Freelance Indexing
(publications)
¨ ‘making information accessible’ §
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- What is an index? - - -
Index (Latin): Pointer, Indicator.
A systematic arrangement of keywords and locators,
enabling users to identify and locate information
quickly and efficiently.
Surely,
computers make indexes?
Computers
can find and list words, but can’t make indexes.
And stop
calling me ‘Surely’.
Indexes
can be used in two ways:
• Finding information on
topics the user already has in mind.
• Browsing the
index will alert the user to topics s/he was unaware of.
By adding value to a publication, and
thereby increasing sales,
a good index will pay for itself many times over.
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- Profile - - -
Advanced
professional member of the
Alpha(bet)-male of indexing.
Will accept indexing projects of all subjects, sizes and
formats.
Preferred subject areas include: Science • Technology • Medicine • Commerce.
Large, complex and unusual projects are welcome.
Rush jobs are welcome.
Full-time indexing, available all year.
My aim is to enhance the saleability (is that a word? . . .
it is now!) of publications,
by providing indexes of the highest quality.
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- List of Titles Indexed - - -
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A fee for each project is normally agreed in advance.
Working directly from PDFs (please don’t send paper!) and using SKY Index™
Professional software,
indexes are produced in the file format of your choice, e.g. Microsoft Word
(.rtf); HTML; XML.
My experience includes embedded indexing,
within Microsoft Word documents (using WordEmbed software),
and directly into XML documents.
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- Contact - - -
Please contact me if
you would like more information, or to discuss a project:
N D Consulting Ltd.
Steyning • West Sussex • UK
É +44(0)1903 813284
Ë +44(0)7743 611935
š nigel@nigeldauvergne.co.uk
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‘Good order is the
foundation of all things.’
Edmund Burke (1729-1797)
‘The world is a great
volume, and man the index of that book.’
John Donne (1572-1631)
‘The trouble with quotes on the
internet is that it’s difficult to determine whether or not they are
genuine.’
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
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- - - Other Stuff
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Below are
links to randomly-selected and interesting (to me!) resources:
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Online graphical dictionary
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SYNONYM-ANTONYM WORD
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Looking for a good read (fiction)?
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Francophile and would like to improve your French-language skills while on
holiday?
For more information, please contact either myself, or ELFCA direct.
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