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, specializing in history, biography, music and art.
As a proofreader, I provide a final quality check on non-fiction materials to ensure that there is consistency and accuracy in terms of spelling, grammar, punctuation and layout.
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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BA (Music Theory, History), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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ARCT (Piano Performance), Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Canada
Other Work Experience
I had a lengthy career as a legal assistant 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.