ASI Web Site Policy
Copyright
We do not post copyrighted articles without the express permission of the copyright owners. The content of this site is copyrighted; read our notice.
Privacy Policy
We do not provide any personal information about anyone without express permission from that person. Any identifiable information about an individual, other than the name, email address, and ASI-related activities or responsibilities of that individual, is considered personal.
A Word About Cookies
Cookies are used by the ASI web site in order to validate access to the Members Area. Users who do not attempt to visit this area do not receive any cookies from the ASI site.
When a member logs in, the information is checked against a database of active members and passwords, and the validated information is sent back to the member's hard disk as a small file called a cookie. Each time the member accesses another members-only page, the information in the cookie is sent to the server again to confirm that there was a prior successful login. Because the web is a stateless environment, there is no connection between one request for a web page and the next. Without the cookies, users could not be recognized from page to page, and thus would not have the ability to access protected areas such as our Members Area. This is the industry standard way of maintaining state across requests, and is harmless, especially when used by an ethical organization such as ASI.
Links To and From Other Web Sites
DISCLAIMER: Web sites outside the asindexing.org domain are not the responsibility of ASI, and links to them do not imply ASI's endorsement or agreement with the content found there. ASI does not express any opinion about the accuracy or objectivity of information found at any site we link to. You must judge whether to use such information, and you bear all risk in connection with using such information. Caveat lector.
ASI does not accept paid advertising for the web site. It participates on a limited basis in commercial affiliations such as purchase links that have been approved by the Board of Directors. Other sites are welcome to link to the ASI site. However, ASI does not permit its web content to be displayed inside the frame of another site.
The ASI webmasters may choose to display a link to a web site if it meets at least one of the following criteria:
- The site provides information of professional interest to indexers.
- The site is that of a chapter, group, or SIG of ASI, or a professional society affiliated with ASI.
- The site is that of an ASI member who has purchased a listing in the Indexer Locator and has given permission to be included in the on-line edition. These links will appear only when accessing the on-line Indexer Locator.
- The site offers software products or training courses specific to indexing and abstracting. Custom software services, consulting services and individualized coaching do not qualify.
- The site is that of a company or organization providing continuing services to ASI under contract. Contracts to present sessions, roundtables, or workshops at ASI conferences are not considered "continuing" and do not qualify.
- The site is that of a company or organization offering discounts or other tangible benefits to ASI members.
- The site contains information of interest to persons attending an ASI annual conference such as lodging, meals, entertainment, local transportation, attractions near the conference city, or discounted travel to the conference.
The interpretation of these criteria is the sole responsibility of the ASI webmasters, and their decisions are final.
Publisher Lists
While we do link to lists of publishers, we do not maintain our own list. If you wish to be added to one of these lists, please contact the list manager directly.
Job Notices
Use the online form to post an indexing job in the Jobs Hotline; contact the Key Words editor to place your notice in that publication. You can also announce indexing positions on the indexing mailing list, index-l, and search for indexers by specialty in the Indexer Locator.
Member Area
The member area of the web site is protected by a userID/password login. Information contained in the member area is for the personal use of ASI members in good standing. This information is considered confidential and must not be distributed to others or used for commercial purposes.
Contacting the Webmasters
The volunteer webmasters of this site are Dick Bower, Diane Brenner, and Karen Lane. If you have a question directly related to this Web site (or its related pages), please feel free to write the webmasters at webmaster@asindexing.org. There is an email link for the webmasters at the bottom of every page. They would be happy to hear your site-related comments, suggestions, and corrections.
Documents for posting to the website should be submitted to webmaster@asindexing.org as plain text. The following document types may also be submitted as email attachments: .rtf, .doc, .htm, .html, .txt, .jpg, .gif, .pdf, .xls, .ppt. Files with other extensions (or no extension) may cause your message and all its attachments to be filtered out by our hosting service. Since ZIP files will not pass the filters, please email the Webmasters for delivery instructions before sending the file. If you have questions, please contact the Webmasters.
If you are having trouble finding what you are looking for, you should consider browsing or searching the site index.
For questions that are not directly related to this site:
- For ASI-related questions, contact the ASI Headquarters office.
- For indexing-related questions, look at the FAQ at this site. If you don't find what you need there, or desire person-to-person contact, write and/or subscribe to the indexing mailing list, index-l.
- If you are interested in finding a freelance indexer, see "Job Notices" above.
- ASI publications are available online through Information Today, Inc.
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