Document (#21639)

Author

Manley, S.
Harwood, N.

Title

Bringing it home : learning to index books by correspondence

Source

Indexer. 20(1997) no.4, S.185-187

Year

1997

Abstract

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Graduate School Correspondence Study Program offers 2 indexing courses: Basic indexing and Applied indexing. Basic indexing covers indexing techniques in the style used by the University of Chicago Press. The Applied indexing course is a short-form simulation of ehr experiences of a frelance indexer. Over 2.600 students have enrolled on these courses since their inception in the mid-1980s. Gives details of the contents of the courses, discusses the challenges for students and teachers and emphasizes the strength of individualized instruction provided by a correspondence course

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