Resources: Discussion Groups
Web Indexing Discussion Group
Chat Session Transcript
Other Discussion Groups
General Indexing
Taxonomies
Faceted Classification
Web Design
Information
Architecture
Usability and Computer-Human
Interaction
Content Management
The Web Indexing SIG sponsors an online discussion group: Web Indexing on Yahoo Groups. (This group was created on January 30, 2005, so there are no messages prior to that date.) You simply need to join Yahoo first and sign in.
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Description:
Web Indexing is associated with the Web Indexing SIG of the American Society
for Indexing, although membership in the Web Indexing SIG is not a requirement
for joining this group.
Web Indexing is an open forum for professional indexers who specialize in writing indexes for Web sites. Indexers interested in learning about Web indexing, and Web site creators/editors interested in indexing are also welcome to join this group. We welcome discussions of techniques, standards, software tools, client-indexer relations, and marketing specific to Web indexing. Other topics for discussion may include taxonomies and other nonalphabetical methods of classifying information with Web sites, online indexes of periodicals, and human indexing/categorizing of multiple Web sites on the Web.
This disucssion group
is also used for the posting of requests of web site index peer
reviews.
You might also be interested in viewing the transcript of IndexStudents list's online chat session on Web Indexing led by Seth Maislin on May 19, 2004.
Other
Discussion Groups
INDEX-L
INDEX-L is a mailing list that was created to promote good indexing practice
by providing a forum for aspiring and professional indexers to share information
and ideas relating to all aspects of index preparation. Topics for discussion
can include various types of index structures such as indexes for books,
periodicals, online text, databases, or hypermedia. Participants include
but are not limited to members of professional indexer organizations (ASI,
NFAIS), librarians, library school faculty, and editors.
Subscribe via the Web GUI or send a message to: listserv@unc.edu
with message body: SUBSCRIBE INDEX-L
Indexers'
Discussion List
A list for indexers of books, Websites, or any other media. All indexing-related
topics are discussed, including tools, ergonomics, work habits, finding
jobs, starting and managing an indexing business, etc. No profanity or
unprofessional behavior will be tolerated. This list will be unmoderated
but the list owner will keep watch on list activities and maintain order
and professionalism. New members will, however, be moderated for a short
time in order to prevent spamming and/or inappropriate postings.
Subscribe via the Web site or send a blank message to: indexersdiscussionlist-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
IndexStudents
Indexstudents is for anyone interested in learning to index books,
magazines, databases and the World Wide Web. Discussion will involve the
following issues: indexing courses (including the USDA and Society of
Indexers courses, college courses, and video instruction), starting a
freelance indexing business, marketing, time management, continuing education,
etc.
List membership is
open to both beginning and experienced indexers, as well as course instructors/teachers.
Experienced indexers are encouraged to participate by offering insight
to beginners based on experience. The list has a number of sporadic or
regular education exercises, including practical experience with term
selection, and index editing. These are subject to change at any time.
Subscribe via the Web site or send a blank message to: indexstudents-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Taxonomy
Community of Practice
The taxonomy community of practice is a forum to communicate ideas,
techniques and experiences in deriving, applying and maintaining taxonomies.
Members include practitioners of various backgrounds and responsibilities:
consultants, taxonomists, indexers, content managers, knowledge management
professionals, librarians, and others.
Subscribe via the Web site or send a blank message to: TaxoCoP-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Faceted
Classification Discussion
This list discusses how to classify, set up a classification process,
classification tools, ethics--everything related to doing faceted classification.
Subscribe via the Web site or send a blank message to: facetedclassification-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
WebDesign-L
Originally created in early 1997 to address both “page design”
and “site architecture,” the list has “grown organically
to cover most any topic related to the Web as a profession or as a labor
of love.” It has a rather high volume of messages, some of which
are rather technical with respect to Web development.
highfivebabble
or Babbelist
A Yahoo group established in 2000, with over 1365 members.
“This mailing list is geared to advanced Web design and development
issues, and includes a lively exchange of information, resources, and
exploration of the numerous aspects of our industry.” Message volume
is not as great as it was previously.
“thelist”
A discussion list for designers, developers, and Web managers. It’s
affiliated with the evolt.org
Web site, an advertising collection of articles and resources.
Sitepoint
forums
A collection of numerous specialized forums on Web site design, programming,
and marketing.
The
IA Institute's Members Discussion List
Members of the Web Indexing SIG are eligible to join this members-only
list, as part of the partnership between the Information Architecture
Institute and the Web Indexing SIG.
Sigia-l
This is the discussion list affiliated with Information Architecture SIG
of the American Society
for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T). You don’t
have to be a member of the SIG to join the list. This is the leading discussion
forum of information architects worldwide. It is a large group, and the
number of postings is similar to that of Index-L.
Usability and Computer-Human Interaction (CHI or HCI)
Sighci-l
This is the discussion list affiliated with Human Computer Interaction
SIG of the American Society
for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T). You don’t
have to be a member of the SIG to join the list.
Content Management (CM)
cms
A list for general discussions about content management, with a technology
focus on CM systems.
ContentManagers
A list for people whose professional responsibilities include planning,
writing, editing, approving or otherwise managing content.
CMS-Forum
A searchable database of messages from several CMS lists, including cms
and ContentManagers.
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