My Work
I create back-of-book indexes for a variety of texts. I also work on indexing daily content using a controlled vocabulary. In addition, I have coursework experience with metadata standards and schemas, controlled vocabularies, and taxonomies.
Select Indexing Work
Click on the links in the titles to view a sample of the index I've created.
If you would like to see the full index, please contact me. Note: These are for samples only and are not published.
If you would like to see the full index, please contact me. Note: These are for samples only and are not published.
by John Matthews
ISBN: 0-8356-0769-0
by Jennifer Ward
ISBN: 978-1-61180-415-7
by Pete Buttigieg
ISBN: 978-1-63149-877-0
by Alan D. Sills
ISBN: 978-0-7641-4464-2
More Texts I Have Indexed
Below is a list of some of my published indexes.
FABRIC[ated]: Fabric Innovation and Material Responsibility in Architecture, by Tolya Stonorov.
Disaster Victim Identification: A Manager's Guide to Policy and Procedure, by Abraham J. Domb and Jay H. Levinson.
Head, Heart, and Hands Listening in Coach Practice, by Kymberly Dakin-Neal.
A Young Person’s Guide to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders, by Riccardo Dalle Grave and Simona Calugi.
The Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer, Revised Edition: How to Produce High-Quality Herbs on a Market Scale, by Jeff Carpenter with Melanie Carpenter.
Non-Book Indexing
WARC
Tagging articles on marketing and marketing research using a proprietary taxonomy. Part-time, long term contract. Visit the WARC homepage to see the type of content I index.
Other Information Organization Work
MLIS Coursework
Below are projects that I completed during my master level courses at Kent State University in the Library and Information Sciences program.
Metadata Projects:
Summary of existing standards: Darwin Core, VRA Core 4.0
Metadata Application Profile creation: Decorations profile with corresponding website
KOS (Knowledge Organization Structures/Systems/Services) Project:
Faceted organization with controlled vocabulary pick lists, synonym rings, and taxonomy development: Ohio Capitol of Information (OCOI) Project
Ohio Outdoor Sculpture Internship:
Worked in the content management system, Omeka. Finalized an update to the metadata schema for cataloging the digital records and created documentation for updating current records.
For an overview of my work there, please visit my internship website or visit the Ohio Outdoor Sculpture website.