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Special Event
All About Indexing: From Thesauri to AI, Tools and Tips for Working Smarter
December 6, 2024. When you run an indexing business, you spend time indexing, and you spend time running a business. You seek out ways to be more efficient, and you look for tools—both indexing- and business-related—that help you to work smarter. We've gathered renown experts to help you navigate your path to a more savvy […]
Celebrate National Indexing Day on November 18
The American Society for Indexing (ASI) has designated November 18 as National Indexing Day to celebrate the making and using of indexes. Indexing is a largely hidden and important part of the publishing industry. Indexes are created for print publications such as books and periodicals and for media such as websites, ebooks and other digital […]
Newsletter
See Also—November 2024
ASI News —Celebrate indexing on National Indexing Day —December's special event: All About Indexing—From Thesauri to AI —Rewatch "Indexing Life Hacks" —Create a macro, save some time —Key Words: Share your tips, ask your questions —Get guidance during health-care enrollment Chapters and SIGS —Digital Publications SIG to meet Associated Industry News —ASI member presents at […]
Online Learning Courses
ASI Online Learning Course Replay: Make Your Own Macros—Keyboard Shortcuts to Speed Indexing and Increase Accuracy
Three-Part Course with Elizabeth Bartmess. October 9, 16, and 23, 2024. Macros are like mini-programs that anyone can write. They allow users to perform a longer series of tasks with a quick keyboard shortcut and can speed indexing, increase accuracy, and reduce small annoyances. Macros can invert names, clean text, and do many other useful […]
Webinars
ASI Webinar Replay: Biographical Metatopics, or, the Why of the Who
Determining the metatopic of a text is often a complicated, perhaps worrisome task. This is especially the case with biographies. This webinar offers a brief refresher on metatopics and then delves into the minutiae of creating metatopic entries for biographies. In this webinar, you will learn to More »»»
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