Indexing Skills

Posts which describe indexing techniques.

Staying connected

by Lyndsay Marshall
15/06/202616/06/2026
Indexing Skills, Networking, Professional Indexers

Over the past months I have stayed in touch with indexing colleagues by attending a Society of Indexers’ Scotland Local Group visit to The Writers’… Read More »Staying connected

An art journal built of index cards with doodles and collages on.

The Heart and Mind of Indexing: Society of Indexers Conference 2025

by Lyndsay Marshall
10/11/202515/06/2026
Indexing Skills, Networking, Professional Indexers

This blog post gives an overview of the 2025 Society of Indexers conference, with a particular focus on the breakout session I facilitated on health… Read More »The Heart and Mind of Indexing: Society of Indexers Conference 2025

Human Indexing in a Digital World: Society of Indexers Conference 2024

by Lyndsay Marshall
08/10/202415/06/2026
Indexing Skills, Networking, Professional Indexers

This year, the Society of Indexers conference theme was ‘Human Indexing in a Digital World’. Held online, the conference took place on Wednesday 18 and… Read More »Human Indexing in a Digital World: Society of Indexers Conference 2024

A word cloud with 'A' and 'Z' index headings including abject bodies (outsiders); agricultural improvement; Zimmer frames; active utopia; Abraham; Zwingli, Ulrich; Zhongguancun Science Park. These headings are discussed in the accompanying blog post text.

National Indexing Day 2024

To mark National Indexing Day 2024, this word cloud includes ‘A’ and ‘Z’ headings from a selection of my indexes and is accompanied by a… Read More »National Indexing Day 2024

a collage of Leeds landmarks, the Black Prince statue, arcade roofs, Corn Exchange roof, market clock

Society of Indexers Conference 2023

by Lyndsay Marshall
28/09/202315/06/2026
Indexing Skills, Networking, Professional Indexers

This blog post describes the Society of Indexers 2023 conference in Leeds. It begins by describing the pre-conference walking tour of Leeds, and then covers… Read More »Society of Indexers Conference 2023

a word cloud of place names from around the world

National Indexing Day 2023

All of the places in this word cloud are from the indexes that I’ve created since National Indexing Day 2022. The colour and size of… Read More »National Indexing Day 2023

computer keyboard close up of A and Z keys

International Indexing Conference 2022

by Lyndsay Marshall
09/11/202215/06/2026
Indexing Skills, Networking, Professional Indexers

This post describes two stand-out themes of the conference: 1. Non-linear texts and reading styles 2. Translations of indexing terminology and indexes

Conference 2021

by Lyndsay Marshall
02/12/202115/06/2026
Indexing Skills, Networking, Professional Indexers

The Society of Indexers’ annual conference was held online for the first time on 9th and 10th November 2021. More than seventy indexers Zoomed in,… Read More »Conference 2021

My route to becoming an indexer

The Society of Indexers’ newsletter has a regular column called “My Past Life.” In the most recent issue, I was asked to write about my… Read More »My route to becoming an indexer

Making alternative arrangements

by Lyndsay Marshall
27/07/202030/03/2021
Indexing Biography/Autobiography, Indexing Scripture, Indexing Skills, Professional Indexers

Sometimes indexers use ordering systems that are neither numerical nor alphabetical. This post discusses two examples of different arrangements: the book order of a Scripture… Read More »Making alternative arrangements