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The listings in this directory were prepared by the members of the Gardening and Environmental Studies Special Interest Group to facilitate communication among members and to aid publishers, authors, and others who seek the services of qualified, dependable indexers.
On this page is an alphabetical listing of members with their interests and qualifications.
We also provide a categorized listing of members who specialize in particular project formats, languages, and subject areas.
Disclaimer: This group makes no representation, guarantee, or warranty regarding the quality of any member's work. Work agreements, including fee schedules, are negotiated between the individual indexer and the client. Members of the Gardening/Environmental Studies SIG are also members of the American Society of Indexers.
Judith Anderson
True North Indexing Services
6008 Leibly Ave.
Burnaby, BC V5E 3C8 Canada
Telephone: 604-526-4722
Fax: 604-526-4724
Web site: www.members.shaw.ca/judithanderson/
Formats: books, journals & periodicals, newsletters,
reference materials, websites
Subjects: anthropology, archaeology/archaeobotany, biogeography,
biology/life sciences, botany, composting, conservation, earth sciences, ecology, environmental
history, environmental science, ethnoecology/Native peoples, fisheries, forestry, geography,
natural history, natural resources,
outdoor recreation, wildlife
I have a doctorate in population ecology and have recently done research in human behavioural ecology and evolutionary psychology, with an emphasis on the psychology of judgment and decision-making in resource management, conservation, and the interactions of people with the natural world. I have also worked on statistics and experimental design for adaptive management of natural resources. Other related disciplines that I am well-qualified to index include cultural anthropology and ethnoecology.
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Marilyn Augst
Prairie Moon Indexing
553 State Road 458
Bedford IN 47421-7543
Telephone: 765-714-8455
Web site: www.PrairieMoonIndexing.com
Formats: back-of-the-book, technical manuals
Subjects: civil engineering, conservation, ecology, environmental engineering,
environmental history, environmental science,
geology/earth science,
mathematics, natural history, natural resources, paleontology, soil science, space
exploration, wildlife
Indexing experience includes books on environmental topics, soil engineering, and sustainable development. My first career was technical writing. I work on manuscript or pdf files, either e-mail or ftp. I meet deadlines.
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Connie Binder, MLS
332 Compton Ave
Laurel , MD 20707, USA
Telephone: 301-602-7307
Web site: http://www.conniebinder.com
Formats: books, databases, journals/periodicals
Subjects: anthropology, archaeology, biogeography, biology/life sciences, botany, conservation,
ecology, environmental history, ethnoecology, fisheries, gardening/organic gardening, gardens and garden history, geography, health and the environment, natural history, oceanography, outdoor recreation, wildlife
I am a freelance librarian, specializing in the indexing of books, journals, and electronic media. In business for myself since 1991, I am dedicated to helping you produce a top quality product. I work independently, make professional decisions and provide consulting services. I tailor my work to your needs, never losing sight of the fact that the final product belongs to you.
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Jill Edwards
Snowshoe Lane Indexing
Land O' Lakes, WI
Web site: www.snowshoelane.com
Formats:
books, catalogs, journals and periodicals, newsletters, reference materials, technical manuals, web sites
Subjects: biology, botany, composting, conservation, ecology, environmental science,
food plants and foodways,
gardening, gardens and garden history, health & environment, land use, landscape design and history, natural resources, oceanography, wildlife
Full-time indexer since 2005. Master Gardener (WI). B.S. in Medical Technology. Educated in biological sciences and environmental topics. Indexes are written with the needs of the author, publisher, and reader considered. I provide accurate, logical, and comprehensive indexes providing access to the relevant concepts and information in the text, following your indexing specifications, meeting your deadlines.
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Melody Englund
Songbird Indexing Services
74535 Neer City Road
Rainier, OR 97048 USA
Telephone: 503-245-3009
Web site: www.songbirdindex.com
Formats: books, journals &
periodicals, large projects, newsletters, reference materials
Subjects: agriculture, anthropology, beekeeping, biology, composting, conservation, ecology, environmental history, foodplants and foodways, gardening, gardens
& garden history, health & environment,
land use, natural resources, nursery operations
I index a wide variety of trade books from pet care to legal self-help books. My clients include Perseus Books Group, Island Press, Dana Press, Nolo Press, Bloomsbury USA, Bill Smith Group, Greenleaf Book Group, and Marketplace Books. Please see my website or contact me for additional information.
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Indexplorations
2939 NE 19th Avenue
Portland, OR 97212 USA
Telephone: 971-219-9868
Fax: 503-287-1908
Web: www.indexplorations.com
Formats: books, catalogs, images, journals &
periodicals, large projects, newsletters, reference materials, technical manuals
Subjects: anthropology, archaeology, biogeography, botany, conservation,
ecology, environmental history,
ethnobotany, forestry, gardening, gardens and garden history, geography, horticulture, land use, landscape design, natural history, outdoor recreation,
wildlife
Henderson is a licensed landscape architect. Her interests within the field are wide ranging and include garden design, history of landscape architecture, land-use planning, environmental racism, and sustainability.
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Hannah Huse
2190 Linden Avenue
Boulder, Colorado 80304
Telephone: 303-449-9740
Fax: 303-449-9740(call first)
Formats: books
Subjects: agriculture, anthropology, archaeology, ethnobotany, food
plants & foodways, gardening, gardens & garden history, herbs
& herbals, historic preservation, horticulture, landscape design,
Native Americans, natural history, organic gardening
Books indexing since 1987. Scholarly and trade presses. An academic background in anthropology/archaeology and a longtime interest in gardening have given me a special enthusiasm for ethnobotany and foodways.
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Andrea Jones
Jones Literary Services
171 Wapiti Court
Canon City, CO, 81212 USA
Telephone: 719-214-1273
Web site: www.jonesliteraryservices.com
Formats: books, reference materials
Subjects: agriculture/agronomy, conservation, ecology, environmental history, environmental science, gardening/organic gardening, health and the environment, land use and planning, natural history, natural resources, outdoor recreation, wildlife
JLS provides comprehensive and user-friendly indexes, on time and at competitive rates. I am familiar with land use issues and conservation easements in addition to general environmental topics, gardening, horses, natural history, and science. I also specialize in indexing memoir and personal narrative. MA in English Literary Research, PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies.
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Marjorie Joy
Words and Images
1083 S. Quantico Drive
Pueblo West, CO 81007
Telephone: 719-251-8916
Formats: books, catalogs, reference materials
Subjects: art/art history, botany/botanical illustration, ecology, gardening/organic gardening,
gardens and garden history, herbs and herbals, horticulture, natural history, outdoor recreation, wildlife
Botanical artist, amateur naturalist and Master Gardener with strong personal interest in native plants. BFA in Fine Art, Associates Degree in Advertising Design. 25 years experience in graphic design for print.
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Suzi Kaplan
Key Information Service
7109 Amy Lane
Bethesda, MD 20817, USA
Telephone: 301.320.9149
Web: www.keyinfoservice.com
Formats: books, catalogs, databases, journals and periodicals, large projects, newsletters, newspapers, reference material, technical manuals, thesaurus construction, website indexing
Subjects: agriculture, anthropology, archeology, biogeography, composting, conservation, environmental history, environmental science, ethnobotany, foodplants and foodways, forestry, gardening, gardens & garden history, geography, geology/earth sciences, health and the environment, horticulture, land use, landscape design, natural history, natural resources, outdoor recreation, soil science
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Maha Kumaran
mahas indexing
234 Highlands Place
Saskatoon, SK, S7H4Y5, Canada
Telephone: 306-683-6445
Web site: www.mahasindexing.synthasite.com
Formats: books, catalogs, journals and periodicals, newsletters, technical manuals
Subjects: agriculture, biology/life sciences, botany/ botanical illustration, composting, conservation, environmental history, environmental science, food plants and foodways, forestry, gardening/organic gardening, gardens and garden history, geography, geology/earth sciences, health and the environment, herbs and herbals, horticulture, natural history, natural resources, outdoor recreation, pest control, wildlife
I am a freelance indexer also working as a reference librarian. I specialize in book indexing, proofreading and copyeditng. I have a Masters in English, Masters in Library and Information Science and have done a certificate course indexing with Sylvia Coates. As a member of the Indexing Society of Canada, a network of indexing professionals committed to excellence in indexing, I strive to provide you with good quality work, fast turn around time and offer competitive rates. Rush jobs are also welcome. I work with Sky Index Professonal software.
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Christy Lennon
Lennon Indexing Services
1006 East Wilbur Avenue
Milwaukee, WI, 53207, USA
Telephone: 414-704-4526
Web site: www.lennonindexing.com
Formats: books
Subjects: conservation, environmental history, gardening/organic gardening, health and the environment, natural resources, outdoor recreation
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Doreen McLaughlin
Book Indexing & Editing
18235 Spruce Road
Monument, CO, 80132, USA
Telephone: 719-481-4303
Web site: www.bookindexandedit.com
Formats: books
Subjects: archaeology, biology/life sciences, ecology, environmental science, geography, geology/earth sciences, health and the environment, natural history
I have a reasonable per-page rate for the attention to detail and style given to each index.
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Raymond Nader
Book of Earl Indexing
PO Box 44542
Phoenix, AZ 85064, USA
Telephone: 602 717 7364
Web site: www.bookofearl.com
Formats: books, reference materials, technical manuals
Subjects: anthropology, beekeeping, composting, conservation, gardening, gardens & garden history, geography,
health & the environment, herbs and herbals, land use, landscape history and design, outdoor recreation, pest control, wildlife
I am a freelance indexer who creates professional back-of-the-book indexes for a variety of publications. I pledge to:
- Deliver indexes on time
- Use Chicago Manual of Style or the publisher's own specifications
- Deliver a complete index by e-mail and/or disk with a hard copy
- Use dedicated indexing software (Sky Software)
- Prepare an index in any number of formats
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Beth Nauman-Montana
Salmon Bay Indexing
P O Box 17337
Seattle, WA 98127, USA
Telephone: (206) 612-3993
Web site: http://www.salmonbayindexing.com
Formats: books, catalogs, images, journals and periodicals, newsletters, reference materials, thesaurus construction, website indexing
Subjects: agriculture/agronomy, conservation, ecology, environmental history, environmental science, gardening/organic gardening, gardens and garden history, horticulture, natural resources
Since 2002 I have been creating indexes for publishers and authors. I specialize in multi-author volumes, scholarly books and journals. I have indexed extensively in the areas of environmental policy and sustainability.
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--O--Deborah Patton
Patton Indexing
8416 Elko Drive
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Telephone: 410-480-0997
Web site: www.pattonindexing.com
Formats: books, catalogs, journals, large projects,
newsletters, reference materials, technical manuals
Subjects: beekeeping, composting, crafts, ecology, environmental
history, food plants and foodways, gardening, gardens & garden
history, general science, health and environment, herbs & herbals,
historic preservation, homesteading, horticulture, landscape design
& history, nursery operations, organic gardening, outdoor
recreation, pest control, soil science, wildlife and wildlife
conservation
Freelance indexer since 1994. Master Gardener from a family of gardeners, a historic homeowner, and organic gardener. Graduate degree in information studies.
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Cher Paul
Indexing & Editing Services
8558 N. Allegheny Ave.
Portland, OR, 97203, USA
Telephone: 503-285-7351
Formats: books, catalogs, images, journals and periodicals, large projects, newsletters, reference materials, technical manuals
Subjects: anthropology, archaeology, biogeography, biology/life sciences, botany/ botanical illustration, conservation, ecology, environmental history, environmental science, ethnoecology/Native peoples, fisheries science, forestry, geography, geology/earth sciences, health and the environment, horticulture, natural history, natural resources, oceanography/marine sciences
My entire career has been in publishing, including production editor and project management, textbook publishing house and contract research institute, and now freelance indexer and editor. I am a generalist with an extensive background in earth sciences and biological sciences, as well as the humanities and social sciences. I have worked in most fields, and will provide an accurate assessment of my suitability for your particular project. Please contact me for more information.
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--Q--Sheila Ryan
Ryan Indexing
Portland, OR 97202
Telephone: 415-810-4858
Web site: www.ryanindexing.com
Formats: books, catalogs, journals and periodicals, large projects,
reference materials, technical manuals
Subjects: biology/life sciences, ecology, environmental history, environmental
science, fisheries, geography, geology/earth sciences, land use/planning, natural history, natural resources, oceanography/marine sciences, outdoor recreation, soil science, wildlife
Ryan Indexing provides professional freelance indexing services for authors and publishers of trade and scholarly texts. I deliver quality indexes on time and meet all style and format specifications. With over 15 years of public and private sector experience in environmental impact assessment, land use policy and planning, and natural resource management and regulation, I specialize in the indexing of science and environmental texts, but all indexing projects are welcome and I have indexed a broad range of subjects. Please contact me to discuss your indexing needs; I look forward to working with you.
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Janyne Ste Marie
Electronic Scribe Indexing
120 Allard Ave
Green Bay, WI, 54303, USA
Telephone: 920-465-7739
Fax: 920-465-7739
Web site: http://www.electronicscribe.net
Formats: books, journals and periodicals, large projects, newsletters, reference materials, technical manuals
Subjects: biology/life sciences, botany/ botanical illustration, ecology, environmental history, environmental science, geology/earth sciences, herbs and herbals, natural history, natural resources, plant physiology and pathology
I've been indexing professionally since 2002. I'm a graduate of the University of Wisconsin (1989) and the USDA's Basic Indexing course (2001). My Bachelor of Science degree was earned in the field of Biology with formal coursework in botany, ecology, environmental science, geology, microbiology, mycoloty, and plant physiology/pathology. I'm happy to work with other indexers on large projects. Samples of my work are available upon request.
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Galen Schroeder
Dakota Indexing
3726 Fairway Road N
Fargo, ND 58102, USA
Telephone: 701-298-6304
Fax: 701-237-4957
Web
site: www.dakotaindexing.com
Formats: books, catalogs, databases, large projects,
newsletters, reference materials, technical manuals, web sites
Subjects: agriculture, beekeeping, biology, botany, conservation,
ethnobotany, food plants and foodways, gardening, gardens & garden history,
geographpy, herbs & herbals,
horticulture, outdoor recreation, pest
control, plant physiology, soil science, wildlife
M.S. Horticulture (Vegetable Production), Ph.D. Agronomy (Weed Science/Plant Physiology). Prior to indexing accumulated over 20 years of experience in R & D and product development in conventional and organic crop systems in both academic and corporate settings.
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Schroeder Indexing Services
23 Camilla Pink Court
Bluffton, SC 29909, USA
Telephone: 843-705-9779
Fax: 847-303-1559
Web
site: www.schroederindexing.com
Formats: books, journals & periodicals, large projects, newsletters, reference
materials
Subjects: biology, botany, conservation, earth sciences,
ecology, environmental history, environmental science, ethnobotany, food plants and foodways, forestry, gardening, gardens & garden history,
geography, geology/earth sciences, health & environment, herbs & herbals,
horticulture, land use, landscape design & history, natural history, natural resources, nursery operations, outdoor recreation, pest control, plant physiology, soil science, wildlife
Thérèse
Shere
7566 Eastside Road
Healdsburg, California 95448
Telephone: 707-888-2024
Web site: http://www.shere-indexing.com
Formats: books, catalogs, databases, journals & periodicals, large projects, newsletters, reference materials, web sites
Subjects: agriculture, anthropology,
conservation, ecology, environmental history, ethnobotany, fisheries, foodplants and foodways,
gardening/organic gardening, gardens & garden history,
health and the environment, herbs & herbals, horticulture, land use,
natural history, natural resources, wildlife
Full-time indexer with many years' experience indexing environmental and natural resource topics, natural history, and gardening; thorough knowledge of scientific nomenclature.
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Siderhurst, Leigh
Siderhurst Indexing
967 Central Ave.
Harrisonburg, VA 22802, USA
Telephone: 540-432-0368
Formats: books, databases, journals and periodicals, newsletters, reference materials,
technical manuals
Subjects: biogeography,
biology/life sciences, botany/ botanical illustration, conservation, ecology,
environmental history, environmental science, fisheries science,
forestry,
geography, geology/earth sciences, health and the environment, natural history, natural resources,
oceanography/marine sciences, plant physiology and pathology,
soil science, wildlife
I specialize in indexing life science-related material (scholarly, textbooks, journals, reference) in both English and Spanish, providing high quality indexes on time. Educational Experience: B.A. in Biology (1998, Goshen College, IN) with a minor in Environmental Studies; M.S. in Biology (2010, James Madison University, VA); intensive indexing training and experience in indexing with Enid Zafran of Indexing Partners LLC.
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Sherry L. Smith
Sherry L. Smith Indexing Services
63505 Bridle Lane
Bend, Oregon 97701
Telephone/Fax: 541-382-6414
Web site: www.sherrysmithindexing.com
Formats: books, journals & periodicals, large projects,
newsletters, reference materials, technical manuals
Subjects: agriculture, biogeography, botany, ecology, environmental
history, environmental science, ethnobotany, forestry, Native
Americans, natural history, natural resources, pest control, wildlife
& wildlife conservation
Indexing experience includes books on pest management, weed identification, forest studies, plant monitoring, coastal studies, public policy. Indexes are thoughtfully written for conceptual completeness and tightly structured for easy reader use. They are delivered on time in the format requested.
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Whole Life Indexing & Energy Works
61490 Epitaph Road
Montrose, Colorado 81403
Telephone: 970-240-3620
Fax: 970-252-9647
Web site: www.wholelifeindexing.com
Formats: books, catalogs, databases, journals/periodicals, newsletters,
newspapers, reference materials, thesaurus construction
Subjects: agriculture, ecology, environmental history, environmental
science, ethnobotany, forestry, general science, geography, health
& environment, herbs & herbals, natural history, natural
resources, outdoor recreation, wildlife & wildlife conservation
Languages: German, Spanish
I have indexed journals and performed specialized cataloging in public and special libraries, developing subject thesauri for agricultural, environmental policy, and public broadcasting collections. I index books and other publications on topics ranging from natural resources to holistic health.
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Francois Trahan
PO Box 878
Sooke, BC V9Z 1H8, Canada
Telephone: 250-646-2527
Web site: www.englishorfrench.com
Formats: books, catalogs, journals and periodicals, large projects, reference materials, website indexing
Subjects: botany/ botanical illustration, conservation, ecology, environmental history, environmental science, fisheries science, food plants and foodways, forestry, gardening/organic gardening, natural history, natural resources, oceanography/marine sciences, outdoor recreation, wildlife
Languages: French
Environment and water sciences studies, worked at UBC Botanical Garden, also as a science/environment librarian. Attendance at lectures and events in subjects listed above; member of local natural history societies. Keen year-round gardener, using natural and sustainable practices.
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Ann W. Truesdale, DVM
4716 Summit Plantation Road
Hollywood, South Carolina 29449-6086
Telephone: 843-889-8897
Web
site: www.index-able.com
Formats: books, journals & periodicals, newsletters,
reference materials, technical manuals
Subjects: agriculture, biology/life sciences, botany, conservation,
ecology, environmental history, environmental science, fisheries science, forestry, gardening/organic gardening,
geology/earth sciences,
health and the environment, horticulture, natural history, natural resources,
oceanography/marine science, outdoor recreation,
plant pathology and physiology, wildlife
Full-time indexer since 2002. Master Gardener and Master Naturalist (SC). Broad expertise in biological sciences, with special interest in natural history, environment/ecology, and health/medicine. Indexes are written with completeness and reader usability in mind. For further information please visit my website.
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