Links

Links

Societies:

American Society of Indexers (ASI):

http://www.asindexing.org

ASI is the only professional organization in the United States devoted solely to the advancement of indexing, abstracting, and database building.

Rocky Mountain Area Chapter of ASI:

www.asicolorado.org

Regional chapter of the American Society of Indexers maintains a web site containing useful summaries of past workshops and announcements of future meetings and conferences.

Freelance Editorial Association:

http://www.the-efa.org/

The Freelance Editorial Association is a nationwide nonprofit organization that works to promote the interests of editorial freelancers, including indexers.

Society for Technical Communications (STC) Infromation Design and Architecture Special Interest Group:

http://www.stcsig.org/idx

STC is a non-profit international organization and is the largest professional society devoted to technical communication. The purpose of the Indexing SIG is to help each other learn more about writing good indexes through communication, education, and publication. We're all here to learn more about indexing together.

Standards:

ASI Index Evaluation Checklist:

http://www.asindexing.org/site/checklist.shtml

International Organization for Standardization (ISO):

http://www.iso.org

National Information Standards Organization (NISO)

http://www.niso.org/

Articles:

ASI FAQ page:

http://www.asindexing.org/site/indfaq.shtml

Suite 101 Indexing Articles by Dawn Spencer

http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/indexing