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Richard (Dick) Evans commented on Jan Wright's blog post 'Palin wins Golden Turkey Award from ASI - updated with President's message'

I completely agree with your expanded comment, but that's not the bare-bones statement I was replying to.

11 hours ago

Nancy Mulvany commented on Jan Wright's blog post 'Palin wins Golden Turkey Award from ASI - updated with President's message'

I am amazed that Dick and Kate are not embarrassed. Of course, there are 400 page books that are so lightweight that they can be indexed very quickly. However, in a press release from a so-called professional organization that suggests that a 400-...

12 hours ago

Caryn Sobel commented on Jan Wright's group 'Macrex users'

Kristine, Welcome! Do you have Macrex 8? Gale updated mine in mid-assignment earlier this year, and it made a big difference in my productivity. I love the new features. Good luck with the job.

12 hours ago

Richard (Dick) Evans commented on Jan Wright's blog post 'Palin wins Golden Turkey Award from ASI - updated with President's message'

"In a pinch, a good indexer can produce a satisfactory index to a 400-page work in three days." Nancy Mulvany replied: "I am amazed, dumbfounded, and as a professional indexer, embarrassed by that statement. " Well, it depends heavily on the bo...

13 hours ago

Kate Mertes commented on Jan Wright's blog post 'Palin wins Golden Turkey Award from ASI - updated with President's message'

It's a really big pinch, and it makes your eyeballs bleed, but if a book is an important one, there's a real time crunch, I can afford to devote the time, and they're willing to pay me extra, it's perfectly possible to produce a satisfactory index...

13 hours ago

Victoria Agee replied to Gale Rhoades's discussion 'Macrex Workshop Procedures' in the group Macrex users

Good luck Mariana-- I hope that your upgrade to Windows 7 goes smoothly and will look forward to hearing about it at the next Macrex workshop. Like all of the new procedural matters being discussed. Looks like workshops are just getting better and...

13 hours ago

Nancy Mulvany commented on Jan Wright's blog post 'Palin wins Golden Turkey Award from ASI - updated with President's message'

"In a pinch, a good indexer can produce a satisfactory index to a 400-page work in three days." I am amazed, dumbfounded, and as a professional indexer, embarrassed by that statement.

13 hours ago

Victoria Agee commented on Jan Wright's group 'Macrex users'

Hi Kristine- welcome aboard-- where overseas are you? just curious and goodluck with that first indexing assignment.

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Blog Posts

100 words every high school graduate should know

The editors of the American Heritage® dictionaries have compiled a list of 100 words they recommend every high school graduate should know.

“The words we suggest,” says senior editor Steven Kleinedler, “are not meant to be exhaustive but are a benchmark against which graduates and their parents can measure themselves. If you are able to use these words correctly, you are likely to have a superior command of the language.”

The following is the entire list of 100 words Every High School Gradu… Continue

Posted by Jan Wright on November 21, 2009 at 7:26am

Palin wins Golden Turkey Award from ASI - updated with President's message

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ASI Announces Golden Turkey Award

Press Release
Sarah Palin's Book receives ASI's First Golden Turkey Honors
Wheat Ridge, CO (November 20, 2009)

The American Society for Indexing (ASI) wishes to present its Golden Turkey Award for misadventures in indexing to Sarah Palin and HarperCollins for Going Rogue. In these days of Google and full-text search, many people don't realize how crucial the art and science of indexing still is (see the comments at… Continue

Posted by Jan Wright on November 20, 2009 at 11:30am — 9 Comments

Rogue Indexes

Should we be thankful for this type of popularity for indexes? Sarah Palin's book Going Rogue has spawned some rather amusing and some rather interesting public 'indexes'

--Slate Magazine's unauthorized index of Sarah Palin's autobiography, Going Rogue. - By Christopher Beam
--The Going Rogue Index (complete with music, consider yourself warned!), by Sarah
--… Continue

Posted by Pilar Wyman on November 19, 2009 at 4:00pm — 11 Comments

Crippled Kindle in Canada

The Kindle e-book reader is now available in Canada, Amazon.com announced Monday morning.

The e-reader sells for $259 US, plus import fees, which Amazon's website says will be about $31 per Kindle.

The e-reader will be able to wirelessly download books, magazines and newspapers over a 3G cellular network called Whispernet over the AT&T Global Network, said Kinley Campbell of Amazon.com.

The e-reader's web browser and blog subscription service will not work in Canada, according to the d… Continue

Posted by Jan Wright on November 19, 2009 at 7:00am — 2 Comments

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Editorial Freelancers Association 1 Reply

I'm wondering how many indexers are members of the EFA. If you do belong, do you find the Job Post service helpful?

Started by Amy Hall in Freewheeling. Last reply by Susan Nedrow 1 day ago.

Job referrals 4 Replies

If you want to farm out a job, post it here. Recent job announcements are also included.

Tagged: contracting, want ads, projects, openings, referrals

Started by Jan Wright in Alist. Last reply by Jan Wright Nov 19.

Independent Contractor Status Documentation 34 Replies

Ugh. Today I got a message from a publisher that was bought by another publishing company. I've been indexing for company A for a long time -- at least 10 years. It's clearly company B that now wan...

Tagged: independent-contractors, freelance-status, indexer-publisher-relations

Started by Deborah Patton in Freewheeling. Last reply by Nancy Mulvany Oct 26.

Do you listen to music while indexing and what do you listen to? 22 Replies

Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. Depends on my mood. The last one that I listened to was the "Romantic" compilation album by David Lanz. I just got three CDs by George Winston from the library to...

Tagged: music

Started by Ever A. Olano in Freewheeling. Last reply by Aaron Wicklund Oct 22.

Group Project Ideas 9 Replies

Over in Newbies we did a group project on the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin over the summer. This fall we were to try embedding the same material, but the project hasn't really caught on. I'm ...

Started by Rose Ippolito in Freewheeling. Last reply by Jennifer Spanier Oct 20.

XML Indexing 2 Replies

Hi All, I'm a new member and I was wondering if anyone would care to chat about XML indexing? Am interested in talking to others on the subject, as I began 'XML' indexing last year and it's fascina...

Started by Julie King in Freewheeling. Last reply by Julie King Oct 19.

Looking for work 27 Replies

If you are currently looking for a piece to work on, post your info here.

Tagged: contracting, want ads, projects, openings, referrals

Started by Jan Wright in Alist. Last reply by Amit Prasad Oct 8.

Peer review sessions 5 Replies

If you are hosting peer reviews or interested in participating in peer reviews, post about it here.

Tagged: peer reviews

Started by Jan Wright in Alist. Last reply by Donna Drialo Oct 7.

What are you reading? 121 Replies

What's everyone reading when they AREN'T indexing? I'm now reading The Big Rock Candy Mountain, for about the third time. My book club chose it, and it's a great choice.

Tagged: books, reading, non-fiction, pleasure reading, literature

Started by Jan Wright in Freewheeling. Last reply by Mary Mortensen Oct 5.

Got Twitter? 17 Replies

What's your Twitter name? mine is: bookindexer

Tagged: twitter

Started by Ariel Tuplano in Freewheeling. Last reply by Rachel Horner Oct 5.

What's your website? - members' website central 34 Replies

www.intelinform.com

Started by Ariel Tuplano in Freewheeling. Last reply by Jennifer Spanier Sep 25.

Social Networking by Indexers, for The Indexer 4 Replies

I'm collecting thoughts for the Around the World section of 'The Indexer' about social networking for indexers. Let me know if you use Twitter, FaceBook, LinkedIn, Ning etc and what you have found ...

Started by Glenda Browne in Freewheeling. Last reply by Paula Unger Sep 15.

Our colleague, Elspeth Pope 9 Replies

Please send get-well greetings to Elpeth at the address below. She had a small stroke on Friday, went to the hospital and stayed overnight. Sunday afternoon she had another small stroke. Mike Holly...

Started by Colleen Dunham in Freewheeling. Last reply by Nancy Mulvany Sep 4.

Personal Information Management 10 Replies

What do you use? I need to keep track of snippets of info I come across, recipes, articles started and scans of information for those articles, homeschooling information, car maintenance informatio...

Tagged: wiki, PIM

Started by Dawney in Freewheeling. Last reply by Dawney Aug 26.

NYTimes says demise of textbooks 3 Replies

Textbooks have not gone the way of the scroll yet, but many educators say that it will not be long before they are replaced by digital versions — or supplanted altogether by lessons assembled from ...

Started by Galen Schroeder in Freewheeling. Last reply by Mary Wendt Aug 17.

marketing and indexer etiquette 2 Replies

I have a question about marketing and indexer etiquette: What if you find out that your indexer colleague, Wiley Kai Otie, is doing a nice bit of business working for the Acme Publishing Company, a...

Started by Donna Drialo in Freewheeling. Last reply by Donna Drialo Jul 23.

Membership in the Network 1 Reply

You plus 598 others are members of Indexer's Network. Our membership has grown to 599!! The next person who joins this list will be #600! Awesome!!!

Tagged: members

Started by Janet Perlman in Freewheeling. Last reply by Seth Maislin Jul 23.

Jan Wright's Wilson Award! 27 Replies

Congratulations to Jan Wright on receiving the Wilson Award! And also for breaking the "glass ceiling" by winning the award with a technical book. Not only is Jan an accomplished indexer but she is...

Started by Sylvia Coates in Freewheeling. Last reply by Maha Kumaran Jul 22.

Video file indexing charges 1 Reply

Hello Fellow Members, I hope you and your family are in good health and doing well. I have received offer to create Table of content and index of video files/tutorials. It appears straightforward ...

Tagged: indexing, file, Video

Started by Chandan Kumar Singh in Freewheeling. Last reply by Debbie Olson Jul 21.

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