Alyssa Graybeal, MLIS
Memberindexmatters.xyz
1667 6TH ST
ASTORIA, Oregon 97103 United States
503-334-5868

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When I wrote my first index in 2005, for a financial accounting textbook from Queen’s University Press, it was love at first index. I undertook professional training immediately, and indexing became my portal into the worlds of both librarianship and freelance editing.
Twenty years later, I’ve returned to indexing full time. I index trade books, scholarly publications, and textbooks in a wide variety of subject areas, from the humanities and social sciences to biomedical sciences. I’ve undertaken specialized training in medical indexing and medical terminology.
I also have a personal interest in fiber arts and DIY, biography and memoir, horticulture, psychology, history, linguistics, disability studies, Indigenous studies, and French-language materials.
The indexes I write can be submitted to the publisher in whatever format you need, separate or embedded. I’m skilled at creating embedded indexes in formats including but not limited to Word, InDesign, XML, and ePub.
I’m a member of the Indexing Society of Canada / Société canadienne d’ indexation (ISC/CSI) and the American Society for Indexing (ASI), and I’m a dedicated volunteer for the ASI-PNW chapter.
I look forward to hearing from you! If I’m not available to work on your project, I will help you find an indexer who is.
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Software expertise and production skills:
Acrobat suite
Cindex
Copyediting
InDesign
Index Manager
MS Word
Name indexes
Proofreading
Textract
WordEmbed
XML structures/encoding
Language Specialties:
French
Subject Specialties:
Accessibility/universal design
Aging, gerontology, and geriatrics
Agriculture
Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Animals and animal behavior/training
Anthropology
Architecture
Art and Art History
Arts and Crafts
Biography
Biology
Business and commerce
Children, child development, and pediatrics
Computer science and IT
Culinary arts
DIY (do-it-yourself)
Education
Earth sciences
Economics
Environmental sciences
Fashion and textiles
Film studies
Finance
Folklore and fairy tales
Gardening and horticulture
Gender studies
Geography
History
LGBTQ+ studies
Library and information studies
Linguistics and language studies
Literary criticism
Medicine and health sciences
Nursing
Nutrition and diet
Popular culture
Psychology
Records management
Religion and spirituality
Sociology
Sports and recreation
Theatre
Travel
Veterinary medicine
Wellness and self-help
Type of Materials Specialties:
Bibliographies
Children’s books
Cookbooks
Encyclopedias and reference tools
Fiction
Guidebooks
Journals and periodicals
Manuals (software, technical, user, etc.)
Scholarly books
Textbooks and study guides
Trade books
Updated: August 8, 2025