Affiliations
Indexers Unlimited
Indexers Unlimited is a consortium of professional indexers, each of whom must meet stringent admission requirements. IU has a searchable directory of indexers with sixty subject categories represented. An "Ask an Indexer" feature is a free service for authors, editors, or other publishing industry workers.
Pacific Northwest Indexers (PNW/ASI)
The Pacific Northwest chapter of the American Society of Indexers serves indexers and other publishing professionals in the Pacific Northwest - primarily those in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, British Columbia.
- Chair, Speaker's Bureau, 1999-
- Newsletter Committee, 2001, 2003
- Marketing Committee, 2001–
- Volunteer Recognition/Meeting Planning, 1999 –
Indexing and Abstracting Society of Canada / Société canadienne pour l'analyse de documents (IASC/SCAD)
The IASC/SCAD web site provides basic information about the organization and links to indexing-related web sites.
American Society of Indexers (ASI)
If you are interested in seeing more about indexers and indexing, take a look Web site. Visit the Indexing FAQ at the American Society of Indexers web site for answers to basic questions like what is indexing, who does indexing, and how is indexing done. There is also an FAQ written by the owner of the indexstudents discussion list.
Society of Indexers (SI)
This web site for the (British) SI includes information about indexing in general and about their members. There you'll find good information under "Services for publishers and authors."
Education
Ph.D. Organizational Change
University of Oregon, 1991
M.S. Systems and Industrial Engineering
University of Arizona, 1983
Presentations
"The Art and Science of Indexing"
National Writers Union
Spring 2000
"Marketing Your Indexing Business"
Pacific Northwest Chapter, American Society of Indexers (PNW/ASI
2002, 2003
"Getting There: The Process of Indexing”
Pacific Northwest Chapter, American Society of Indexers (PNW/ASI
2000
Publications
"Toward
a Standard Measure of Index Density," by
Dan Connolly and Cynthia Landeen, is a discussion of ways
to determine how thoroughly a book is indexed.
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