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Courses |
Indexing:
Theory and Application
U.C. Berkeley Extension
Berkeley, California
510-642-4124
Course Duration: Up to 6 months from date of enrollment
Course tuition: $525
Writing
Indexes for Books and Websites Online Certificate Program
Middlesex Community
College
Bedford, Massachusetts
800-818-3434
E-mail: middlesex@middlesex.mass.edu
Two-month fall and spring courses.
Course tuition: $599
Creating
Website Indexes
Simmons
College, Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Office of Continuing Education
300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115-5898
617-521-2803
Fax: 617-521-3192
E-mail: gslisce@simmons.edu
Four-week program offered twice per year. Next session begins November
1, 2006.
Course tuition: $250
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| Workshops
and Tapes |
Susan
Holbert, Indexing Services
24 Harris Street
Waltham, MA 02452-6105
781-893-0514; Toll-free: (877) 408-7299
E-mail: susan.h@rcn.com
How
to index books: a practical workshop on freelance indexing. Available
as a three-cassette video. This workshop contains information on how to
index (including hands-on practice), how to find clients, how to market
your services, how to negotiate fees, and descriptions of indexing software.The
video package includes: 3 video cassettes of an actual workshop (with
question and answer session), 30-page coursebook, extensive class materials,
sample resumes, software reviews, and networking information, as well
as unlimited free telephone support. $159, plus $7 S&H.
How
to Index User Manuals and Online Help.
A 2-day technical indexing for indexers who want to work with
hight-tech companies and technical writers who want to improve their indexing
skills. Contact Susan to enroll in a public seminar or schedule an in-house
course.
Hedden
Information Management
Carlisle, Massachusetts
978-371-0822
E-mail: heather@hedden.net
Individualized, self-paced courses are available at any time.
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Web Site Indexing for Freelance Indexers, 4 session, $150
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HTML for Indexers, 3 session, $100
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Indexing Techniques for Web Sites and Intranets, 5 sessions, $175
See also
review article (pdf) republished from Key Words, October-December,
2005.
EEI Communications
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314-5507
703-683-0683
Fax: 703-683-4915
E-mail: info@eeicom.com
EEI Communications (formerly Editorial Experts) offers an Introduction
to Indexing workshop and numerous other courses in the fields
of publishing, the Internet, and computers.
Lathrop Media
Services Company
Lori Lathrop
7308-C East Independence Blvd., #316
Charlotte, NC 28227
704-531-0021
E-mail: LoriLathrop@compuserve.com
Two-day "Indexing Skills Workshop for Technical Communicators"
for corporate clients throughout the U.S. and Canada.
The Society for Technical
Communication (STC)
901 N. Stuart St., Suite 904
Arlington, VA 22203-1854
703-522-4114
Fax: 703-522-2075
Occasionally sponsors two-day workshops, "Indexing Skills for Technical
Communicators." This workshop gives writers and indexers basic training
needed to develop user-oriented, quality indexes: analytical skills, attention
to detail, familiarity with standards and guidelines. These follow a step-by-step
approach with hands-on activities.
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| Correspondence
Courses |
Graduate
School, USDA
Correspondence Programs, Ag Box 9911
Room 1112, South Agriculture Building
14th St. and Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20250-9911
(202) 720-7123
TDD: (202) 690-1516
E-mail: Correspond@grad.usda.gov
The Graduate School, USDA self study course is the leading source of
training on indexing in the US. The courses were developed and are taught
by professional indexers, and allow students to progress at their own
speed, working at home.
Tuition: (includes all materials)
$350.00--Basic
Indexing (beginning)
$350.00--Applied
Indexing (advanced)
Training
in Indexing
Distance-learning course run by the Society of Indexers of
the United Kingdom.The course material is delivered as CD-ROMs with accompanying
printed booklets. Students outside the UK need only pay for additional
postage.
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