Greetings Indexing for technical writers with Glenda Browne Friday, 28 June 2013 Early-bird discount until 3 June $450 (members), $550 (non-members) with ealy-bird. Indexing is a crucial part of the publishing process - you may create quality content, but you need tools such as indexes to get the best out of it. This workshop is aimed at technical writers who commission indexes and those who would like to create their own. Outline * Planning and commissioning indexes - planning your approach, commissioning an indexer, and writing useful briefs * Selecting index entries - indexing jargon, what to include in the index, how to word headings and subheadings, indexing names, and software overview * Index structure - structuring indexes, including page numbers, cross-references, filing rules, and style requirements * Editing and evaluating indexes - identifying errors and perfecting style. Mini-exercises throughout the course will illustrate basic techniques. Online exercises are available to provide more practice. About Glenda Browne Glenda Browne has been a freelance indexer since 1988. She has also worked as a teacher and writer. Glenda is co-author of Website Indexing (Auslib Press, 2004) and The Indexing Companion (Cambridge University Press, 2007), and author of The Indexing Companion Workbook: book indexing (Glenda Browne and Jon Jermey, 2009). Glenda teaches indexing at Macleay College and for the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers (ANZSI), and is Vice-President of the NSW Branch of ANZSI. Glenda was awarded Highly Recommended in the ANZSI Medal for her index to The Indexing Companion and was the winner of the IgNobel Award for Literature for an article about indexing. Regards Bede Sunter Australian Society for Technical Communication (NSW) Before printing, please consider the environment IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachment to it are intended only to be read or used by the named addressee. It is confidential and may contain legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistaken transmission to you. Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) is not responsible for any unauthorised alterations to this e-mail or attachment to it. Views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of RMS. If you receive this e-mail in error, please immediately delete it from your system and notify the sender. You must not disclose, copy or use any part of this e-mail if you are not the intended recipient.