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The American Society for Indexing Celebrates Fifty Years!

Happy birthday to ASI! Celebrating 50 Years This month the American Society for Indexing celebrates 50 years since its founding. The first formal board meeting of ASI was convened by Ted Hines on November 18, 1968, which is ASI’s birthday and official holiday.* In 50 years, a lot has changed in the publishing industry, even […]

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7th Triennial Meeting of International Committee of Representatives of Indexing Societies (ICRIS) & 2018 Annual Conference of the China Society of Indexers (CSI)

The 7th Triennial Meeting of International Committee of Representatives of Indexing Societies (ICRIS) and 2018 Annual Conference of the China Society of Indexers (CSI), with a joint International Symposium, are scheduled to be held October 17 to 19, 2018, at Fudan University, Shanghai, China. The theme of the conference will be “The Development of Indexing […]

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Your 2018–2019 Board of Directors

Meet your ASI board of directors who will serve ASI in the coming year. Devon Thomas, President; Kendra Millis, Past President; Jennifer Spanier, President Elect; Anne Fifer, Treasurer; Lisa DeBoer, Secretary; Meghan Miller Brawley, Director; Joan Shapiro, Director; Paul Sweum, Director; Nan Badgett, Director; Amron Gravett, Director; Bonnie Taylor, Director; Gwen Henson, Executive Director

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Diana Witt: 2018 Hines Award Recipient

Diana Witt will receive the 2018 Theodore C. Hines Award for exceptional service to ASI at “Indexers Rock!” the annual conference in Cleveland, Ohio, on Friday, April 27. Diana joined ASI in 1969, the year after it was founded, and has been actively involved with the Society ever since. Her service at the national level […]

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Meet our 2018 ASI Candidates for the board of directors

Learn more about your candidates for the board Jennifer Spanier (Candidate for President Elect) Biography Jennifer has been indexing professionally since 2009 in a wide variety of subject areas. Her educational background is in biology and library and information sciences. Her subject specialties and special interests include life sciences, gardening, nature, environmental science, fitness, and […]

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Love Your ASI Chapter!

During Valentine’s month, how about showing some love to your ASI chapter(s)? Did you know that membership in one chapter is included free with your ASI membership? Did you know that chapter membership is NOT automatically assigned and if you did not specifically choose a chapter when you joined ASI or renewed your membership, you […]

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Richard Genova receives the Excellence in Indexing Award, presented by Joan Shapiro at the 2017 ASI Conference.

2018 Call for Submissions: ASI Excellence in Indexing Award

Are you especially proud of an index you wrote for a book that was published last year? Then consider submitting it for the 2018 ASI Excellence in Indexing Award. Nominations for the award are welcome from indexers or publishers and will be accepted through February 15, 2018. The ASI Award recognizes the normally anonymous indexers […]

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Call for Nominations for 2018 Hines Award

Nominations Due February 17, 2018 ASI’s Theodore C. Hines Award recognizes those who have made exceptional contributions to ASI and to the indexing profession. The deadline for submitting a nomination for the 2018 award is February 17, 2018. Please consider making a nomination for ASI’s highest honor! Hines Award nominees should demonstrate an ongoing commitment […]

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ASI Nominating Committee seeks recommendations for board members

The ASI Nominating Committee is working on identifying potential candidates for board positions beginning in 2018. Three offices need to be filled: the position of President-elect, and two positions on the Board of Directors. The board positions are three-year terms. The committee seeks active ASI members who are willing to give something back to their […]

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Richard Genova receives the Excellence in Indexing Award, presented by Joan Shapiro at the 2017 ASI Conference.

ASI Awards Excellence in Indexing Award to Richard Genova

Richard Genova was awarded the 2017 ASI Excellence in Indexing Award (formerly the Wilson Award) for The New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition, published by LexisNexis. The New Appleman is a multi-volume set that Rich has been working on for twelve years and includes a three-volume practice set and a thirteen-volume comprehensive set. The […]

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