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Hedden Information Management

Web Site Indexing
Self-Paced Online Courses for Corporate Clients

Hedden Information Management offers self-paced online training sessions in web site indexing to groups of two or more.

Sessions are offered at any time. They are intended to be completed at a pace of one lesson per week, but participants may choose to proceed at a faster or slower pace.

• 1 - Creating Web Site Indexes
  An introduction to Web A-Z indexes and the tools to created them. During this workshop, participants will learn how to create and format a hyperlinked A-Z website index and how to use a freeware web indexing tool and the free demo of another web indexing tool. The workshop begins with a discussion about the structure of a website index and which sites would benefit from an index. Topics covered include basic skills in indexing, the process of indexing, and the use of HTML code in indexing.
  Length: 4 lessons   Cost: $175 per individual participant, plus $75 registration fee per group
  Course outline and registration
  
  
• 2 - Indexing Techniques for Web Sites and Intranets
  A session for those who are familiar with HTML or work with web sites (webmasters, information architects, web designers, web developers, web content writers and editors). During this workshop, participants will learn best practices for index entry style, main entry/subentry combinations, and cross-references. The emphasis is on creating appropriate index entries, rather than on the technical aspects of HTML indexing.
  Length: 3 lessons   Cost: $100 per individual participant, plus $50 registration fee per group
  Course outline and registration

All training sessions include original lesson texts with graphic screenshots, resource links, exercises with feedback offered, and individual direct e-mail support.

Software:
No special software needs to be purchased to complete the courses. Rather, students will use what they have or download demo versions or other free software from the Internet. Both Windows and Mac users may take these courses. For Course 1, the freeware XRefHT has both a Windows version an a Java version that can run on any platform (Mac, Linux, etc.) as long as you have the Java Runtime Environment. The other software tool, HTML Indexer is Windows only, for which just one lesson is devoted. Non-Windows users may take a shortened version of Course 4 for a discount. All students will also need a web browser, e-mail, and Notepad or other text editor.

Additional texts:
No textbook is required, several books are recommended:

Hedden, Heather. Indexing Specialties: Web Sites. Medford, New Jersey: Information Today Inc., 2007. ISBN 978-1-57387-302-4. 165 pages. $40.00, $32.00 for ASI members through Information Today. $26.80 through Amazon.com, $28 members price through Barnes & Noble.

Brown, Glenda, and Jonathan Jermey. Website Indexing: Enhancing Access to Information within Websites, 2nd edition, 2004. 148 pages. Available throughPDF book without a discount through Lulu.com for $27.66, or as a PDF download for $20.00.

Lamb, James. Website Indexes: Visitors to Content in Two Clicks. Ardleigh, Essex, England: Jalamb.com Ltd., 2006. ISBN: 978-1-4116-7937-5. 144 pages. $34.99.

Course payment:
Hedden Information Management course payment is accepted by checks in U.S. dollars, credit card (via PayPal), or direct PayPal transfers. Paperwork (tax ID, etc.) can be provided to accept direct payment from employers or other agencies.

Course review article:
Hedden Information Management. “Creating Web Site Indexes” , by Wendy Catalano, in Key Words, The Bulletin of the American Society for Indexing, Vol. 13. No. 4, October - December 2005.

Comments from previous students:

Thanks again for the course. It was very stimulating and I learned a lot.

I also forgot to mention that one of my favorite things about your course was all the links.

I am very happy with the course.

I'm still plugging away at the course and learning so much! It's just really well organized and seems like it leaves no stone unturned.

Heather: This is great.

I was very impressed by how well you've organized and presented the course material and the ease in which I could follow the discussion.

I thought I knew the basics of HTML, but I learned a few things today about that subject as well as a few others.

Very easy to follow.

I finally looked through all the lessons you sent and they are wonderful.
So much good information!