Jola (Close Reading)

Statement on AI and Book #Indexing from ASI: "AI is not currently capable of producing even adequate indexes. High-quality indexes that meet reader needs and expectations still require the fine-grained human judgment of a professional indexer." asindexing.org/ai-news/stat... #IndexSky #bookindexes

Good ad and all, but I’d be more impressed if you didn’t have a chatbot prominently displayed on your homepage.

Mackerel tabby kitten asleep on top of a board game box, tucked behind an open laptop. His head is pillowed on his foreleg.

My supervisor is asleep on the job. To be fair, he had a big day today: vet visit for vaccines and a blood draw.

#edibuddies #cats

I grew up in the Twin Cities. My parents would regularly reference the U and the Y (for YMCA). I was very confused.

Ditto

Just finished indexing a book that reminded me how much I love reading Herodotus. First read him freshman year of uni (hi, Hum110 #Reedies!) and blew past the required portion, devouring the full book.

Still have my copy on the shelf. It made the cut for every move (10+; 20+ years).

#IndexSky

Makerel tabby kitten looking at the camera, head peeking out from behind a laptop screen with Index-Manager open. Window behind kitten.

My supervisor is keeping an eye on me.

#IndexSky #cats

technologically advanced band

The mRNA Cure

A great challenge to index The Claremont Run: Subverting Gender in the X-Men by J. Andrew Deman @claremontrun.bsky.social.
Eight indexers have made indexes to this, with author permission, including original indexer @closereadingie.bsky.social. An amazing experience.
@indexers.bsky.social #SIConf25

A League of Gary’s Own

It’s today!

Editorial Freelancers Association Learn what a non-indexer should know about indexing, from how to edit an overly long index to how not to double-check every page number. This is not a presentation on how to index a book, but rather a guide to understanding indexes as a person working on other steps of the publishing process. ($60 for guests, $48 for members)

Hey, #editors and #proofreaders, hurry & sign up for @efafreelancers.bsky.social's August 14 live #webinar "Indexes Explained for Non-indexers," led by @closereadingie.bsky.social. community.the-efa.org/events/Event... Your work will be faster & easier when you understand how #indexes really work!

Thanks, Rachel!

Promo image. Indexes explained for non-indexers. Proofreading gets faster and easier once you understand how indexes really work. Jolanta Komornicka. Instructor.

Indexes for non-indexers! Aimed at proofreaders, but anyone who looks at indexes and has reason to edit them (say, reviewing an index you hired out for) can get a lot out of this. I cover the best ways to edit an index.

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#edibuddies #IndexSky #academicsky #EFA

I got them made for those of us who volunteered at the Learneds booth.

My favourite doctor and companion.

Even my most erudite colleagues often seem to have no idea what indexes do and why a good index is way more useful and powerful (as well as faster) than a mindless PDF word search!

So very true! Search is going to both miss a lot and give you a lot of useless hits.

Promo photo from EFA. Headshot of person with dark brown hair and red glasses, smiling. Text reads: “Indexes explained for non-indexers. Proofreading gets faster and easier once you understand how indexes really work. Jolanta Komornicka. Instructor.”

Proofreading an index and not quite sure what’s going on? Why are things are out of alphabetical order? What’s the best way to cut for length?

Come to my EFA webinar to learn what non-indexers should know about indexes! Aug. 14.

#edibuddies #AmEditing

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Conference 2025: ‘The Heart and Mind of Indexing’ The Society of Indexers 2025 conference will be an in-person residential conference at Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre at the University of Birmingham from Friday 19 September to Sunday 21 ...

Two weeks left to book for @indexers.bsky.social #SIConf25. With:
@carosanderson.bsky.social
@djbduncan.bsky.social
@tanyaizzard.bsky.social on AI
@closereadingie.bsky.social peer-review panel
@annkingdom.bsky.social and me on humour
plus more. Join us! #IndexSky
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Black cat settling down on an orange jelly roll rug that’s in the process if being quilted together on a sewing machine.

I love quilting with cats! I know the quilt (or in this case, rug) must be comfy when Wanda settles in.

My chocolate trigger has gotten so bad that now dreaming about chocolate gives me a migraine.

Seconding this as a former legal historian and as a gamer.

Also, mug warmers. All my favourite work/reading spots have a mug warmer hotplate for my tea.

I know that “attic” is an architecural term for a part of ancient Roman triumphal arches, but I can’t help giggling everytime I read “barbarians in the attic.”

#IndexSky

I should be working, but I so want to be doing game prep.

#ttrpglife

This was me on standardized tests back in the day. Not enough boxes for my full name.

Can we also add in the frustration of character limits? Some people have long names!

IYKYK - don't take your index for granted, a good one takes a good indexer

Conference 2025: ‘The Heart and Mind of Indexing’ The Society of Indexers 2025 conference will be an in-person residential conference at Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre at the University of Birmingham from Friday 19 September to Sunday 21…

The second #SIConf25 session on Saturday 20 September is a panel discussion that compares indexers' approaches to the same text, facilitated by @closereadingie.bsky.social . It's always fascinating to see the different ways we index. Book at the earlybird rate until Mon 7 July at