M a r i s o l   P r o d u c t i o n s
Marilyn Joyce Rowland
I n d e x i n g   S e r v i c e s
Media: Indexing of Web sites (site content and online publications); books (trade books, text books, reference books, children's books, encyclopedias); technical documents (technical reports, computer manuals, government documents); and periodicals (journals, newsletters).
Subject Matter: Specialties include a wide range of topics: computers and technology, science, health and medicine, urban and environmental issues, education and child/family development, visual and performing arts, political and social sciences, history and current events, business administration and management, and public and world affairs.
Experience: Over twenty-five years' experience in the field of indexing, abstracting, and writing. For more information, see Experience. 
Clients: Book, periodical, and computer software documentation publishers; government agencies; and corporations. 
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 printer codes.

For more information, see Services.
Indexing Information: What is an index? What is involved in the indexing process?

Sources of information about indexing.

Advice for new indexers.

Web site design for indexers and other small business consultants. 

Marilyn is the co-editor, with Diane Brenner, of Beyond Book Indexing: How to Get Started in Web Indexing, Embedded Indexing, and other Computer-based Media (Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2000). The book features 12 articles (three written by Marilyn Rowland) on indexing computer books, embedded indexing, Web indexing, CD-ROM indexing, Online Help indexing, META tag indexing, Web site design for indexers, and special-interest mailing lists. For a sample, see Marilyn's article on META tags.To order a copy of the book, visit the publisher's Web site, Information Today. 

Marilyn was featured in Liz Folger's book: The Stay-At-Home Mom’s Guide To Making Money: How to Create the Business That’s Right for You Using the Skills and Interests You Already Have (Rocklin, CA: Prima Press, 1997, revised ?????). Marilyn shares advice on getting started in indexing and juggling the demands of running a business with caring for children. For more information about the book, see Liz Folger's Bizy Mom website. 
For more information: Please e-mail Marilyn Rowland for information on indexing availability, fees, and scheduling. Samples and references available on request.