Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers (ANZSI)

30/03/2026

The AI Committee of the American Society for Indexing is pleased to announce we have released our newest white paper, "AI and Indexing: Trajectory Data". We find that AI's ability to index has not improved significantly over the last year: https://asindexing.org/ai-news/ai-book-indexing-trajectory-data/

From Elizabeth Bartmess on IDG mailing list

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The AI Committee of the American Society for Indexing is pleased to announce the release of our third white paper, “AI and Book Indexing: Trajectory Data.”

28/03/2026

Interesting article on a bibliophile, the importance of printed books etc. I hope it is available without login. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/22/melbourne-rare-books-expert-wallace-kirsop #:~:text=Melbourne-,The%20Melbourne%20man%20who%20loves%20libraries%20so%20much%20he%20created,two%20homes%20to%20house%20it&text=The%20last%20time%20he,Joan%2C%20had%20about%2020%2C000%20books.

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27/03/2026

From Indexing Society of Canada:

ISC/SCI Virtual Conference 2026: Keynote Speaker Danny Bate!
Danny Bate’s keynote address "Who ordered the alphabet?" will be an anti-chronological journey into the English alphabet, starting in the present day with the 26 characters that indexers know all too well. Progressing backwards in time, through the alphabet’s stages of development, the talk aims to explain why our letters look and function the way they do, and why they come with an order, from A through to Z. The contributions of various historical peoples, such as the ancient Greeks and Phoenicians, will be explored, as will a common theme: that nothing about our alphabet is fixed. Even its order could have been radically different.
Dr. Danny Bate is a linguist and writer. Holding three academic degrees in linguistics, he has for many years worked to share his field with the public. "Why Q Needs U", his book about the alphabet, was published in 2025.
Explore the fascinating history of the alphabet together with your colleagues! Register now:

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Virtual Conference Sorting It Out Friday, April 10 – Saturday, April 11, 2026 An index, perfectly sorted for its use and purpose, is a marvel to behold. What if we could sort out our business? Wouldn’t it be marvellous too? In this conference, “Sorting It Out” means tossing outdated ideas an...

20/12/2025

A happy and peaceful Christmas to all our followers.

20/12/2025

On freedom to read: From Neil at Indexers Discussion Group. During Banned Books Week (October 2025), the Hawaii library system banned displays that referred to ‘Banned Books Week’!

Last week Lani Kawahara, who oversees the young adult section at Kauai’s largest library, set up her annual display to mark Banned Books Week, a national campaign that kicked off Sunday to spotlight the harms of book censorship in America.

12/11/2025

New First Nations metadata standards published
Wednesday, 12 November 2025 Books+Publishing

"The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and Australian publishing staff have contributed to new international metadata standards designed to make First Nations books and publishing more consistently labelled and more easily located across the industry."

https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2025/11/12/318797/new-first-nations-metadata-standards-published/

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09/11/2025

Saw an interesting indexing approach to double entries. Not sure if it works OK, or if they would be better off taking the extra few seconds to swap the bits around. Speaker at the Blue Mountains Writers' Festival.

03/11/2025

💡 Don't miss these upcoming workshops! Speed up those repetitive editing tasks with macros, improve your copyediting skills and learn more about the publishing process.

Beginner macros for mac – Speed up repetitive editing tasks with Jennifer Yankopolus and Paul Beverley - Bookings close Friday!
Thursday 13 November and 20 November
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Copyediting, style sheets and author queries with Cathy Nicoll AE
Saturday 29 November
🎟️ https://iped.memnet.com.au/MemberSelfService/EventBooking.aspx?selectedEventId=1096

The publishing process with Dr Linda Nix AE
Saturday 31 January
🎟️ https://iped.memnet.com.au/MemberSelfService/EventBooking.aspx?selectedEventId=1095

03/11/2025

The Indexing Companion Workbook is now available for free download at the link in the comments (sorry, somehow the link won't stay in the post).

Posted on February 3, 2016November 3, 2025 by adminThe Indexing Companion Workbook — Self-published, 2009 The Indexing Companion Workbook contains practical exercises with detailed answers to guide learners to a deeper understanding of the indexing process. Availability The Indexing Companion Work...

28/10/2025

Important for all in publishing.

27/10/2025

The AI Committee of the American Society for Indexing now has a homepage to gather their publications, reviews, and resources:

As part of ASI’s commitment to excellence in indexing, ASI has formed a committee whose charge is to monitor, assess, investigate, and evaluate the impacts of AI on indexing. The AI Committee& #8217…