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You’re invited to the next Indexing Playground

You’re invited to the next Indexing Playground

We are planning our next Indexing Playground, a networking opportunity for ASI members. Our theme is indexing software. Attendees can socialize with their indexing peers and discuss their experiences and questions relating to particular software. Join us 9/25!

New ASI Indexing Awards announced

New ASI Indexing Awards announced

The American Society for Indexing (ASI) is pleased to announce the 2024 ASI Indexing Awards competition. You are invited to submit a final PDF version (publisher's copy) of a book that you indexed with a publication date of 2022 or 2023 for consideration in either the...

See Also—August 2024

See Also—August 2024

In your August See Also, ASI launches new awards program honoring indexers, Discover the power of macros in Online Learning Course, Webinar: Crafting metatopics for biographies, Dive into summer Key Words, Chapter and SIG news, Learn about Canadian Bursary, Book sales increase, and Spotlight on Ritu Amrita!

See Also—July 2024

See Also—July 2024

News from your July See Also: New webinar explores indexing the metatopic for biographies, Annual Meeting, Share your insight on an index, Chapter and SIG events, ISC/SCI recognizes Peace with Tamarack Award, Call for speakers for ASAIB conference, NISO seats new board members, Chicago Manual of Style’s 18th edition, and Spotlight on Morgan Blue.

ASI Webinar Replay: Biographical Metatopics, or, the Why of the Who

ASI Webinar Replay: Biographical Metatopics, or, the Why of the Who

August 21, 2024. 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

Devon Thomas is Recipient of the 2024 Theodore C. Hines Award

Devon Thomas is Recipient of the 2024 Theodore C. Hines Award

The American Society for Indexing (ASI) is pleased to announce that Devon Thomas is the recipient of the 2024 Hines Award. The Theodore C. Hines Award was established in 1993 to honor those members who have shown continuous, dedicated, and exceptional service to the...

Plan to join us for ASI’s Annual General Meeting on June 22

Plan to join us for ASI’s Annual General Meeting on June 22

Plan to join us for ASI’s Annual General Meeting on Saturday, June 22, 2024, 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, Theresa Duran will...

See Also—June 2024

See Also—June 2024

In your June See Also, Award recognizes Devon Thomas service, Conference time is here!, Log on June 22 for Annual Meeting, Chapters and SIGs news, Accessing The Indexer, Waiting to be paid? You are not alone, Spotlight on Jessica Siddiqi

See Also—May 2024

See Also—May 2024

In your May See Also
—Make your way to Philly for ASI conference
—Share the conference in Key Words
—Annual meeting is June 22
—Pose an indexing question, get an answer in Key Words
—Exploring indexing specialties on the Playground
—Digital publications SIG meets this month
—Spotlight on Sunny Blake

2024 ASI Board members elected

2024 ASI Board members elected

Congratulations to our newly elected board members! Along with Shelley Quattrocchi, incoming ASI president, they will take office at the Annual General Meeting on June 22, 2024. The meeting will be held via Zoom so all members can attend.

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New Health Insurance Benefit

ASI has partnered with LIG Solutions to offer members exclusive health insurance and related coverage options including major medical, short term health plans, vision and dental plans, critical care coverage, life, and several different supplemental health options.
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Best Practices for Indexing

ASI’s Best Practices for Indexing guide is available to read or download here.

The Benefit of Networking with Indexers

Want to talk about indexing stuff? It takes another indexer to understand your work. And indexers are the best at answering your work-related questions, whether it’s about your software or just how to handle that tricky name. Join the ASI Discussion List to post your questions, hear responses from other indexers, and benefit from the knowledge of the community. Visit this page to join the list and participate in your community.