Melbourne Indexers: Indexing handwritten journals
2018-12-06 18:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Sydney) | ‘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 those keeping journals today. Are there tips for professional indexers?

Parking 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 (teleconference)
2018-12-06 19:00 - 20:30

Melbourne Indexers: Military and Wartime History
2019-02-07 18:00 - 20:00 | ‘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 100th anniversaries of the Gallipoli campaign and the ending of World War I. This interest has been was accompanied by the publication of numerous books on wartime and military history ranging from biographies of major military figures, detailed analyses of military strategy, reports of archaeological digs on battlefields, to battlefield tourism guidebooks. There have also been many publications on the actions of the military in more contemporary conflicts and peacekeeping missions.
In this session we will explore, as a group, how military history is indexed in such works. In particular, we’ll be considering such questions as How are defence forces and military units arranged in the index? Are ranks added to the names of people? How do you index battles, campaigns, and locations? How do you index ordnance (i.e. military materiel)?
Spend some time browsing indexes to wartime and military histories and bring something to share to the session.

Parking 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).

ANZSI Council Meeting
2019-02-11 17:00 - 19:00, 2019-03-21 17:00 - 19:00, 2019-04-28 16:00 - 18:00, 2019-06-03 17:00 - 19:00, 2019-07-15 17:00, 2019-11-04 17:00 - 19:00, 2019-12-02 17:00 - 19:00, 2020-02-03 17:00 and 5 more dates

ANZSI National Indexing Day 2019: Canberra Region Indexers
2019-03-02
The Group plans to meet for lunch and use the opportunity to discuss current ANZSI issues as well as welcoming a new member, Ted Briggs.

Melbourne Indexers: Indexing music biographies
2019-03-07 18:00 - 20:00 | ‘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, Middle Period style and so on. This doesn’t fit conveniently under a chronological arrangement nor a name/event one. Susan Pierotti will bring some Classical music books with a variety of indexing styles for us to discuss. Feel free to bring along any books on music and composers that you may have.

Parking 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).

ANZSI National Indexing Day 2019: NSW Indexers
2019-03-25 08:00 - 17:00
NSW Indexers plan to celebrate the NID on Monday 25 March at the Botanic Gardens Cafe in the Sydney Botanic Gardens. They will meet for lunch, then go to the State Library and/or Mitchell Library for NID photographs. All welcome. Contact Glenda Browne glendabrowne@gmail.com for details.

National Indexing Day 2019 - 28 March
2019-03-28
Several indexing groups have events planned for the lead-up to National Indexing Day or on the day itself.

The Canberra Region Group plans to meet for lunch on Saturday March 2 and use the opportunity to discuss current ANZSI issues as well as welcoming a new member, Ted Briggs.

NSW Indexers plan to celebrate the NID on Monday 25 March at the Botanic Gardens Cafe in the Sydney Botanic Gardens. They will meet for lunch, then go to the State Library and/or Mitchell Library for NID photographs. All welcome. Contact Glenda Browne (glendabrowne@gmail.com) for details.

Melbourne Indexers will celebrate on Thursday 28 March. Enjoy the day by meeting with your fellow indexers at ACMI Café, Federation Square (http://fedsquare.com/eatdrink/acmi-cafe-bar) from 10.30 am to 12.00 pm.
They’ll also be promoting indexing by releasing a terrific book (with an equally terrific index of course!) through the World’s Library – BookCrossing (https://www.bookcrossing.com/). The book will carry a unique BCID, along with indexing-related information, and its release at The Nook (http://fedsquare.com/news/the-nook-fed-squares-newest-pop-up-venue) will be visible to the whole world. Its serendipitous discovery is sure to make some lucky stranger’s day, and if they hop onto the site to log their catch, they’ll make our day too!
It would be good to have some idea of the number attending, so please send a message to melbourneindexers@gmail.com if you are going to join in.

ANZSI National Indexing Day 2019: Melbourne Indexers
2019-03-28 10:30 - 12:00
National Indexing Day is on Thursday 28 March. Celebrate the day by meeting with your fellow indexers at ACMI Café, Federation Square (http://fedsquare.com/eatdrink/acmi-cafe-bar) from 10.30 am to 12.00 pm.
National Indexing Day is not just about keeping the fun to ourselves, so we’ll be promoting indexing by releasing a terrific book (with an equally terrific index of course!) through the World’s Library – BookCrossing (https://www.bookcrossing.com/). Our book will carry a unique BCID, along with indexing-related information, and its release at The Nook (http://fedsquare.com/news/the-nook-fed-squares-newest-pop-up-venue) will be visible to the whole world. Its serendipitous discovery is sure to make some lucky stranger’s day, and if they hop onto the site to log their catch, they’ll make our day too!
It would be good to have some idea of the number attending, so please drop us a line at melbourneindexers@gmail.com if you are going to join us.

ANZSI National Indexing Day 2019: Indexers SA
2019-04-05 10:30 - 14:00
Sylvia Muscardin and Jane Oliver , will meet with Madeleine Davis, President of ANZSI and Amanda Ward, Zoos SA Librarian, to discuss a new indexing project being undertaken by Indexers SA for the Zoo.

Melbourne Indexers: Typesetting
2019-05-02 18:00 - 20:00 | ‘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 to today’s technology. Explaining how books are designed, she will discuss how the font use, size, number of pages, etc are all determined.

Parking 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).

Introductory book indexing course
2019-05-03 09:30 - 2019-05-04 16:30 | Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000, Australia
ANZSI Inc will be running a two-day introductory indexing course in Sydney at the beginning of May 2019. This course covers the basic principles of indexing with a focus on book indexing.
Venue
SMSA ( Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts ) at 280 Pitt St, Sydney, is a few minutes’ walk from Town Hall Station, and is also accessible on foot from St James and Museum stations. The closest car parks are World Square and Piccadilly (137 Castlereagh St).
Complete access to the meeting room is via a lift. An accessible toilet is available on the ground floor, which opens using a standard MLAK key, which can also be obtained from Reception on level 3.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites. One exercise is emailed to students for completion before the course starts. You just have to bring a pen and paper. A workbook is provided.
Course description
This is a two-day introduction to the principles of book indexing. It includes:

Indexing context (working with editors)
Indexing processes (reading, highlighting, indexing, editing)
Approaches to project planning, analysis of text, selection of indexable concepts, and indexing to the appropriate length
Principles of indexing, including the wording of entries, and creation of cross-references
Types of entries (subjects and names), elements of entries (headings, subheadings, locators)
Names – special issues in the indexing of people, places, and organisations
Alphabetical order, and other filing conventions
Style of entries
Editing and evaluating entries
Indexing software – a brief introduction

The course is presented in workshop format, with some take-home exercises. Students receive a workbook. At the end of this course, students will be able to index a straightforward document but will need more practice to become professional indexers (see http://www.webindexing.com.au/indexing-training-and-work/ for a discussion of work opportunities in indexing).
Lunches and teas are provided. Please let us know if you have any special food requirements. We will take these into account if we can.
Course enquiries to Glenda Browne on (02) 4739 8199. On the day, contact Glenda on 0425 350 421.
Bookings and payments
Payment in advance is required. Click on the link below to proceed with payment:
$600 excluding GST. ANZSI is not registered for GST.
Bookings are due by 26 April 2019. Late bookings will be accepted only if places are available. The society reserves the right to cancel the class due to unforeseen circumstances.
Refund Policy
Cancellation prior to one week before an event refund in full less a $25 administration fee; Cancellation less than 7 days before an event 50% refund.

Commonwealth Government annual report indexes 2016-17 examined
2019-08-01 09:30 - 12:30
Room 4, Griffin Centre, 20 Genge Street, Canberra City.
Max McMaster and Mary Russell will present a session on their examination of indexes to 2016-17 Commonwealth Government annual reports. Having examined all 186 Commonwealth annual reports for 2016-17, they ask, ‘What can we learn about the quality of their indexes? How do they vary? What is the layout of their indexes like? Is it possible to suggest ways the indexes could be improved?’
Lunch afterwards.
Bookings: contact Shirley Campbell at councilmember1@anzsi.org

ANZSI Annual General Meeting
2019-08-26 17:00 - 19:00, 2020-08-10 17:00

Demonstration of Cindex v. 4 with Frances Lennie
2019-09-14 09:30 - 12:30
Saturday 14 Sept 9.30am to 12.30pm
Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt St, Sydney
Please advise Madeleine Davis (president@anzsi.org) if you would like to attend.

ANZSI NSW National Indexing Day Teleconference
2020-03-29 16:00 - 18:00
ANZSI NSW Group will be celebrating National Indexing Day 2020 with a nuts-and-bolts Q&A session via teleconference. We will use the Redback teleconferencing system that Council uses for meetings.
This has always been a popular type of event for face-to-face meetings, and we are keen to try it electronically. This makes the event accessible to everyone with a telephone. With people being advised to minimise travel at the moment, this is a timely event.
The teleconference will be held at 4pm Sydney time* on Sunday 29 March 2020.
This event is open to all ANZSI members. If we have a lot of questions, priority will go to those from NSW Group members, and those that are sent to me the soonest.
Please email me (glendabrowne@gmail.com) if you would like to attend, and I will send the teleconference phone number and code. There is no cost for participants in Australia and New Zealand except for a local phone call.
If you have questions, please send them to me. I will share them with the group so people can start thinking about them. If possible we will have one prepared response before opening the ‘floor’ to comments.
All discussions will be confidential, and we ask participants not to share identifiable details outside the meeting.
If we run out of questions we could also do ‘take 5 minutes to share one of your recent indexing experiences’ as we have done at some of our informal lunches.
I look forward to sharing the joy (and puzzles) of indexing with you all on National Indexing Day.
*If you will not be calling in from NSW (except Broken Hill), please check the time zone. Because NSW is on summer time (AEDT) I think it will be:
1 pm Perth
2.30 pm Darwin
3 pm Brisbane
3.30 pm Adelaide
4 pm Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra
6 pm New Zealand

Biography Indexing Q&A
2020-07-26 15:00 - 17:00
All ANZSI members, regardless of location or indexing experience, are invited to attend this video meeting. A panel of indexers will be available to discuss some of the issues and challenges related to indexing biographies, and to answer your questions.
PRESENTER: Madeleine Davis
PANEL: Tordis Flath, Trevor Matthews, Michael Wyatt
DATE: Sunday, 26 July 2020
TIME: 3.00pm Australian EST (1.00pm WA; 2.30pm SA; 5.00pm NZ)
MEDIA: Zoom
COST: Free
Qs for PANEL: Email questions to the Education Officer before 17 July 2020
BOOKINGS: For further details, and to book, contact Education Officer
