Spectator, The Telegraph, The Times and TLS. We are pleased to note that several of these books have indexes created by members of the Society of Indexers. Well done to our members Marian Aird, Paula Clarke Bain, Wendy Baskett, Rohan Bolton, Rosemary Dear, Ruth Ellis, Susan Farr, Auriol Griffith-Jones, Jane Horton, Ann Hudson, Caroline Jones, Nicola Nicholas, Christopher Phipps, Alan Rutter, Christine Shuttleworth and Caroline Wilding for their indexing work on these books.
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