Society of Indexers
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The Society of Indexers is a professional society based in the UK, with its offices in Sheffield, England, but has members worldwide.
It exists to promote index
ing, the quality of indexes and the profession of indexing. It provides a distance training course in indexing leading to its qualification of Accredited Indexer. A further qualification of Fellow of the Society is awarded for proof of experience and index quality.
Indexers Available is its online directory of professional indexers available to take freelance indexing work.
Later members in various areas of the world grouped together and formed societies which are now affiliated
The society newsletter SIdelights is published quarterly and is only available to society members.
It exists to promote index
Index (publishing)
An index is a list of words or phrases and associated pointers to where useful material relating to that heading can be found in a document...
ing, the quality of indexes and the profession of indexing. It provides a distance training course in indexing leading to its qualification of Accredited Indexer. A further qualification of Fellow of the Society is awarded for proof of experience and index quality.
Indexers Available is its online directory of professional indexers available to take freelance indexing work.
History
The Society of Indexers was formally constituted at the premises of the National Book League in the UK on 30th March 1957 by G. Norman Knight and approximately 60 other people. He "count[ed] it as one of the achievements of the Society to have removed the intense feeling of solitude in which the indexer (of books and journals, at any rate) used to work."Later members in various areas of the world grouped together and formed societies which are now affiliated
- American Society for Indexing http://www.asindexing.org
- Indexing Society of CanadaIndexing Society of CanadaThe Indexing Society of Canada/Société canadienne d'indexation was established in 1977 as Canada's national association of indexers ....
http://www.indexers.ca - Australian and New Zealand Society of IndexersAustralian and New Zealand Society of IndexersThe Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers is a society representing indexers in Australia and New Zealand. It has branches and groups in ACT, New South Wales, New Zealand, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia.It provides training...
http://www.aussi.org/ - China Society of Indexers http://www.cnindex.fudan.edu.cn/introduce_01.htm
Publications
It started publishing its journal, The Indexer ISSN 0019-4131 (print) ISSN 1756-0632 (online), in 1958 which continues today and is the official journal of all the indexing societies. Originally published twice each year, it is now quarterly. Subscriptions are open to members and non-members. Issues up until two years ago are available online on its website http://www.theindexer.org/The society newsletter SIdelights is published quarterly and is only available to society members.