"Lambs to the Slaughter: Indexing for tech writers"
You are invited to join us at the March meeting of the ASI Southern California Chapter for the following program:
"Lambs to the Slaughter: Indexing for Tech Writers"
Presented by Maria Coughlin, president of Coughlin Indexing Services, Inc.
Date: Saturday, March 27, 2004, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Place: CSUN University Club, Northridge (Los Angeles) CA
Price: $20 ASI members, $25 non-ASI members
The intended audience is the tech writer or any other person not temperamentally inclined or professionally trained to be an indexer, but who is forced to index (particularly technical documents).
The program includes these topics:
- Definition of an index, including what an index is not
- Why indexes are important
- What makes a good index
- What goes into the index
- The indexing process, step by step
Attendees will be given lists of tools and resources and hands-on experience, including opportunities to evaluate published indexes as well as to compile a sample index from a technical document. Attendees are strongly encouraged to bring examples of indexing problems they've faced and/or examples of indexes they found inadequate or exemplary.
About the presenter: Maria Coughlin has been indexing since 1985. She is currently president of Coughlin Indexing Services, Inc., a freelance indexing service employing eight full-time and two part-time indexers. Maria's subject specialty areas are medicine and science, and her employees specialize individually in areas ranging from literature, history, political science, and computers to popular culture. Maria has served as an officer in the (Washington, D.C.) DC Chapter of the American Society of Indexers (ASI) and as a board member and officer of ASI at the national level. Maria is a Founding Fellow of the Consortium of Indexing Professionals. She has published several articles on indexing and she has given numerous presentations both nationally and internationally.
Registration: To register for this workshop, send your check (payable to ASI-SoCal) for $25.00/non-members, or $20.00/members, plus the Registration Form, to the address below by Monday, March 22, 2004.
The University Club provides a buffet lunch with an array of deli meats, salads, and dessert, so there is no need to reserve a particular selection.
Driving instructions will be included in the confirmation you receive by e-mail.
Please join us!
Click here for the registration form.
