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Nicola King @nicolaking.bsky.social · 18h

No they aren't because it won't be able to do the job.

Nicola King @nicolaking.bsky.social · 18h

Not yet - see the @asindexing.bsky.social statement asindexing.org/ai-news/stat... A human indexer would have caught that kind of error. An AI one might if it had been taught to do so.

Statement on AI and Book Indexing | American Society for Indexing

asindexing.org

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Society of Indexers @indexers.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking that surely book indexing is something AI could do? Think again. @asindexing.bsky.social has released its statement on indexing using LLM-based AI tools - these tools simply don't do a good job of indexing. For a quality index, use a human indexer. buff.ly/X7Vuesc

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Nicola King @nicolaking.bsky.social · 2d

Please recommend some history podcasts that aren't about the Tudors or kings and queens.

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pilarw2000 @pilarw2000.bsky.social · 5d

Statement on AI and Book #Indexing from ASI: "AI is not currently capable of producing even adequate indexes. High-quality indexes that meet reader needs and expectations still require the fine-grained human judgment of a professional indexer." asindexing.org/ai-news/stat... #IndexSky #bookindexes

Statement on AI and Book Indexing | American Society for Indexing

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Nicola King @nicolaking.bsky.social · 7d

Pevsner had a bad time doing Notts, he was on his own without a driver or assistant and the weather was poor. Check the bio by Susie Harries for more info on that trip and how he went about his work. But he loved the leaves of Southwell Minster.

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Kory Stamper @korystamper.bsky.social · 9d

I'm reviewing the index for "True Color" now, and I just want to heap laurels on the indexer who read this <checks jacket copy> "kaleidoscopic journey" and noted every. single. color. name. mentioned. In a book about defining color names. The index is 6600 words long. A marvel.

a man in a captain america costume stands in front of a rock

Alt: Captain America in...I don't know. The OG Captain America film? Winter Soldier? Not sure! Haven't seen the movies, yes I am a terrible person, I've been busy! Anyway: Chris Evans' Captain America, in the ruins of war, turning and saluting the viewer, weary yet heartfelt.

media.tenor.com

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J MacQueen @jomacmouse.bsky.social · 9d

It makes me wonder what we did to be in the index, let alone the text of your book. But consider that a selling point: this Australian will just have to buy the book & find out by reading it.

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Nicola King @nicolaking.bsky.social · 9d

and what I see of AI translation is similar, to get a great job done you need a human being.

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Nicola King @nicolaking.bsky.social · 9d

Indexes produced by AI require so much human input it is more efficient for the human to do it. Neither LLM based AI nor the dedicated indexing AI tools are up to the job. Our US colleagues at @asindexing.bsky.social have a page of information asindexing.org/ai-news/

AI News | American Society for Indexing

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Nicola King @nicolaking.bsky.social · 9d

Unfortunately for AI, that's just another thing it can't do. asindexing.org/ai-news/stat...

Statement on AI and Book Indexing | American Society for Indexing

asindexing.org

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Nicola King @nicolaking.bsky.social · 11d

A dog called Index? How lovely!

Nicola King @nicolaking.bsky.social · 13d

@indexers.bsky.social has resources for authors - start here and especially the blogs by @baindex.org and @tanyaizzard.bsky.social linked there www.indexers.org.uk/about-indexi...

Authors and indexes

Some authors feel that they are the best people to index their own books, as they are the experts on the subject matter and familiar with the books’ structure. However, unless an author is experienced...

www.indexers.org.uk

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Nicola King @nicolaking.bsky.social · 16d

Does anyone know anything about old Brighton motor bike registrations?

Nicola King @nicolaking.bsky.social · 16d

It still might or might not be TEL on the bike. The TEL bike expert says that the number on the motorbike is a Brighton registration, and and he has no records of a Brighton registered Brough, so that is a blank; in any case TEL's bikes would have been Nottingham registered.

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Nicola King @nicolaking.bsky.social · 16d

Any other local interested parties who rode a motor bike?

Nicola King @nicolaking.bsky.social · 16d

It still might or might not be TEL on the bike. The TEL bike expert says that the number on the motorbike is a Brighton registration, and and he has no records of a Brighton registered Brough, so that is a blank; in any case TEL's bikes would have been Nottingham registered.

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Paula Clarke Bain @baindex.org · 16d

Another day, conference, and 9.15am presentation. 😬 Now at Kents Hill Park in Milton Keynes for @the-ciep.bsky.social’s #CIEP2025. I’m running a breakout session on ‘Another trick up your sleeve: adding book indexing to your editorial skills portfolio’, with a live indexing exercise for all.

A CIEP conference delegate speaker badge and lanyard on top of session materials including a resources page, text extract, index entry input sheet, and ‘Commissioning an Index’ leaflet from the Society of Indexers.

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Nicola King @nicolaking.bsky.social · 18d

The eyes follow you.

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Society of Indexers @indexers.bsky.social · 19d

The principles of indexing Parliamentary proceedings are very similar to those for book indexing - you need to be thoughtful, neutral, precise, accurate and consistent #SIConf25

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Levi Stahl @levistahl.bsky.social · 20d

The index for the Complete Peanuts volumes is a source of joy. These entries are from the 1987–1988 volume.

Text:

cards...143, 249
carpenter...24
carrot cake...214
cat next door...94, 116, 289,
308, 312
chain letters...37
checkers...168
"Chestnuts Roasting..."...28 chocolate chip cookies...9, 32,
157, 227
chocolate sundae...80
Christmas..145, 148, 149-154, 156, 159, 300-301, 303-304,
309-311
Clara...85, 87
cleats...174
coconut, distastefulness of...163 concert...40, 52, 71, 159-160,
193, 196, 294
Conrad...242, 280

Text:

Great Pumpkin...128, 130, 288
Gretzky, Wayne...138, 141
Halloween...128, 130, 288
Hardy, Thomas...252
hockey...129, 136, 138-139, 141,
170, 312
homework...1, 9, 17, 34, 72, 172, 181, 198, 211, 217, 220, 296,
300, 309, 312
hot chocolate...42, 50
ice cream...65, 79-80, 245
"Joe Perfect".
'...286
Kermit the Frog...166
"Kilroy was here"
'...4
"kiss-and-tell" book...237-238
kites...18, 29, 63-64, 66, 194 knee surgery... 139,141-144,
182
lampshade..290
Lassie...286
Latin...243

Text:

as python...254
as rattlesnake...93, 94
as vulture...40
as World Famous
Attorney...16, 73, 114, 240,
243, 258-259, 288, 301 as World Famous
Sergeant-Major of the
Foreign Legion..30-31,
33-34, 161
as World Famous
Surgeon...21-22, 72, 132-34,
165, 181, 234, 295

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Nicola King @nicolaking.bsky.social · 20d

You won't like the audio Jackson Brodie series by Kate Atkinson. The name of his sister Niamh is mispronounced in pretty much all of them, with possibly one or two exceptions.

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Society of Indexers @indexers.bsky.social · 20d

Indexers will be gathering in Birmingham tomorrow for our annual conference. We're delighted to be welcoming presenters and participants from our sister societies around the world. Follow along with #SIConf25 #IndexSky

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Nicola King @nicolaking.bsky.social · 20d

We also like to put reviews that mention the index, good or bad, in The Indexer www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journal/index

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📚Fedorak Indexing @indexosaurus.bsky.social · 21d

If you are reviewing a book and you have thoughts on the index (good or bad or lack thereof) please include them in your review. Indexing is invisible so reminders of their existence helps to keep them from the chopping block of budget cuts. #BookSky #NonFiction #AcademicSky

Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 21d

Some food for thought: if you're reviewing a book & it has good, useful maps, say so in the review! And name the mapmaker if you can.

Often, folks writing books don't know where to go for good maps. Making mention of them in your review helps everyone.
#skystorians #midievalsky #historians

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Nicola King @nicolaking.bsky.social · 21d

Putney Church has 8 bells

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