atw: ASTC(NSW) - Workshop - Indexing for technical writers - 28 June [re-sent]
- From: SUNTER Bede <Bede.SUNTER@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 13:18:07 +1000
So sorry, re-sent (with red face -- forgot to include link)
Greetings
Indexing for technical writers with Glenda Browne Friday, 28 June 2013
Early-bird discount until 3 June
$450 (members), $550 (non-members) with early-bird.
Roister at:
http://astcnsw.org.au/news/indexing-for-technical-writers-with-glenda-browne-28-june
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)
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