It's official - the Legal Indexing SIG is now an official ASI SIG. Thanks for your help in making it happen! And a special thanks to the following for...
Can someone write up the basic details of a press release? ASI would put together the press release in a finalized form, and then distribute appropriately. I'd...
Hi, I would be glad to take a hand at writing the press release. Any suggestions on what should be included? Also, what about the news release? I can do that...
Hello all, OK, so we're now officially an ASI affiliated SIG. It's time to begin to give form to the SIG. We need some folks who would like to take a...
Susan, The press release and news announcement, that you sent us offlist, were excellent and well done. Thanks again for assisting the SIG and responding to...
Mary, You are welcome. It is I who should thank both you and Maria for getting the Legal SIG off the ground and for all your hard work. I hope you have a...
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to my American colleagues. Although we don't celebrate Thanksgiving in Jamaica, I'm thankful for you all. Jessica Jessica McCurdy Crooks ...
Hello all, OK, so we're not seeing a stampede of people wanting to take up the SIG leadership roles.... First though, a big thanks to Susan Barnes who has...
Hi Mary, In the process of renewing my membership online, I designated 2 SIGs -- legal and scholarly--to join. There was no charge for either. However, I note...
Mary Daniel
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Dec 7, 2006 12:27 am
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Hello Everyone, Dues for 2007 are $20.00 US and are payable by check to Legal Indexing SIG. Please mail your check to: Susan Barnes Topcat Indexing Services PO...
Hello Everyone! I hope everyone had a terrific Christmas and I wish everyone a very Happy New Year! I wanted to let everyone know what has been happening with...
I want to apologize to Terri Hudoba for misspelling her name. In the list of paid members, I wrote Huboda instead of Hudoba. I promise not to make that...
Hi Susan, I hate to do this to you, but you also misspelled my name (and its not necessary to publicly acknowledge it). No "s"; Daniel. Cheers,Meg Daniel To:...
Mary Daniel
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Jan 9, 2007 5:31 pm
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Hi Meg, I am so sorry. I will correct it right away on my list. Thanks, Susan Susan Barnes Topcat Indexing Services susan@... _____ From:...
Hello Legal SIG folks: Are you planning to attend the annual conference in Philadelphia? Did you know that there is a Legal Indexing Workshop from 1:30 to...
Hello all, We've decided to form a leadership group of co-chairs to infuse this new SIG with energy and structure. Four ASI members have volunteered to act as...
Hello, I'm updating a table of cases, that another indexer created, and the publisher wants all the previous work looked over. Since this is only about my...
Mary, 1. Coll. is the Bluebook abbreviation for College. 2. Whenever I've cited a case, I always use the name of the case as given, and the name would...
Hello Legal SIG members, I am writing to request your input on two different issues. ASI suggested we write several articles to contribute to the legal...
Mary Daniel
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Jan 25, 2007 12:18 pm
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Just to say, I have had it in mind for some time to produce a Centrepiece for The Indexer which would cover handling of sources/citations for the non-legal...
If a client wants you to come down on your price, you have to consider a couple of things: 1) Is my price reasonable? Does it match up with what other indexers...
Kate Mertes
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Jan 25, 2007 1:58 pm
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Good thought, Maureen. I'll add your suggestion -- handling of sources/citations for the non-legal indexer tackling material with a legal dimension -- to the...
Mary Daniel
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Jan 25, 2007 3:17 pm
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Thanks, Kate, for your thoughtful response. Some additional information (and everyone, please feel free to jump in -- ) 1. The publisher is a small university...
Mary Daniel
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Jan 25, 2007 3:19 pm
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Hi Meg, One other thing that I would caution you on when working with the author and that is to be sure the manuscript is complete. I made the mistake in...
Mary, Stick to your original bid of $3.50 unless, upon seeing the pages, you really think you can do it for less and still make a good hourly wage. Text books...
Useful to have the additional info. Clearly you want to stay on good terms with the publishers. He thinks the price too high - on what grounds? He doesn't seem...
Kate Mertes
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Jan 25, 2007 6:01 pm
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... What I am doing is preparing a workshop on legal indexing to be presented at the ANZSI conference in Melbourne on 15 March. It is equivalent to the...
Mary, Abbreviation tables in both ALWD and Blue Book are consistently utilized by all legal researchers. I would stick to this format. "Association" is usually...
