• Melbourne Indexers: Indexing handwritten journals

    'Peppercorn' Meeting Room, Level 1 Hawthorn Library 584 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia

    Even in this computer age, handwritten journals are still popular. Indexing these has a long history. This session will explore some of the methods, tools and terminology being used by […]

  • Melbourne Indexers: Military and Wartime History

    'Peppercorn' Meeting Room, Level 1 Hawthorn Library 584 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia

    In recent times there has been a resurgence of interest in the history and commemoration of twentieth-century wars and those who served in them, especially in the lead-up to the […]

  • Melbourne Indexers: Indexing music biographies

    'Peppercorn' Meeting Room, Level 1 Hawthorn Library 584 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia

    Indexing biographies can be tricky – indexing biographies connected with Classical music can be trickier! If the readers are musicians, they will be looking for information on symphonies, piano trios, […]

  • Melbourne Indexers: Typesetting

    'Peppercorn' Meeting Room, Level 1 Hawthorn Library 584 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia

    Typesetters play in important role in book design and production. Sonya Murphy will talk about the history of the industry in Australia. How it transferred from a male-dominated hot-metal trade […]