Laura Shelley Indexing Services

1712 Meadville St.          Pittsburgh, PA 15214

(412) 322-4514        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 at the Regional Conference of the Society for Technical Communications, Oct. 2000

·        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

·        Member of American Society of Indexers (ASI), Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA), and Indexers Unlimited

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)

·        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

·        Visiting Lecturer at University of Pittsburgh School of Library and Information Sciences 1975-1998

·        Department Head at St. Louis Public Library (St. Louis, MO) 1969-1971

·        Consultant Institutional and Handicapped Services at Florida State Library (Tallahassee, FL) 1968-1969

·        Assistant Director at Gadsden Public Library System (Gadsden, AL) 1967-68

·        School Librarian at Rickards Junior/Senior High School (Leon County, FL) 1965-67

Last updated: July 22, 2008