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Marilyn
Joyce Rowland
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| Indexing: | Marilyn Rowland has over 30 years' experience in indexing, and has maintained a full-time indexing consulting business for the past 15 years. She has indexed a wide range of subject matters and types of publications and is proficient in Web indexing and embedded indexing as well as traditional back-of-the-book and periodical indexing. She is delighted to take on challenging projects and always happy to work closely with clients to ensure satisfaction. | |||||||
| Subject Matter: | Specialties include: computers and technology, science, health and medicine, history and current events, education and child/family development, visual and performing arts, political and social sciences, urban and environmental issues, business administration and management, and public and world affairs. | |||||||
| Indexing and Related Services: | Back-of-the-book indexing, periodical indexing; embedded indexing;
and Web site indexing. Index copy provided by e-mail, and on disk, and/or
hard copy.
Consulting services include review and editing of indexes compiled by others, including computer-generated indexes, teaching indexing and editorial services in the classroom and on an apprenticeship basis, and inserting glossary definitions, printer codes, and other special features. Abstracting and indexing of scientific and technical documents. |
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| Education: | B.A. International Relations, American University
Master of City and Regional Planning (M.C.R.P), Memphis State University. |
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| Professional Associations: | Member, American
Society of Indexers (ASI) and Massachusetts Society of Indexers,
a chapter of ASI Former Webmaster, Massachusetts Society of Indexers (now the New England Chapter, American Society of Indexers) Past president, Massachusetts Society of Indexers (now the New England Chapter, American Society of Indexers) Former board member, American Society of Indexers Former Chair, Web Site Committee, American Society of Indexers Former Webmaster, American Society of Indexers |
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| Teaching Experience: | Individual mentoring in indexing
Corporate and continuing education classes in indexing Workshops for Massachusetts Society of Indexers on the business of indexing and Web site design for indexers Panel Discussions on scientific indexing, networking, and other aspects of indexing for American Society of Indexers Workshop on Web Indexing for American Society of Indexers |
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| Publications: | "Mentoring," published in the American Society of Indexers newsletter,
Key Words.
"Going Online," published in the American Society of Indexers newsletter, Key Words and reprinted in an ASI publication. "Indexing Art and Art History Books," with Diane Brenner, included in the American Society of Indexers publication, Indexing Specialties: History. Beyond Book Indexing: How to Get Started in Web Indexing, Embedded Indexing and Other Computer-Based Media, co-edited with Diane Brenner. Contributed three articles to that book (on Web site indexing, META tag indexing, and Web site design for indexers). Meeting handouts on topics related to Web site indexing, Web site design, getting started in indexing, and maintaining an indexing business. See also articles on this site. |
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| Awards: | Web Indexing award, Australian Society of Indexers, 1998 and 1999, for Acxiom Corporation, Case-in-Point online newsletter index. | |||||||
| Sampling of Recent Indexing Titles: | Art, Architecture, Performing Arts
Beaux Arts New York
Business Dividend Policy
Computers Active Server Pages
Education The Allure of Authors
History and World Affairs Abraham Lincoln, Slavery, and the Civil War
Science and Medicine Alex Studies: grey parrot communication
Illustrated Cutaneous and Aesthetic Laser Surgery, 2/e
Radiography Prep, 2/e.
Web Site Indexing Axciom Case-in-Point newsletter
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| For more information: | Please e-mail Marilyn Rowland
for information on indexing availability, fees, and scheduling. Samples
and references available on request.
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