These outlines are correct at the date shown below. The final version will be printed in the final conference program. Changes between now and then will be published on the web sites of the Australian Society of Indexers and the Canberra Society of Editors.
* = computer workshop.
This computer workshop covers both theoretical and practical aspects of web indexing, specifically the creation of back-of-book-style indexes to websites using HTML Indexer. The theoretical component discusses types of web indexes (e.g. to online documents; or to websites) and issues to be considered in web indexing (e.g. formats for subdivisions). The practical component comprises a demonstration of HTML Indexer and an exercise to start creating an index to a web document using HTML Indexer. This workshop gives useful theoretical and practical background to the e-book indexing workshop which follows.
After a long and difficult labour, both new and traditional publishers are giving birth to electronic books (e-books). Soon they will need indexers for them. This workshop looks briefly at the history of e-books and the competing parties involved - publishers, authors, software companies and readers - and the variety of formats in which e-books are appearing. It then goes step by step through the process of creating an e-book index and incorporating it into an electronic book in the.LIT format supported by Microsoft and others in the Open E-book Standard.
This workshop places database indexing in the broader context of the information industry, canvasses the various types of database indexing, and provides participants with the opportunity to work through some practical examples and problems. It is suitable for library managers considering the introduction of indexing services, for indexers and information professionals wishing to know more about this specialised area, and for current database indexers interested in exploring the theoretical context of their work.
The major software packages for back-of-book indexing will be demonstrated by their product representatives in Australia, all of whom are practising indexers. The demonstrations will provide basic and advanced features of the products. Participants will have ample time to question representatives from the floor or on a personal basis.
Literary and non-literary editing are closely allied and use analogous skills, but the territory and techniques are different. Although it uses many of the fundamentals of substantive editing and copy editing, literary or creative editing also looks specifically at the way a text speaks to the reader. Tone and voice matter a great deal, as do variations on point of view. Issues such as characterisation, dialogue and plot development may be important. Common problems are overwriting, repetitive sentence openings and use of clichés, language that is sentimental, old-fashioned or overly formal. The workshop will provide examples from editing literary fiction and non-fiction.
This session shows five different models for gathering data for and generating multiple indexes to publications. Two of the editorial systems use a database approach and three use dedicated indexing preparation software. The approaches will be discussed, demonstrated and contrasted.
If you're itching to work your editing magic on dull and poorly written corporate and government documents, but don't know how to break into the market, this workshop is for you. Drawing on her own experience as a business writing consultant, Patricia Hoyle shows you how to market your services to the corporate and government sectors º and avoid some of the pitfalls. Patricia Hoyle provides writing, editing, proofreading and training services to the government and private sectors. Based in Sydney, she specialises in writing and editing plain English documents including brochures, procedure manuals, newsletters and annual reports.
This workshop provides an introduction to editing and proofreading. It looks at the role of the editor and explains the various 'levels of edit'. There will be opportunity for hands-on copy-editing and proofreading, guidance in the terminology and symbology of editing; and suggested solutions to problems of grammar, plain English, punctuation and usage. What's the difference between a colon and a semicolon and when do you use them? What's so important about 'parallel structure'? When do you use single and double quotes? If you want answers to these and many more questions, with a practising Canberra editor as your guide, this is the workshop for you.
This workshop looks at various aspects of the practice of indexing, from creating the index itself - a task that many editors face at some point in their careers - to assessing the value of an existing index, and editing index copy. The session covers scope and function of indexes, selection of terms, arrangement of terms, cross-references, filing, issues of style, editing the index and assessing the index. If participants have specific indexing queries relating to their work, they should bring them along so they can be discussed.
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