Dr Julia Smith

Thinking that surely book indexing is something AI could do? Think again. @asindexing.bsky.social has released its statement on indexing using LLM-based AI tools - these tools simply don't do a good job of indexing. For a quality index, use a human indexer. buff.ly/X7Vuesc

Fellowships and Grants

A couple years ago I put together a little list of yearly fellowships and applications, mostly for early modernists. It includes deadlines, salaries, and requirements. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Ask the Indexers: can’t a computer do that? This is the first in a series of blog posts that ask a panel of experienced indexers questions about indexing practice and life as an indexer. These will be appearing regularly over the next few…

One of the most persistent myths about indexing is that a computer can do it. In our Ask the Indexers series, our panel of expert indexers explain why you need a human to make an index for other humans: buff.ly/LkxamP5 #IndexDay

Welcome to National Indexing Day! We're the UK's professional society for book and journal indexing, and we're celebrating our founding anniversary with lots of posts about indexing, indexes and indexers. Follow #IndexDay to join in.

Society of Indexers home page The society that represents and trains professional book indexers. Find an indexer from our directory

Hello Bluesky! We are the UK's professional society for book and journal indexers. Find an indexer for your project via our professional directory; learn to index on our training course; improve your indexing skills with our workshops. More at www.indexers.org.uk

Thrilled to see Edinburgh College of Ar represented at the 2025 CAA conference! This session would be a great forum for anyone working on #earlymodern labour in art caa.confex.com/caa/2025/web...

View over the city Edinburgh from Corstorphine Hill on an autumn day

Enjoying a beautiful blue (ish) sky in Edinburgh - perfect day to join this site! Looking forward to meeting some new #earlymodern historians here