Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1993 09:27:33 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: "BITNET list server at BINGVMB (1.7f)" Subject: INDEX-L: error report from SHEFFIELD.AC.UK Re: indexing biographies The UK Society of Indexers recently (last year or 1991?) published a book by Hazel Bell on just this subject. It has been reviewed in The Indexer. > ====================================================================== Kathleen M. Lyle Technical Editor, Applied Probability Trust, Hicks Building, The University, Sheffield S3 7RH, UK Phone +742 824269 Fax +742 729782 ====================================================================== ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1993 09:30:15 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Carol Roberts Subject: Re: Trademarks ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >"R.S. Etheredge" writes: > >> ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >> Howdee Carol Roberts, >> Has anything developed so that the trade mark check list could be >> available over this Internet, somehow? >> Thanks, and have a happy day... >> Rusty Etheredge >> rse8135@dewie.tamu.edu > >ditto > >-- >INTERNET: prider@netlink.cts.com (Pam Rider) >UUCP: ...!ryptyde!netlink!prider >NetLink Online Communications * Public Access in San Diego, CA (619) 453-1115 I'm afraid not. Someone would have to type it in and also get permission from the publisher so as not to violate copyright. :o( -- Carol Roberts Publications Services Cornell University cjr2@cornell.edu 607 255-9454 "Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty." From a bumper sticker: "Friends don't let friends use DOS." ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1993 09:55:00 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Carol Roberts Subject: Biography indexes; index reviews ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I haven't heard yet from anyone who's indexed biographies. I know it was a boring posting, but even so . . . Here are some excerpts from Bob LeVitus's review of Mac literature (MacUser, June 1993): "The table of contents, glossary, and index are exemplary, making [_The Little Mac Book_] simple to find just what you need to know. . . . [_The Macintosh Bible_] . . . also features . . . a phenomenal 100+-page index. I find myself referring to _The Macintosh Bible_ more than any other book on my bookshelves. . . . [H]ow do you decide among several similar books? . . . [C]heck the index. A good index can mean the difference between a good book and a great one. Try finding a topic by looking it up in the index." -- Carol Roberts Publications Services Cornell University cjr2@cornell.edu 607 255-9454 "Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty." From a bumper sticker: "Friends don't let friends use DOS." ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1993 09:55:39 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Michele Berkes 615-576-2352 Subject: Call for papers ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- *** CALL FOR PAPERS *** 17th Annual Practical Conference on Communication November 3-5, 1993 ABOUT THE CONFERENCE The Practical Conference on Communication (PCOC, pronounced "peacock") is sponsored by the the Society for Technical Communication/ East Tennessee Chapter (STC/ETC) and features professionals from throughout the United States who share their communication experience, insights, methods, and research. CALL FOR PAPERS You are invited to share your expertise at the 17th Annual PCOC, to be held in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, November 3-5, 1993. STC/ETC is accepting proposals for 20-minute presentations or 1-hour workshops on such subjects as scientific, business, medical, and technical communications, including * writing, editing, and business communications * career opportunities, education, training, and management practices * design, layout, and visual arts * desktop publishing and information processing and exchange standards * indexing, abstracting, text management, translations, and hypermedia * public relations and marketing SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR PRESENTERS Presenters will receive a 10% discount on registration and will be invited to attend a speaker's breakfast sponsored by STC/ETC. Also, their papers will be published in the conference proceedings. SUBMISSIONS Please submit a 100-word abstract of your proposed presentation or a 1-page description of your proposed workshop (including plans for group activities), brief autobiographical information, and the submission form below. Entries may be submitted by mail to Michele Berkes Manager, 17th Annual PCOC 1006 East Churchwell Avenue Knoxville, TN 37917-4421 Entries may also be submitted by electronic mail to berkesm@a1.osti.gov The deadline for receiving entries is July 17, 1993. Presenters will be notified of acceptance by August 16 and must register for the conference by October 11. A camera-ready copy and an electronic version of each paper must be submitted by September 27. Questions should be directed to Michele Berkes at the addresses above or 615-576-2352. ====================================================================== SUBMISSION FORM Name: Phone: (work) (home) Work address: Electronic mail address (if appropriate): Is your proposal for a ____ presentation? or ____ workshop? Subject: Audiovisual equipment or other props needed: Handicaps that require special arrangements: ====================================================================== An aside: We'd love to draw from as wide a field of presenters as possible. If anyone knows of other newsgroups/lists whose members might be interested in presenting or attending, please let me know. I've posted this message to COPYEDITING-L, TECHWR-L, and INDEX-L. I look forward to hearing from you all! Thanks, Michele Berkes Manager, 17th Annual PCOC berkesm@a1.osti.gov ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1993 08:57:19 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Carol Roberts Subject: Re: INDEX-L: error report from SHEFFIELD.AC.UK >The UK Society of Indexers recently (last year or 1991?) published a >book by Hazel Bell on just this subject. It has been reviewed in The >Indexer. > > >> Thanks. I've read that booklet and found it quite informative. But that's not really what I'm after. I want to see what other indexers have actually done. -- Carol Roberts Publications Services Cornell University cjr2@cornell.edu 607 255-9454 "Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty." From a bumper sticker: "Friends don't let friends use DOS." ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1993 09:03:33 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: "BITNET list server at BINGVMB (1.7f)" Subject: INDEX-L: error report from SHEFFIELD.AC.UK Re: indexing biographies and indexes reviewed I replied, or tried to, but my message has recently bounced back as an error message (error unexplained). Only to say that the UK Society of Indexers recently (1991 or 1992) published a short book by Hazel Bell on this very subject. It has been reviewed in The Indexer. I still don't understand what it is about DOS that makes otherwise sensible people go all strange. It's not _that_ bad. And when you're not used to a Mac it can be a horribly smug and uninformative machine. Kathleen > ====================================================================== Kathleen M. Lyle Technical Editor, Applied Probability Trust, Hicks Building, The University, Sheffield S3 7RH, UK Phone +742 824269 Fax +742 729782 ====================================================================== ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1993 09:06:40 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Carol Collins Subject: Re: Biography indexes; index reviews ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Hi, Carol I don't recall your original posting about indexing biographies. However, if you're interested in learning about it, one of the best ways is to study good indexes. I would suggest going to the university library and studying some scholarly biographies. For example, see the Mary Baker Eddy series (3 volumes) by Robert Peel; all persons, footnotes, and places are indexed in detail. Carol Collins, M.Lib. (916) 928-6277 ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1993 09:07:17 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: ANDRE DETIENNE Subject: xxin? ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Here is a simple question: One of the sections in the book I am indexing is the introduction, whose page numbers are lowercase roman numerals. Whenever I came across a footnote whose content was worth indexing, I would add an n to its locator, as is normally done with arabic page numbers. Thus I ended up with numbers such as xiin, xln, etc. Now, when I showed a draft of my index to the editor I work for, he objected that this little n added to roman numerals was weird-looking, though it was obviously ok to append it to arabic numbers. He thus suggested to drop those little n's and to index the content of the footnotes in the intro just by the page numbers. I consulted both the Chicago Manual and draft 3.1 of the Standards Guidelines for Indexes, but neither gives a solution to this particular problem with roman numerals -- if there is a problem, for personally I don't see that xiin is weird or confusing. Any expert suggestion on this matter will be welcome. Andre De Tienne Peirce Edition Project, IUPUI ADETIENN@INDYCMS ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1993 13:33:04 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: mrowland@aol.com Subject: Re: xxin? ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- How about underlining or italicizing the "n"? Marilyn Rowland freelance indexer/writer =========================================================================