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Melbourne Indexers: Comparing indexes to biographies
2018-05-03 18:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Sydney) | ‘Peppercorn’ Meeting Room, Level 1 Hawthorn Library, 584 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Comparing indexes to biographies
The way indexers index the main character of the biography can vary from not having an entry under their name to placing everything under their name to something in between. Then the way the indexes are set out can vary. Suddenly subheadings are not filed alphabetically but in page number order or a forced chronological order. Is this used for all subheadings or only for the main character? How do you use your indexing software to file subheadings like this? Run-on style can be used for subheadings or even sub-sub-subheadings. With all these variations what features would be most useful to the biography readers? What indexing tips can we learn by examining various biography indexes? There will be examples to compare, however why not explore your bookshelves and bring along an example to share?

Carparking is available down the side of the building. If you are travelling by public transport there is a tram stop nearby, and Glenferrie Station is just a couple of tram stops away.
After the meeting we will go to a local restaurant for a meal (at own expense).

Council Meeting April 2018
2018-04-29 16:00 - 17:00 | Teleconference, Australia

Melbourne Indexers: Five things you like to have at hand while indexing
2018-04-05 18:00 - 20:00 | ‘Peppercorn’ Meeting Room, Level 1 Hawthorn Library, 584 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
You have the indexing software and a copy of the item you are indexing, what else do you require or like to have at hand to work effectively? It could be specific reference books or Apps, a touch screen, the Look inside feature on Amazon, or even chocolate or Panadol. Come and share your favourite five things.

Carparking is available down the side of the building. If you are travelling by public transport there is a tram stop nearby, and Glenferrie Station is just a couple of tram stops away.
After the meeting we will go to a local restaurant for a meal (at own expense).

National Indexing Day!
2018-03-29
ANZSI National Indexing Day – 29 March 2018
The Working Group for the ANZSI campaign – Sherrey Quinn, Denene Cavanagh and Madeleine Davis have begun promotion activities in earnest. Artwork for the ANZSI website, social media – Facebook (@ANZSocietyIndexers) and Twitter (@ANZSI_indexers) – and print advertising has been finalised. So far, approximately 28 block advertisements have been placed in various newsletters and journals.
Activities planned for 29 March, or weeks preceding the date, include:
Canberra Region Indexers are having a photo taken in front of the public artwork by Keld Moseholm ‘On the staircase’, at the Gorman House arts precinct. The sculpture depicts four small men climbing a staircase, reading books. The sculpture has a philosophical aspect by reflecting on the effect of reading on the spirit.
Indexers SA are planning a photo shoot in front of the Old Colonials, a mosaic of early SA settlers, at the State Library of South Australia. Janet Wilkinson, who works at the Library, has prepared an index to the colonials featured in the mosaic and will also feature in the photo.
Melbourne Indexers are finalising a photo shoot in front of a giant index on the wall of the National Gallery of Victoria. Yes, the NGV has installed a giant version of the index to their Triennial Exhibition publication! The photo opportunity is being timed to coincide with the weekend of the Melbourne Art Book Fair, also at the NGV.
NSW Indexers are progressing with an ANZSI National Indexing Day wine labelling effort and are liaising re a group photo shoot at the City of Sydney Library – Customs House, Circular Quay location.
In addition, Mary Coe and Madeleine Davis have been invited by the School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, to give a joint presentation to an online session for students undertaking the Metadata for Resource Discovery course , on or around 29 March. They have about 100 students and the session is recorded for those who cannot attend.
Similarly , Mary and Madeleine are hoping to give a face-to-face presentation to Sydney University of Technology, Information Technology students.
Gleebooks, in Blackheath, Blue Mountains, has agreed to a photo in front of their window displaying the ANZSI NID media release when it is available.
Finally, ANZSI has been invited to participate in a podcast about writer/indexers at the end of February, run by the Australian Writers Centre, The AWC has also welcomed the suggestion of a Q&A on indexing for their blog, at a later date.

Council Meeting March 2018
2018-03-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Teleconference, Australia

Melbourne Indexers: Embedded indexing
2018-03-01 18:00 - 20:00 | ‘Peppercorn’ Meeting Room, Level 1 Hawthorn Library, 584 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
What is embedded indexing? One form is to embed the index in MS Word. How is this done and can indexing software be used to assist? Various options will be discussed and demonstrated.

Carparking is available down the side of the building. If you are travelling by public transport there is a tram stop nearby, and Glenferrie Station is just a couple of tram stops away.
After the meeting we will go to a local restaurant for a meal (at own expense).

Council meeting February 2018
2018-02-05 19:00 - 20:00 | Teleconference, Australia

Melbourne Indexers: Index to the Chicago Manual of Style index chapter
2018-02-01 18:00 - 20:00 | ‘Peppercorn’ Meeting Room, Level 1 Hawthorn Library, 584 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
The chapter on indexing in the Chicago Manual of Style is published separately with its own index. The content of the 16th and 17th editions is very similar, yet their indexes are very different. Comparing the indexes raises questions on how best to index material on indexing. Copies of the indexes will be available to compare.

Carparking is available down the side of the building. If you are travelling by public transport there is a tram stop nearby, and Glenferrie Station is just a couple of tram stops away.
After the meeting we will go to a local restaurant for a meal (at own expense).

Melbourne Indexers: How are books constructed?
2016-12-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall, 1 Pakington St, Kew, VIC, 3101, Australia
Have you ever made your own book? After a brief discussion on the process of how a book is bound there will be a chance to make your own simple booklets from sheets of A4 paper.
6 for 6:30 pm Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall, Kew
7:45 pm meal at Café La Q

Canberra Region Indexers: Lunch at the NLA
2016-10-09 12:00 - 13:30 | National Library of Australia, Parkes Place, Canberra, ACT, 2600, Australia
This will be a weekend lunch to talk shop and all things indexing! Meeting at the Bookplate café at the National Library. You can check out Bookplate’s menu here.
Please RSVP to Denise by Wed 5 October so she can confirm numbers with the café.

Melbourne Indexers: What was your most challenging index?
2016-10-05 18:00 - 19:30 | Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall, 1 Pakington St, Kew, VIC, 3101, Australia
What was your most challenging index? What aspects of the job made it challenging? Perhaps it was your first job, the clients were difficult or the book itself was massive or intellectually challenging. Come and share your experiences. Who knows what will discussed?
6 for 6:30 pm Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall, Kew
7:45 pm meal at Café La Q

Council meeting
2016-10-04 18:30 - 20:00, 2016-08-23 18:30 - 20:00, 2016-07-19 18:30 - 20:00 | Teleconference, Australia

NSW Indexers: Lunch meeting
2016-09-11 12:30 - 16:30 | Glenda’s home, Blaxland, NSW, 2774, Australia
ANZSI NSW Indexers will be meeting on Sunday, 11 September for a shared lunch and meeting. We will start lunch about 12.30 pm. The meeting will include informal comments from all members on issues of interest, followed by a report on the ASI/ISC conference by Glenda Browne.
The venue is in the lower Blue Mountains. The train station is less than 15 minutes walk away. We can collect you from the station if required. There may be trackwork — you can check at www.transportnsw.info. There are short bushwalks near us if you arrive early or stay late.
Please “bring a plate”. (No peanuts, Brazil nuts, walnuts or pecans, please. Traces of nuts is OK, but let us know if there are traces).
Please email glendabrowne@gmail.com for details and to RSVP.

Tasmania: Luncheon meeting
2016-08-27 | Clodagh Jones’ home, Lindisfarne, Tasmania, Australia
Come along to Clodagh Jones’ home for a convivial indexing luncheon!
Time TBA. Contact Clodagh for her address and further details.

Melbourne Indexers: Editing the ANZSI Newsletter Index
2016-08-03 18:00 - 19:30 | Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall, 1 Pakington St, Kew, VIC, 3101, Australia
Twenty years of newsletters, several indexers and what do you get? While it isn’t a dog’s breakfast, there is quite a lot of editing to be done. Most is obvious. Names need to be checked, typos, entries need to be in the form decided, etc.
There is variation in how some types of articles have been indexed. Please come and provide guidance on how things should appear in the index.
6 for 6:30 pm Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall, Kew
7:45 pm meal at Café La Q

Canberra Region Indexers: National Library Tour
2016-08-02 13:00 - 15:30 | National Library of Australia, Parkes Place, Canberra, ACT, 2600, Australia
Join us for a 45-minute behind-the-scenes tour of our National Library, held especially for our group. We’ll get to visit their stacks, and discover curiosities in the Library’s collection. We will head to the Bookplate Café afterwards for afternoon tea.
Meet in the foyer of the Library, at 12:55 pm. Please RSVP to Denise by Sunday 31 July.
NB: if you’re bringing a large bag, it will need to be put in one of the free lockers on the ground floor — they cannot be taken on the tour. Also note that there is now pay parking at the NLA. Car pooling or catching a bus are good options if you’d like to reduce or avoid the cost of parking.
