| Meetings |
Date |
Topics and Assignments |
| 1 |
March 21 |
Introduction: Background and Concepts (Discussion of different types of indexes and with examples). Personal Goals and Applications Reading: Ament: Chapter 1 |
| 2 |
March 23 |
Topic:Monograph Indexing: The Purpose of the Index Reading: O'Connor: Chapter 1 for 3/28 chatroom discussion |
| 3 |
March 28 online |
Topic Monograph Indexing (cont.): The Author and the Index Reading: O'Connor: Chapter 2 Assignment #1: Identification and discussion of different indexes due Chatroom: Feedback on O'Connor Chapter 1 reading |
| 4 |
March 30 online |
Topic: Indexing Terminology (provided by instructor) Reading: Ament: Chapter 2 Steps 1-6 |
| 5 |
April 2 online |
Topic: Basic Index Structure Reading: Ament Chapter 2 Steps 7-10 Exam #1 e-mailed to class * |
| 6 |
April 4 online |
Topic: Vocabulary Control: Representation, Thesauri Reading: Mulvany Chapters 1 & 2 Sample Index for Assignment Two Evaluation available in computer lab |
| * |
April 7 |
Exam #1 Due back to instructor |
| 7 |
April 11 |
Review Exam # 1 Topic: Thesaurus Construction and Maintenance, Subject Headings Reading: Amnet Chapter 3 Pages 1-34 Assignment #2: Index Evaluation due Chatroom on Mulvany and exam review |
| 8 |
April 13 |
Topic: Periodical, Newspaper and Electronic Indexes: Nature and types Reading Mulvany: Chapters 4 & 5 Assign books chapters for Assignment #3 |
| 9 |
April 18 classroom |
Review Assignment #2 Indexing Entries and Structure Topic: Reading: Ament pages 1-35 Meeting in lab for Cindex demonstration and Word imbedded |
| 10 |
April 20 online |
Topic: Index Preparation: Manual, Microsoft Word, Specialized Software Reading: Mulvany Chapter 6 Assignment # 3: Index Part of a Monograph (hardcopy) due by 4/22 |
| 11 |
April 25 online |
Topic: Indexing Software, Machine-generated indexes/abstracts Framemaker Reading: Ament Chapter 3 pages 36-59 |
| 11 |
April 27 online |
Topic: Electronic Indexing, Framemaker cont'd Reading: Ament: Chapter 3 pages 60-68 Exam #2 e-mailed |
| 12 |
May 2 online |
Review Assignment # 3 Exam #2 due Assign electronic sites for Assignment 4 Chatroom |
| 13 |
May 4 classroom |
Topic: Indexing in Cyperspace: Webistes, Internet, Search Englines Reading: Improving Usability with a Website Index By Fred Leise. Meeting in lab for Website and Search Engine analysis |
| 14 |
May 9 |
Topic: Becoming a Freelance Indexer Assignment #4 due Course Evaluation |