Many industries have professional organizations that represent the field and the interests of those employed in that area. Indexing is no exception. The American Society for Indexing (ASI) is the U.S.-based professional organization representing both indexers and the field of indexing as a profession. One of the questions that all professionals must answer for themselves […]
Author Archive | Christine
Mentoring Benefits
It’s nice to know that sometimes our enthusiasm for our field of work is contagious… enough to encourage others to join the profession (the profession in my case is indexing). I have had several opportunities over the last few years to provide the spark that ignites other people’s interest in being an indexer and to […]
Children’s Literacy Foundation work
The Children’s Literacy Foundation keeps working year-round to bring books to at-risk children in NH and VT. The program is a gift to our communities. June 2013: CLiF Kicks Off Summer Readers Programs It’s CLiF’s Summer Readers Season! Remember, when you were a kid, the pleasure of diving into a great book on a lazy […]
Quote about the value of books
Great quote about the value of books: Reading a wonderful book by W.D. Wetherell called “The Writing on the Wall,” I ran across a quote that makes me happy to work in publishing and be part of creating great books: “Right now, understand? Out there, out across the country, men and women not much older […]
Explaining indexes to children
As children begin to learn to use the resources in school libraries, one of the tools they need to be taught is how to use an index. I presented a brief talk to children in the third grade at the Bernice A. Ray School in Hanover, New Hampshire. Children are such quick studies that they […]