Indexer Locator

I am a professionally trained indexer with a history of providing clear, comprehensive, highly usable indexes on time or early. I am professional, flexible, and pleasant to work with. I work to your specifications, with or without a style guide, or if you prefer, I can determine the author’s goals, the intended audience, the appropriate format, structure, and length of the index, and the depth of indexing.

Because I have a broad knowledge base and am widely read, I have been able to create highly usable indexes in a wide range of subjects. I assimilate new information quickly, and I am adept at incorporating multiple perspectives into an index when necessary. I am scrupulously attentive to detail, and I have strong analytical and organizational abilities. I have excellent communication skills and I am a terminology expert.

Because the index is an interface between the author and the reader, I base each indexing decision on the author’s intentions and the readers’ needs. In crafting an index, I understand that it is vital for me to see the relationships between details and organize them into meaningful order. I feel it is vital that an index use the author’s words and possess a level of detail that helps readers find the information they need easily and quickly. As I compile an index, I am building a well-interconnected road map to the text, one that involves the judicious use of double posting and cross-references and clear, utilitarian entry wording.

I offer competitive rates. My resume and list of books indexed are available upon request.

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Software expertise and production skills:
Acrobat
SKY Index software
WordEmbed

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Subject Specialties:
Agriculture
Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Anthropology
Archaeology
Art and Art History
Arts and Crafts
Astronomy
Biography
Biology
Business and Commerce
Children
Collecting
Communications
Consumer Affairs
Criminology
Culinary Arts
Cultural Studies
Earth Sciences
Economics
Education
Environmental Studies
Fiction
Finance
Folklore and Fairy Tales
Food and Beverage
Foreign Policy & International Relations
Gardening & Horticulture
Genealogy
Geography
Gerontology & Geriatrics
Government & Public Administration
History
Home Improvement
How-to-do-it-Yourself
Human Resources Management
Industry
Law
Law Enforcement
Linguistics & Language Studies
Literature & Poetry
Medicine and Health Sciences
Military and Naval Science
Music
Nursing
Nutrition & Diet
Other Specialities: Copyediting
Other Specialities: Indexes Evaluation and Repair Services
Other Specialities: Name Indexes
Other Specialities: Proofreading
Performing Arts
Pharmacology
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Real Estate
Scholarly Publishing
Science
Self-Improvement
Social Sciences
Sports and Recreation
Technology
Transportation
Travel
Women’s Studies

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Type of Materials Specialties:
Cookbooks
Database Indexing
Embedded Indexing
Encyclopedias and Reference Books
Guidebooks
Legal and Government Documents
Manuals
Scholarly Books
Technical Manuals
Textbooks
Thesauri
Trade Books

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Updated: December 9, 2022