Better Know A Media Org: ASI

We’ve compiled as many professional organizations as we can find in all the disciplines that mediabistro visitors work in, and will be featuring one a day til we run out. We’re going in alphabetical order so nobody feels slighted, but if we skipped your favorite group by mistake, please let us know.
Today: American Society For Indexing (ASI; formerly American Society of Indexers)

About the organization:

ASI is the only professional organization in the United States devoted solely to the advancement of indexing, abstracting, and database building. In publishing, compiling the index to a non-fiction book has usually been the responsibility of the author, who often farms out the task to a freelance indexer or book packager.

To join, you must:
Membership in ASI is open to all interested persons: professional indexers, editors, publishers, librarians, and anyone else curious about indexing.

You’ll get:
Networking
Professional Workshops
Listing in the membership directory
And more

And for that, you’ll pay:
Regular – $150 annual
Retired – $130 annual

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