Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers' Medal
ANZSI offers a Medal for an outstanding index to a book or periodical compiled in Australia or New Zealand. The Medal and certificate is presented to the indexer and the publisher receives a certificate.
To be eligible for the award, which is offered annually, the index must be in print and must have been first published no longer than three years. It must have been compiled in Australia or New Zealand even though the text to which it refers may have originated elsewhere. More than one medal may be awarded when two or more indexes are judged to be outstanding.
For the award, indexes are judged at the level of outstanding professional achievement, thus sufficient material is required, both in quality and quantity, for appraisal. The index should be substantial in size, the subject matter should be complex, and the language, form and structure of the index should demonstrate the indexer's expertise as well as serving the needs of the text and the reader.
Publishers, indexers and all interested persons are invited to nominate indexes which meet the above criteria, and which they regard as worthy of consideration. Indexers are encouraged to nominate their own works.
The Award is advertised in the Society's Newsletter in March and April, nominations close in July, and awards are announced at the annual general meeting in October. Publishers, societies of authors, and booksellers’ associations in Australia and New Zealand are encouraged to advertise the Award in their newsletters and magazines.
2009 ANZSI Medal Winner
The winner of the 2009 ANZSI Medal is Frances Paterson for the index to A Handbook of Aboriginal Languages of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, edited by Jim Wafer and Amanda Lissarague and published by Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative in 2008.
Judges report ANZSI Medal 2009 
[PDF 76KB]
Contact: Alan Walker, Chairman, Awards Committee,
Panel of Judges reports
- ANZSI Medal 2009 [PDF 76KB]
- ANZSI Medal 2008, ANZSI Newsletter, 2009;5(1):4. [PDF 123KB]
- Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers Medal, 2007, ANZSI Newsletter, 2007;3(10):8. [PDF 115KB]
- Indexers' Medal 2004: report of the panel of judges, ANZSI Newsletter, 2005;1(3):1-2. [PDF 558KB]
- Indexers' Medal 2003, AusSI Newsletter, 2003;28(2):20-22. [PDF 509KB]
