Society of Indexers

01/08/2024

Booking is now open for our online conference 18th-19th September.

Bookings are now open for the Society of Indexers 2024 online conference ‘HumanIndexing in a Digital World’. The conference will take place via Zoom on Wednesday 18thSeptember and Thursday 19th September 2024. The conference programme timetableis now available here. The conference main sessions ...

28/03/2024

It's National Indexing Day . To celebrate we will be busy hosting a live event in London for publishing people. We have also published an article on that hot topic AI, and what it means in the world of indexing.

There’s rampant speculation about the impact of AI on many aspects of publishing. Here, indexer Tanya Izzard looks at the possible implications of AI for indexing. Definitions and how it works Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be defined as technology that can mimic cognitive functions associated w...

18/07/2023

Worth a visit if you happen to be in the area

Alphabets Alive! – a new exhibition at the Bodleian Libraries

12/07/2023

We're pleased to announce the booking is now open for our 2023 in-person conference, Tuesday 26 September in Leeds. We're offering sessions that will help you work for different types of clients, index different types of books, and plan your own professional development, plus a diverse range of parallel sessions. And there will be time to network and socialise, with some optional social sessions on Monday and Tuesday.

Book your place and review the full programme on our website.

This year we are holding a one day conference in Leeds on Tuesday 26th September, starting at 09:30. The programme includes group and parallel sessions on a range of indexing fields, aiming to encourage attendees to expand the range of their indexing skills. Lunch and refreshments are included. Book...

11/04/2023

In London 24th May, The Biographer's Club has an 'in conversation' with Dennis Duncan and our marketing director Tanya Izzard. Book tickets below. (Yes, we are aware that they've given her two job titles in the blurb on the link, but we don't have a managing director)

In association with The Biographers' Club we are thrilled to welcome author Dennis Duncan in conversation with Tanya Izzard.

10/04/2023

Forthcoming event as part of the London Library Lit Fest. Dennis Duncan will be taking part in "Anthology; Encyclopaedia; Index - a cultural history of collation" at 14:00 BST 30th April. Tickets available on the link for both in-person and online streaming

We live in the Age of Google. But what did we do before all the information in the world was at our fingertips? How was information categorised and laid out? Who decided what we needed to know and how it should be conveyed, gathered and organised? And what do formulations of information tell us abou...

03/04/2023

Did you miss out on National Indexing Day last Thursday, or do you want a reminder of everything that happened across social media with ? We've created a Wakelet collection giving you all the key moments in one place.

Indexes and Indexers: a celebration of

31/03/2023

Lev Parikian picked up on National Indexing Day yesterday on Twitter and has included indexes as one of his Six Things today. Have a read over on Substack (depending on your previous usage of the site it may require a subscription)

Indexes | pianos | pencils | capercaillie | Grandstand | size

30/03/2023

Index creation and crossword compilation use some similar skills. In celebration of , Paula Clarke Bain has created a cryptic crossword all about indexing. Read her blog post to find out more and follow the link in it to have a go solving crossword yourself

A crossover puzzle and post between two worlds of crosswording and indexing for NID 2023.

30/03/2023

Another of our directors' blogs here, Melanie Gee writes about how an index adds value to your book.

How using a professional book indexer can create a lot of added value for your book, and how an effective partnership between author and indexer can be the cherry on the cake.

30/03/2023

Our marketing director has published a new blog post today aimed at authors. She has advice on how the structure and language used in the book can really help the indexing process later on.

Writing with a view to indexing A post for National Indexing Day 2023 that also, efficiently, responds to this week’s LinkedIn for Humans course challenge to share some expertise. I’ve been thinking about this since I saw this Tweet last year: Folks what have written non-fiction books…do you h...

30/03/2023

Happy National Indexing Day! Join us to celebrate all that is good about indexes and indexers.

We celebrate National Indexing Day on the anniversary of the first meeting of the Society of Indexers, held 66 years ago.

Since 1957, we've promoted indexing, the quality of indexes and the profession of indexing, through our training course, CPD, events and our journal The Indexer, published by Liverpool University Press.

And we work collaboratively with our international colleagues: Australia and New Zealand Society of Indexers, Zealand Society of Indexers (ANZSI), Indexing Society of Canada ISC/SCI, China Society of Indexers, Deutsches Netzwerk der Indexer (DNI), Nederlands Indexers Netwerk (NIN), Association of Southern African Indexers and Bibliographers (ASAIB), and American Society for Indexing

27/03/2023

If you are an editor or other publishing professional you only have three days left to book a place at our online conference especially designed for you. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn about working with an indexer and the value of an index to a book. Tickets £10 from this link

Half-day conference for editors commissioning indexes covering how indexers work and how they can add value to any non-fiction book

24/03/2023

The final part in our series on commissioning an indexer, written by Lyndsay Marshall, is all about evaluating the completed index once you receive it. Want to know more? Then attend our online event next Thursday especially aimed at publishers and authors. Book now via our website events page.

How to evaluate an index: guidance for authors and editors When you have commissioned an index for your book, either directly or via your publisher, there should be a moment towards the end of the book production process where you are asked to review the index. In the third and final post in this se...

17/03/2023

The second part of our series on commissioning an indexer is now available on the website. This time Tanya Izzard discusses what happens once the proofs are ready to be indexed.

The indexing process: before, during and afterwards In our first post in this series, we looked at finding and booking an indexer. In this second post of three, Tanya Izzard takes you through the indexing process. What does your indexer need from you? You’ve booked your indexer and are waiting for...

10/03/2023

Today we are launching our new blog with the first in a series on commissioning an indexer, written by Tanya Izzard.

Finding and booking an indexer The first series of posts for the new SI blog takes you through the process of finding an indexer, commissioning an index and reviewing it. Here, Tanya Izzard discusses the process of finding and booking your indexer. How to find your indexer When you need to find an i...

01/03/2023

Every year, the Society of Indexers celebrates National Indexing Day. 2023 is Thursday 30 March and we will be celebrating the value of a good index across social media.
Also on that day we are running an online event for publishing industry staff on Zoom. Following a welcome from our honorary president, Sam Leith, a series of presentations will focus on current indexing practices, how to commission and work with indexers, and how to evaluate good and bad indexes, with time for questions and discussion. The event will provide a useful opportunity for indexers and publishers to learn from each other so that together we can create better indexes and make non-fiction books more valuable and saleable. More information and a link to book your place on the event is here:

30th March 2023 National Index Day