Wednesday, June 19, 2013

NEW ASAIB WEBSITE

The new ASAIB website is now live and includes a number of features that we did not have previously.

We would like to request that you enter your details into the membership section. This will enable you to choose whether you require a directory entry or not.
If you have not paid your subscription, please contact Karin McGuirk for the banking details, after which payment your profile will be accessible.

All paid up members' profiles will be made available as soon as notification of their entries has been received by me directly from the website. 

Go to www.asaib.org.za

On the homepage, click on Member Login (top right)
Fill in Name and Password
Fill in your details on your Profile
- name, address, email, username and password (the same ones provided above)
- region (use dropdown menu)
- subject fields (these are broad categories)
- detailed subject fields 
- what you index i.e types of materials
- academic qualifications
- ASAIB indexing training
- Year completed
- other indexing courses
- non-indexing courses i.e computer software such as InDesign,Macrex, Cindex etc.
- Indexing experience
- searchable i.e Directory entry or not
- membership type



 If there are any problems, please contact me at jen.dewet@yahoo.com

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Friday, March 08, 2013

ASAIB 2013 Annual Conference


Collective Wisdom – Placing the Indexer in Context
23 & 24 May 2013
In the Manschappen Saal, Fort Schanskop, Pretoria

A L E R T  A N D  C A L L  F O R  P A P E R S
ASAIB has great pleasure in inviting you to take part in our annual conference.
Summaries of prospective papers should be submitted in MS Word to Marlene Burger at marlene@burger.nom.za before 31 March 2013
A S A I B   A W A R D
The ASAIB 2013 Award for best index and/or bibliography published during 2012 will be made at the conference. Send your entries to Marlene Burger before 15 April 2013.
G E N E R A L
The programme, registration form, map, will be communicated as soon as possible.
The conference itself is from 23 May (full day) until 24 May (up to lunchtime). The afternoon of 24 May will be devoted to two optional tours, ie one to the Voortrekker Monument and the other a visit to the Library and Archives of the Heritage Foundation.
R E G I S T R A T I O N  F E E
R 1 200 person. You will, however, be responsible for a R10 gate fee per day at the main entrance to the terrain.
An early bird registration fee of R1000 will apply until 26 April 2013.
EN Q U I R I E S
Marlene Burger marlene@burger.nom.za  012-6600911
Karin McGuirk mcguik@unisa.ac.za 012-4296313
Madely du Preez preezm@unisa.ac.za 012-4296792


MAP TO THE VENUE
Please find a map to the venue at the following link:



CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM


ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN INDEXERS AND BIBLIOGRAPHERS (ASAIB)

2013 Annual Conference
‘COLLECTIVE WISDOM’ 
PLACING THE INDEXER IN CONTEXT
23 & 24 May 2013
In the Manschappen Saal, Fort Schanskop, Pretoria

REGISTRATION FORM

NAME:                                                                  

ORGANISATION:                                               

POSTAL ADDRESS:                                         

TEL:                                                                      

FAX:                                                                      

E-MAIL:                                                                 

SPECIAL DIETARY PREFERENCES:          

I WOULD LIKE TO GO (tick preference)
            □  on a guided tour of The Voortrekker Monument
            □  on a visit to the Heritage Foundation Exhibit, Library and Archives


SIGNED: ………………………………..                 DATE:      

FEES: R1000 (Early Bird – registered and paid before 26 April 2013)
             R1200 full conference fee

PAYMENT can be made in advance or at the conference
Account name: ASAIB
Bank: Nedbank
Branch name and code: Sandown 193305
Account number: 2933069393

Fax proof of payment to: For attention, Ms K McGuirk,  0866142512

Quote your initial(s) and surname (not company name) as deposit reference

 

Return this registration form to

            ASAIB Conference 2013
            c/o Ms K McGuirk
            Department of Information Science
            PO Box 392
            0003 Unisa
Or email to:   mcguik@unisa.ac.za