From nifkev@juno.com Thu Feb 12 05:58:50 1998 Received: from mxu2.u.washington.edu (mxu2.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.9]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id FAA31366 for ; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 05:58:49 -0800 Received: from x11.boston.juno.com (x11.boston.juno.com [205.231.100.26]) by mxu2.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.09) with ESMTP id FAA03127 for ; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 05:58:46 -0800 Received: (from nifkev@juno.com) by x11.boston.juno.com (queuemail) id IDC02806; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 08:57:43 EST To: index-nw@u.washington.edu Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 09:03:10 -0500 Subject: Re: USDA Course question??? Message-ID: <19980212.090311.11134.0.nifkev@juno.com> References: X-Mailer: Juno 1.49 X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0,2-27,37-38,40-46 From: nifkev@juno.com (Kevin & Jennifer A. Broccoli) On Tue, 10 Feb 1998 14:52:40 -0800 (PST) Karen Sharkey writes: >I'd like to take the USDA indexing class but don't have the time or >money >right now (I'm a full-time grad student). I checked out the ASI >web site, >and noted what textbooks are used for this course, and thought I could >perhaps get the books and learn on my own, at my own pace (and price). > >My question to you folks is: have any of you taken the USDA course, >and, >in your opinion, would it be a worthwhile experience to do it the way >I >would like to (on my own with just the textbooks)? Or do you think >that >the course offers enough more than just the books alone that I should >wait until I can take the course itself? > >I appreciate any suggestions! > > Karen Sharkey > > > > Karen: I have taken the USDA's "Basic Indexing" course and I am about 1/2 through with the "Applied Indexing" course. Although, as the others stated, some have learned on their own- I would suggest the course. Why? Because even now (although having gone through most of the course) I find I am learning important things that I have since overlooked. There is nothing like turning in indexes, having a professional review it, and receiving correction and advise on it. That is not to say that those who have learned on their own are not as capable. But if you can scrap up the cash and the time, I think that the benefits are enormous and that you will be much more confident upon embarking in the workworld. Another option is to find a mentor that can serve as your "teacher". However, realistically few are available to serve as such. Hope everything works out well for you. Kevin A. Broccoli Broccoli Indexing Services brocindex@catskill.net _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] .