News Releases
Over the next few weeks, you may notice some changes to the ASI website. Soon it will have a fresh new face. A team has been working to make the transition as smooth as possible, but tech happens. We appreciate your patience as we go through the steps to effect this new look and new […]
Calling all new members! Welcome to the American Society for Indexing! You are invited to attend a virtual meet and greet for our newest members on June 18 at 10 AM Pacific / 1 PM Eastern. Whether you’ve been around for a year or a week, we are thrilled you have joined our community and […]
The 2025 competition for the ASI Indexing Awards is now open. You are invited to submit a final PDF version of a book that you indexed with a publication date of 2024 for consideration. The first-place winners will each receive $500. Submissions will be accepted through July 25, 2025.
The Hines Award for 2025 is being presented to Connie Binder. As her nomination and supporting letters attest, Connie represents the qualities demanded by the award, namely “continuous, dedicated, and exceptional service to the membership of ASI.”
Congratulations to our newly elected board members! Along with Jen Weers, incoming ASI president, they will take office at the Annual General Meeting on May 17, 2024. These candidates have been elected: Shannon Li, president-elect; Cheryl Lenser, treasurer; Elizabeth Bartmess, director; Marta Steele, director.
Plan to join us for ASI’s Annual General Meeting on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 10:00 am Pacific/1:00 pm Eastern time. The meeting, to be conducted via Zoom, will offer networking time for members before the meeting starts. At the general meeting, Shelley Quattrocchi will deliver the president’s report, Cheryl Lenser will give the treasurer’s […]
Indexing Playgrounds are where we get together to chat with other indexers in an informal, safe environment created just for ASI members. Our theme for the upcoming Indexing Playground on March 12 is client types. Chat with your fellow indexers about the client types you enjoy or the ones you’d like to learn more about.
Call for Hines Award Nominations Nominations Due March 15, 2025 Do you know someone who has given unstintingly of their time and talents to ASI? Then consider nominating them for the 2025 Hines Award. ASI’s Theodore C. Hines Award recognizes those who have made exceptional contributions to ASI and to the indexing profession. The deadline […]
The American Society for Indexing has announced the winners of the 2024 Indexing Awards. In the Trade category, Jan Wright won for Shift Happens: A Book about Keyboards, published by Aresluna, LLC. In the Scholarly/Technical category, Enid Zafran won for Looking for Other Worlds: Black Feminism and Haitian Fiction, published by University of Virginia Press.
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 […]
