143 Eileen Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15214
(412) 415-3454, email: shelleylaur@hotmail.com
SKILLS SUMMARY:
- Professionally prepared indexes that are comprehensive, accurate, and delivered on time
- Back of the book indexes for technical, scholarly, and general interest books, textbooks, newspapers, and journals
- Capable of providing proofreading as well as light and medium copyediting
- Skilled at abstracting of technical material
- Experienced librarian with technical processing and computer skills
- Experienced with use of Sky Indexing Software, embedded indexing in Microsoft Word, and Documentum software
- Knowledgeable Internet searcher
- Speaker for Technical Communications: Regional Conference, October 2000 and Pittsburgh Chapter, November 2007
- Presented more than 400 non-credit classes/programs on cooking, gardening, pet care, consumerism, and historical topics
- Extensive background and/or experience in natural history, photography, architecture, humanities, astronomy, and Asian history and culture
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor’s Degree majors in History/Education/Library Science from Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) - magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa
- Master’s Degree in Library Science from Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) - Florida State University Fellow and Beta Phi Mu
- Certificate from USDA Graduate School Basic Indexing course
- Many workshops, conferences and other continuing education experiences on a variety of topics: management, budgeting, human resources, fund development, computer sciences, statistics, and other areas
WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Free Lance Indexing 2000- (see List of Works Indexed for complete list of titles)
- Independent Contractor working on various editing, proofing, and fact checking projects for Lexis-Nexis, Insurance Solutions Division (Atlanta, GA) 2010–
- Information Specialist/Indexer at Westinghouse Energy Center (Monroeville, PA) 1999-2002
- Office Manager/Member & Client Services Coordinator at Archives & Museum Informatics (Pittsburgh, PA) 1998-1999
- Director at Northland Public Library (Pittsburgh, PA) 1971-1998
- Early years’ experience include work as a school librarian, public librarian, and state consultant for institutional libraries 1965–1971