Society of Indexers

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Are you considering a career in book #publishing? In this video, Suzanne talks through the different routes into the industry! Perfect for both #WorkInPublishing and #DiscoverCreativeCareers week. #PublishingHopefuls #bookcareers youtu.be/Q98x6hzkgJU

What does an Editor do? 📚 For #WorkInPublishing week we are sharing profiles of some of the roles available across the industry. #DiscoverCreativeCareers ✨ Learn more about working in editorial here: publishers.org.uk/about-publishi…

We also discussed possible collaborations with the CILIP Metadata and Discovery Group. Thanks to the SI and CILIP members who attended for such a stimulating and expansive discussion.

Several members present were both LIPs and indexers and shared the affinities they found between these areas of work, and how they can work together symbiotically.

Our monthly Coffee Morning today discussed links, differences and potential collaborations between indexers and library and information professionals (LIPs), joined by members of CILIP. Many indexers come from an this background, and often do this work alongside indexing.

Curious about book indexing as a career during #WorkInPublishing week? Try our Indexing Basics workshop for an overview of the indexing process and of quality indexes, with practical exercises and tutor support. buff.ly/3YPbTw8

A great route to #WorkInPublishing as an indexer is to take our training course. It includes modules, tutorials and support from professional indexers, and will prepare you to start your indexing career. Find our more from our blog series: buff.ly/4hRA4CY

Don't miss the Q&A in the thread below! Lots of interesting questions about academic #publishing. #workinpublishing #bookcareers

As it's #WorkInPublishing week, we thought we'd share some information about the three book and journal publishing sectors, which are: - Academic - Consumer - Education Find our more here: publishers.org.uk/about-publishi…

Are you hoping to start a career in #publishing? You might be following along with #WorkInPublishing week. Well, at bookcareers, every week is work in publishing week! Here are some of the things we do year round. #JobsInBooks #PublishingHopefuls #bookcareers

Celebrate #WorkInPublishing week with our Publishing starter kit, ideal for new and aspiring publishers. Learn all about the industry and the core skills of #copyediting and #proofreading, with top tips on how to excel. Buy the kit for £50 (saving £70): bit.ly/PTC-Publishing…

Indexing is one of the many roles within #WorkInPublishing, a fascinating job requiring empathy, insight, analysis and accuracy, working with books, publishers and authors. Our blog post explains more: buff.ly/3XXWPMr

Like @KathyBurke and @jennyeclair on the excellent @deathpod, we deplore a non-fiction book without an index. But we can reassure Jenny that people do still get trained to create indexes, not least by our training course. Maybe an index in the paperback of your memoir, Jenny?

Today is National #IndexingDay! Let's celebrate the craft that keeps knowledge organized and accessible. Find out more about indexing at bit.ly/4eOrMJr #IndexingLife #WhatIDo #BehindTheScenes #IndexingMatters

For #WorkInPublishing Week, we asked our panel of expert indexers what the most surprising things about their careers have been. Explore the variety of indexing work in our latest blog post. buff.ly/3AVtNoW

There's a lot more to being an #indexer than people realize! Learn more at bit.ly/4eOrMJr #indexingday #indexinglife #celebrateindexers 📚