Would really like to make this a good place for #indexers #indexodons or whatever we want to call ourselves when we make the indexes for non-fiction books. And for people who need to know more about us and what we do, for example how to find a good indexer for their projects, how we work, what we need from clients etc. Anyway, must get on, two things on the go, an illustrated book of war art and an annual journal. Variety is the spice and all that.

Booked my place for the Society of #Indexers day conference in September, the first UK in-person one since 2019. I’m leading a session comparing cryptic crossword setting and book index writing. Looking forward to it all. Who else plans to be at #SIConf23? 🤓

#crosswords #CrypticCrosswords #cryptics #indexing #indexodon

https://www.indexers.org.uk/conference-2023/

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#AmIndexing #Indexers

Someone on the birdsite just posted: "I think that in about 3 minutes, AI is going to destroy the book #indexing profession". I know I have many other #indexers following me: do you have any reason to think he's right?

There are currently two types of #search #indexers on the fediverse.

Those using the #ActivityPub protocol as designed. Adhering to privacy/noindex settings, implementing deletes, blocklists etc.

And those that simply crawl all public data (and RSS feeds) like ordinary crawlers.

The first are easily detected, because they don't operate in secrecy. They get hate from a few bullies. Their authors often cave under that bullying.

The second are left alone and continue indexing.

This is dumb.

Dear #indexers of #indexodon - since we don't have private DMs on Mastodon (or Post!) yet, or private groups -

I just tested out the idea of the Twitter Circle on Twitter - just a very small place for specifically Canadian indexers. Let me know if you saw the tweet. I've only put a few in because I only know a few of you on Twitter (it's for me having Canadian questions about the business, etc.)

Twitter Circles are private to those the owner put in the circle, no one else sees the replies.

@bookstodon #indexodon I just finished reading Judith Flanders' A Cast of Vultures, and it's a delightfully fun must-read for #indexers and #editors alike. Here's a favorite but: "Editors know a little bit about a lot of arcane areas. 'I did a book on that once,' was the standard phrase for being able to name the seven hills of Rome, or knowing that bees have a positive electric charge and flowers a negative one. So I was happy to learn more". :blobcool:

Another good place to find #editorial pros to hire or #contract with is the Book Publishing Freelancers from Diverse Communities Database: https://publishers.ca/diverse-freelancers-database/ . #Bookstodon #books #publishing #editing #editors #proofreaders #translators #indexers #freelancers #employees

Are you looking to hire #editorial pros or #contract with them? Check out the Editors of Color Database: https://editorsofcolor.com/database/ . #Bookstodon #editing #editors #proofreaders #translators #indexers #freelancers #employees

Just started in on another #index today. Always exciting!

#academicbooks
#academicindexing
#indexers

It’s that #INDEX book again. (This is getting silly now.)
After being in TIME magazine’s and the Washington Post’s top books of the year lists, Dennis Duncan’s ‘INDEX, A History of the’ (for which I did the, er, index) is also one of the ‘100 Notable Books of 2022’ in the New York Times. Go Dennis, go #indexes, go #indexers. 🥳
#indexodon
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/22/books/notable-books.html

I have a blog! Check out my first post, 5 Reasons to Hire a Professional Indexer https://closereadingie.com/2022/11/5-reasons-to-hire-a-professional-indexer/ #indexing #indexers #indexodon

A new #introduction.
I’m a UK freelance book #indexer and editor – Society of #Indexers Fellow, #CIEP Advanced Professional Member, and Society of Authors Associate.
I work on arts/humanities books for authors and publishers – #biography #FilmStudies #history #LitStudies #music etc.
Beyond work, I like #comedy #CrypticCrosswords #dance #ducks #horror #pubs #Wales and learning #Welsh #DysguCymraeg.
See me also at #AmEditing #edibuddies #indexing #indexodon and https://baindex.org
Hello/helô!

#indexodon and #indexers -

I goofed by giving someone a quote based on the number of indexed pages (but I was working with draft pages, before typesetting) -

with the typeset pages, the number of pages has dropped considerably - so if I use that as a count I'm definitely undercharging.

Do I just take a loss on this?
But also, I'm not sure if charging by number of indexed pages is really the best benchmark - these are academic pages, it takes more time as well.

Any recommendations?

Please forgive me the praise sharing but I am chuffed with this. Dennis Duncan’s ‘INDEX, A History of the’ is in the Washington Post’s ‘50 Notable Works of Nonfiction’ of 2022. I did its human #index. (There is also a computer effort.)
– ‘Don’t skip this book’s own index, which is, of course, a work of art.’
Here’s hoping it’s an ongoing boost for all of us oft-invisible #indexers. Cheers Dennis.
#indexing #indexodon
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/11/17/best-nonfiction/

It's the last day of #UniversityPressWeek. Many thanks to the #UP #editors, #cover designers, #indexers, and #litstudies people who read #manuscripts and make the work better. @litstudies

Beginning #indexers are advised to do pro bono work. I did my first pro bono work on a book authored by a devotee of #Swedenborg. It was an auspicious beginning

Would you like to know more about book #indexing and what it is that professional #indexers like me do? Yes?

Here’s ‘An A to Z of Indexing’, which I wrote for National Indexing Day #IndexDay in 2021. There’s a little Welsh/Cymraeg in it too.

See also #indexodon.

https://baindex.org/2021/03/30/a-to-z-of-indexing-national-indexing-day-2021/

Great to see a rising number of fellow book #indexers on here. Say hello to a first ten:

@criticalinsert @daphlawless @erinkmaher @gardenpeach @IvaCheung @lisafedorak @pilarw2000 @Rudydoesbooks @samu @shawrd773
(and me @pc_bain)

If you’re an #indexer, or know of one, please reply so we can be located. We’re all about helping people to find what they seek. 🔎

#indexing #indexodon

I'm going to do a proper #introduction soon - I'm still learning how this space works (I still have nothing showing in my Home, Local or Federated feeds). But some hashtags that fit:
#writingcommunity #amindexing #indexers #indexing #editing #editors