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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- ------------------ Space is still available (but limited) for this workshop. Call or email if you would like for me to fax or mail you a brochure/registration info. CONTINUING EDUCATION SEMINAR sponsored by The University of Texas at Austin, Graduate School of Library and Information Science: HOW TO INDEX USING CINDEX=99 SOFTWARE: BASIC STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES will be held on Friday, March 6, 1998 at the UT Thompson Conference Center, from 9:00am - 4:00pm. The registration fee is =24195. A .5 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) from the University of Texas at Austin will be awarded for attending this workshop. SPEAKERS: The instructors will be Hermina Anghelescu, doctoral candidate at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, The University of Texas at = Austin, and Linda Webster, a freelance indexer and indexing instructor. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This seminar is designed for: =B7 Those who are interested in exploring a freelance career in indexing and beginning indexers who would like to enhance their indexing skills. =B7 Those who need to do inhouse indexing of local library collections and library publications, including special librarians. =B7 Technical writers and other authors of nonfiction who need to index = their own publications. =B7 Journal and book editors who proofread and edit indexes created by = others. PROGRAM: A practical introduction to basic indexing techniques for journals, databases, and back-of-the-book indexes for beginning indexers. Topics include choice of main headings and subheading, alphabetization, cross-references, style and format. Presentation will include examples from different subject fields = and hands-on exercises for participants. There will also be a demonstration of CINDEX=99 indexing software, available for both Windows and Macintosh platforms. Participants will have the opportunity to practice indexing with CINDEX, and will receive a demo copy of CINDEX to take home. For brochure/registration form, send your fax number or mailing address to David Terry, dterry=40uts.cc.utexas.edu, (512) 471-8806, GSLIS, SZB 564, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-1276.