The website of the Indexing Society of Canada / Société canadienne d’indexation (ISC/SCI):
http://indexers.ca/
Author: Sanet le Roux
Adobe Reader
I discovered a very simple but useful setting on Adobe Reader. Go to Edit/Preferences/Documents and tick ‘Restore last view settings when reopening documents’. Now, when I reopen a document it takes me to the last place I’ve been and displayed in the same size. Brilliant.
Index Conversion Service
I made use of Sky Software’s Index Conversion Service recently. Kamm converted a 28 page index from a PDF format into Sky Software. It was a huge help – could not have finished the project in time without it. More info: http://sky-software.com/products/services.htm
BIM Indexing and Proofreading Services: Bookshop scene
I love this explanation of the value of indexes by BIM Indexing and Proofreading Services:
That woman over there, by the Psychology section, is leafing through the very last pages of a book she just grabbed off the shelf. I know what she’s looking at. She seems pleased to find the information that she wants in the book as she turns to the page where the index directed her…
Read more: http://www.bim.net/indexing/
Earley & Associates free Jumpstart webinars on Enterprise Information Architecture
Four webinars discussing enterprise information architecture.
http://www.earley.com/application-to-enterprise-does-your-information-architecture-scale
From the Society of Indexers Publishing Technology Group website
An explanation of the drawbacks of keyword search in an ebook vs. the utility of a live index (search vs. index).
http://www.ptg-indexers.org.uk/about/searchvsindex.htm
Adobe InDesign Creative Cloud (CC) and indexes for ebooks
This YouTube video shows Terry White sharing his top 5 Favorite features of the new Adobe InDesign CC. From 9:20 he talks about how InDesign now creates live linked ebook indexes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4pWMKGDpbnc
Time tracking with Grindstone
I have been using Grindstone for about a week now. I am totally hooked!
What is Grindstone? Free software to help you keep track of where your times goes. Read more: https://www.epiforge.com/grindstone/
James Lamb wrote a blog post on Grindstone here: http://ccgi.jalamb.com/2010/05/time-tracking-with-grindstone/
Index-L email discussion group
Index-L is a mailing list intended to promote good indexing practice. The group provides a forum for aspiring and professional indexers to share information and ideas relating to the intellectual, philosophical, and technical aspects of index preparation. For more about the list: http://www.indexpup.com/index-list/about.txt And to read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): http://www.indexpup.com/index-list/faq.html
SKY Index Professional
The website of the indexing program SKY Index Professional:
http://www.sky-software.com/