Ay me, what act,
That roars so loud, and thunders in the index?
William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Act III, Scene IV
As an indexer, I provide back-of-the-book indexes for scholarly and trade publications. My areas of specialization include history, biography, music, and art.
As a proofreader, I provide a final quality check on written material to ensure that there is consistency and accuracy throughout in terms of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and layout, according to your brief and within the context of a given house style.
Skills Summary
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Proofreading suite, Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)
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Indexing Training Course, American Society for Indexing
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Indexing Boot Camp, Indexing Partners
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Editing Certificate, Simon Fraser University
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Member, Editors' Association of Canada/Association canadienne des réviseurs
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Member, Indexing Society of Canada/Société canadienne d'indexation (ISC/SCI)
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Member, American Society for Indexing (ASI)
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Membership Coordinator, Pacific Northwest Chapter, ASI
Education
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B.A. (Music Theory, History), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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A.R.C.T. (Piano Performance), Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Canada
Other Work Experience
I worked as a legal assistant for over 35 years in Canadian and UK law firms. As legal work has a prime focus on language and writing, precision and accuracy, this experience influenced my proofreading and indexing work.