Raising the profile of indexing: National Indexing Day 2022

Abstract

National Indexing Day (#indexday), inaugurated in 2017 to celebrate the foundation of the Society of Indexers and promote the profession of indexing, was once more a virtual event in 2022. As the day drew to a close in the UK, it continued on the other side of the world with an event organised by the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers. In addition to considerable activity on social media instigated by @indexers, the day was enlivened by online discussions and presentations. After briefly setting out the background to National Indexing Day, this article gives a flavour of how the Society of Indexers and the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers used the day to promote indexing and indexers in the online environment.