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Why me: Most of my work is repeat business from satisfied clients, and I will bring that quality to your index. I pride myself on indexes that meet your specifications, meet reader needs and expectations, and meet your deadline. I’ll bring 18 years of indexing experience to your project.

Subject specialties: Legal, social sciences, business, and teaching and education make up the bulk of my indexing work. However, I also do other subjects including parenting/family, family histories, library sciences, health, self-help, and more, and I’m willing to take on any subject where I feel that I can do a good job with the material. Things I avoid include hard science, medicine for professionals, and philosophy.

My background: Law degree (JD), psychology degree (BS), and graduate level coursework in psychology. I have worked as an attorney, a freelance writer, a library clerk, and a law librarian. My library work provides me with first-hand knowledge of how people use indexes, and what works and doesn’t work for readers.

Volunteer work: Two terms as Chapter Secretary, many years as the Chapter Membership Coordinator, work on the Program Team planning conferences, and writing and editing for both the chapter and the ASI newsletter. I was a founding member and officer of the Legal Indexing Special Interest Group of ASI from inception in 2006 until 2011, and took over as Manager starting in 2016.

Training in indexing: Certificates of Completion from both ASI’s Training in Indexing course and from Kari Kells of Index West. I have also attended indexing conferences, meetings, and peer reviews.

Pricing depends on the complexity of the book, the subject matter, the schedule, and your needs. I consider rush jobs if my schedule allows.

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Software expertise and production skills:
CUP process
DexEmbed
Name indexes
SKY

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Subject Specialties:
Biography
Business and commerce
Criminology and law enforcement
Education
Government and public administration
Law
Library and information studies
Psychology
Sociology
Wellness and self-help

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Type of Materials Specialties:
Encyclopedias and reference tools
Guidebooks
Journals and periodicals
Legal and government documents
Newsletters
Scholarly books
Textbooks and study guides
Trade books

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Updated: July 8, 2024