From: SMTP%"LISTSERV@BINGVMB.cc.binghamton.edu" 6-JUN-1995 15:08:33.40 To: CIRJA02 CC: Subj: File: "INDEX-L LOG9504C" Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 15:09:33 +0000 From: BITNET list server at BINGVMB (1.8a) Subject: File: "INDEX-L LOG9504C" To: CIRJA02@GSVMS1.CC.GASOU.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 18 Apr 1995 11:25:47 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Joy Thomas Organization: Cal State Univ Long Beach - Library Subject: Re: USDA indexing courses ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > Kay wrote: > >My question about the USDA courses is this - has anyone been able to > >successfully start free lance indexing after taking one of these courses. As a person who is presently taking the course, I think the question above is really two questions. Learning to index is one thing; starting a business is entirely another. The course is great at the former. ********************************************************************** Joy Thomas 310 985-7817 FAX 310 985-1703 California State University, Long Beach, Library ,/| _.--''^``-...___.._.,; /, \'. _-' ,--,,,--''' { \ `_-'' ' /} `;;' ; ; ; ._..--'' ._,,, _..' .;.' (,_....----''' (,..--'' ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 18 Apr 1995 11:33:30 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Gerry McKiernan Subject: Hypertext Thesauri ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Are there any sites that are using (or are considering using) the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCCH) for providing access to WWW resources? Are there any sites that have made use of general or special thesauri to provide such access? Are It has occurred to me that a hypertexted version of a thesaurus may in fact provide the value-added feature of organization and structure that I have sought for the past several months and days. Most thesauri offer: 1) an alphabetical point of entry 2) definition/scope 3) Broader Terms 4) Narrower Terms 5) Related Terms Through this structure conceptual relationships are presented and organized. With hypertext, any and all terms can be (in)directly linked to each other. While we may choose to "classify" a given WWW resource under a specific LCC class number/subject description, it can also be linked to one (or more) appropriate thesauri terms, which in turn would offer the user the option to enter the "classified" structure from any perspective (or at least from any entry term (or cross reference))! The key of course is to map LCCH into the LCC schedules in such a way that only the relevant and appropriate (?) terms are linked to the relevant and appropriate (?) categories within the LCC schedules. [The availability of a hypertexted version of the LCCH _and_ the LCC through LCs _Classification Plus_ as recently noted by Bruce Chr. Johnson (CDS) would greatly facilitate such an effort; this in turn could provide the basis for the implementation of a HTML analog for the WWW]. Likewise hypertext or HTML versions of _other_ thesauri may in turn be used for providing similar access to specialized WWW resources _or_ mapped into the LCCH/LCC sets as entry for the specialist user (e.g. Ei Thesaurus (engineering), CAB Thesaurus (agriculture), ACM Computing Reviews, etc.) While certainly we should question the need to provide access at this time at such specific details, I believe that now may in fact be the best time to test and/or implement this type of interface. While the WWW may seem overwhelming to most, it is still (relatively) managable. I see the integration of various thesauri into the LCC as an extension of LC's current roles within the library community. The assignment of an WWW resource could be viewed as an expanded opportunity for OCLC and would dovetail well with its historical role as well as its new role as coordinator of the Internet cataloging project. Indeed, as described in a press release this week, OCLC NetFirst service appears to be the very umbrella under which a LCSH/LCC service that provides _an_ organized interface to the WWW could be implemented by and for libraries and their patrons. We should also not ignore the commercial aspects of such value-added organization! I'd appreciate any and all thoughts, comments and reaction to these ideas and proposals. Please post to this listserv or newsgroup! Gerry McKiernan Coordinator, Science and Technology Section Reference and Instructional Services Department Iowa State University 152 Parks Ames IA 50011 gerrymck@iastate.edu "There are No Answers, Only Solutions" ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 18 Apr 1995 11:35:26 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: "A.H. Calvert" Subject: Postal Strike in Newcastle ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- MACREX users in the UK and Europe who have sent things by post during the last two weeks will not have had a reply. This is because there is a local postal strike in Newcastle affecting deliveries which looks set to go on for a while... Email (hcalvert@cix.compulink.co.uk), fax and phone (44 191 414 2595) are working fine and we can send mail out without problems. If anyone is waiting please can they contact us by another route! US users should have no problem contacting Gale Rhoades. Hilary Calvert ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 18 Apr 1995 11:36:39 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: ALOREK@Claude.CapCollege.BC.CA Organization: Capilano College Subject: Request for a reference ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > I am looking to locate a copy of Frank Dunn, INDEXING YOUR LOCAL HISTORY, > 1987, Sydney: Royal Australian Historical Society. This is an 8-page > booklet. No American libraries have a copy, and I would like to see this > (part of my research for my upcoming ASI paper on indexing regional history > materials). If someone in Australia could interlibrary loan a copy to me or > give me information about ordering a copy if it is still in print, I'd be > forever grateful. > Barbara E. Cohen > becohen@prairienet.org I would also like a copy of this brochure or anything like it. At least one of my indexing students each year is indexing a local history, and wants some pointers on the topic. Thanks, ________________________________________________ /\ C / \/\ A C Annette Lorek, /__ / \ P O Systems Librarian, |/ \ /\ I L Capilano College, / / \ L L North Vancouver, B.C., Canada / /____\ A E alorek@claude.capcollege.bc.ca -------- | N G Tel: 604-986-1911, Local 2143 | | O E ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 18 Apr 1995 11:37:12 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Susan Healy Subject: Re: authors who invent new terms In-Reply-To: <199504102142.RAA25112@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu> ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- shone/mail/postponed-mail/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII One of the problems with large cumulative statutory indexes is that the terminology must stand the test of time and be accessible by a variety of users with a widely divergent understanding of the law. Cumulative statutory indexes are also LARGE. The Florida Statutes Index, for example, is approximately 1300 pages in length, double columns, 8 pt. type. The addition of newly coined main headings and major subheadings must be carefully weighed to avoid scattering. And scattering in an index this large can be devastating to the user. While we attempt to use actual statutory language we also recognize that users only want to find the law and all related statutory materials, not wade about trying to decipher a difference between spiny lobsters and saltwater crawfish when they are one and the same critter (some statute sections refer to them as crawfish, others as spiny lobster). Susan Healy Legislative Analyst Indexing Section Florida Div. of Statutory Revision On Mon, 10 Apr 1995, Shore Editorial Services wrote: > ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > Regarding Maryann Corbett's query about legislators switching terms: I'd put > tjhe entry under whatever term is actually used in the text, with a "see" > reference under the term that people will actually look for: e.g., > "unemployment insurance. See reemployment insurance." Hopefully people's > annoyance will be correctly targeted against the legislators--not against > the hapless indexer who is, after all, bound by the terms the author actually > uses. > Lys Ann Shore > Shore Editorial Services > Lshore@paladin.iusb.indiana.edu > ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 18 Apr 1995 11:37:47 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: "Kerry Carnahan (Rho)" Subject: Indexing contract position at Microsoft ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- INDEX-L members: this position is unrelated to the Schema Manager position (also at Microsoft) that was posted last week. If you are interested in the present position, please do snail mail a resume -- I'm sorry but we aren't taking resumes via email for this. Note: This position is not a Microsoft full-time position; it is a freelance or temporary one. The hours will be full time for several months. Also, I'm trying to obtain a directory of professional indexers and am not sure where to turn. Can anyone suggest what such a directory might be called and where I could find it? _________________________ The Consumer Division at Microsoft is looking for a professional or Ph.D.-level indexer/lexicographer to work on index creation for a multimedia reference product. This will be a thesaurus-like, non-traditional index working in conjunction with an existing subject index and hyperlinks. We are currently looking for applicants with a background in thesaurus creation, information science or linguistics. Successful candidates will also have an understanding of creative thought processes and some familiarity with computers and multimedia. Demonstrated experience in creating large indexes/thesauri from the ground up is required. This project will be driven by an existing product schedule and will entail at least several months (quite possibly more) of full-time employment. It is a great opportunity to gain professional indexing experience in the world of multimedia. Interested parties should send a resume and cover letter, along with availability information, to Meredith Kraike, Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399. ______________________________ Thanks Kerry ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 18 Apr 1995 11:38:15 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: "A.H. Calvert" Subject: Tame Programmers ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Jack Shaw asks about having a tame programmer to write an indexing program specially for him. I have been in this privileged position for nearly 14 years - I'm the indexing half of MACREX. What I can say is that it is definitely worth living with your programmer - as I have all through the development of MACREX. You can only be really frank with someone you're close to - and you need to make sure that you're not landed with some compromise. Through the years we've tried to build up a relationship with users which makes it possible for them to be really truthful about the usefulness or otherwise of the features we have introduced. I try to act as intermediary, but I'm sure they'd like to be ruder than they actually are. Having said all this, my `programmer' frequently goes his own way and introduces new features I hadn't thought of - and a lot of them are brilliant ideas - but again, a paid programmer would probably not feel they could do this. So, in short, marry (or live with) your programmer and you may get something really worth while. Over that last 14 years we've got through a vast number (tho' certainly not all) the problems that beset the average indexer. Incidentally, it is quite feasible (using Macrex, at least) to complete your index before page proofs are available: you give each entry a number (instead of a page number) and when you get the final page numbers you can change these very quickly using a macro. Drusilla Calvert, 18 April 1995 Incidentally, we feel we should clarify the scope of the MACREX Network. The areas of influence for MACREX are: UK, MAINLAND EUROPE AND AFRICA (and all other areas not covered by BAYSIDE and MASTER Indexing): MACREX Indexing Services Beech House Blaydon Burn Tyne & Wear NE21 6JR England Phone/fax 0191 414 2595 email hcalvert@cix.compulink.co.uk NORTH AMERICA: BAYSIDE Indexing Macrex Sales & Support Office P.O. Box 3051 Daly City CA 94015-0051 phone number 415 756-0821; fax 415 757-1567 BBS 510 527-4681 email macrex@aol.com AUSTRALASIA (AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND) AND SOUTH EAST ASIA MASTER Indexing 44 Rothesay Avenue East Malvern Victoria 3145 Australia phone/fax 03 571 6341 email - tba Max McMaster of Master Indexing was appointed our Australasian/South East Asian agent at the International Indexing Conference arranged by AUSSI near Melbourne this month (April 1995). ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 18 Apr 1995 11:45:13 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Gerry McKiernan Subject: EELS Electronic Lib ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- In response to my recent query concerning the use of LC classification schedule subjects for organizing and categorizing WWW resources, I was directed to EELS - the Electronic Engineering Library, Sweden. I strongly encourage _all_ science and technology libraries and librarians to browse this resource. While much of it is still under construction, I believe that this initiative will become the basis for providing _value-added_ access to _appropriate and significant_ WWW in all areas of knowledge. Gerry McKiernan Coordinator, Science and Technology Section Reference and Instructional Services Department Iowa State University 152 Parks Ames IA 50011 gerrymck@iastate.edu "Think Radically, Act Logically" ################ EELS (Engineering Electronic Library) http://WWW.UB2.lu.se/eel/eelhome.html > [Image] > > EELS > > ENGINEERING ELECTRONIC LIBRARY > > The Swedish Univ. of Technology Libraries > > Welcome to the Engineering Electronic Library, Sweden (EELS), an > information system, presented under World Wide Web, for quality > assessed information sources on the Internet mainly intended for > technical universities. > > **EELS IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION!** > The best covered subject areas so far are: Physics, Mathematics, > Energy, Computer Engineering, General Engineering and Cold Region > Research. > > CONTENTS: > > 1. About EELS > > 2. About EELS subject tree > > 3. The Swedish Univ. of Technology Libraries > > 4. Browse EELS > > 5. Search EELS > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Browse EELS: > > 1. ENGINEERING (using Engineering Information Inc's EI classification) > > 400 Civil Engineering > > 500 Mining Engineering > > 600 Mechanical Engineering > > 700 Electrical Engineering > > 800 Chemical Engineering > > 900 Engineering, General > > At the moment, you will be most successfull to find resources in the > following parts of the classification system: > 40, 44, 45, 47, 52, 61, 62, 64, 65, 70, 72, 74, 80, 90, 92, 93 and > below. > The word (EMPTY) in the page title indicates, that the actual and all > pages below that level dont contain any resources so far. > > > NAVIGATE through this hierarchical classification system > by using the links to the next higher respectively lower > level of the hierarchy starting from a certain subject > page. > The hierarchy is displayed like this: > > 930 Engineering Physics (=first level above) > 931 Applied Physics Generally (=actual level) > 931.1 Mechanics (=first level below) > 931.2 Physical Properties of Gases, Liquids and Solids > > > "DE: Descriptor" shows a term from the EI Thesaurus, assigned to > the resource as a content descriptor. > > > 2. Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics (EI classification). > > We also include the following subjects, which are not covered by the > EI classification and not contained in EELs searchable database: > > 3. Human Work Science (EMPTY) > > 4. Polar Research and Cold Region Technology > > 5. Analytical, Theoretical and Drug Chemistry (EMPTY) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > This document is maintained by Traugott Koch(Traugott.Koch@ub2.lu.se) > > First version: Sept 1994 > Last update: 1995-03-26 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 19 Apr 1995 16:39:33 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Carolyn Weaver Subject: Re: Indexing contract position at Microsoft In-Reply-To: <9504181621.AA19569@carson.u.washington.edu> ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- ASI publishes both its membership directory and a directory of freelance indexers. For order information contact: American Society of Indexers (ASI) P.O. Box 386 Port Aransas TX 78373 (512) 749-4052 FAX: (512) 749-6334 E-Mail: asi@well.sf.ca.us Carolyn Weaver Bellevue, Wa. e-mail: cweaver@u.washington.edu voice: 206/930-4348 On Tue, 18 Apr 1995, Kerry Carnahan (Rho) wrote: > ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > > Also, I'm trying to obtain a directory of professional indexers and am > not sure where to turn. Can anyone suggest what such a directory might > be called and where I could find it? > ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 19 Apr 1995 16:39:49 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Jessica Milstead <76440.2356@compuserve.com> Subject: Hypertext Thesauri ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Your message seems to combine two different ideas: o Using LC subject headings (LCSH) to index WWW resources o Mapping LCSH to the LC classification The former lacks only (!) the dedicated people to do the task. Similarly, mapping or indexing of other vocabularies such as the Ei Thesaurus (thanks for the plug) is a matter of people-power. Systems could help some, but it comes down to people to determine what's equivalent. The latter is something that has been a subject of research for decades. In fact, LCSH use to contain LCC numbers for its terms -- I think it still does, but my copy has been lent out so I can't check at this moment. Unless I've missed your point, mapping LCSH and LCC has nothing to do with hypertext links. Jessica Milstead The JELEM Company P.O. Box 5063 Brookfield, CT 06804 76440.2356@compuserve.com Voice: (203) 740-2433 Fax: (203) 740-1152 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 19 Apr 1995 16:40:04 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: JPerlman@aol.com Subject: Re: Register of Indexers ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- To obtain a register of indexers, contact the American Society of Indexers -- ASI@well.sf.ca.us or phone (512)749-4052. The office is in Texas. Janet Perlman Southwest Indexing ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 19 Apr 1995 16:40:46 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Richard Evans Subject: Re: Indexing contract position at Microsoft ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- You wrote: >Also, I'm trying to obtain a directory of professional indexers and am >not sure where to turn. Can anyone suggest what such a directory might >be called and where I could find it? See the Who's Who of Indexers file in the Non-Fiction Library, Writers message area of AOL. If you don't have AOL, I can e-mail you a copy. Richard Evans Infodex Indexing Services ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 19 Apr 1995 16:41:08 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: john_collis@colybrand.com.au Subject: Indexing local history - how to obtain booklet ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Yesterday, Barbara Cohen asked... > I am looking to locate a copy of Frank Dunn, INDEXING YOUR LOCAL HISTORY, > 1987, Sydney: Royal Australian Historical Society. This is an 8-page > booklet. No American libraries have a copy, and I would like to see this > (part of my research for my upcoming ASI paper on indexing regional history > materials). If someone in Australia could interlibrary loan a copy to me or > give me information about ordering a copy if it is still in print, I'd be > forever grateful. and today Annette Lorek added.... > I would also like a copy of this brochure or anything like it. At > least one of my indexing students each year is indexing a local > history, and wants some pointers on the topic. I rang the Royal Australian Historical Society. They still have the booklet and will be happy to supply copies (I expect you will only get a photocopy) if you write to them at the address shown below and enclose payment of Australian dollars $6.50 (comprising A$4 (for the booklet) plus A$2.50 for airmail postage to the USA). Address is: Attention: Jannine Graham The Royal Australian Historical Society "History House" 133 Macquarie Street Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia I'm glad to have this chance to contribute something useful to this maillist after lurking and gaining benefits for some months! John_Collis@colybrand.com.au ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 19 Apr 1995 16:41:24 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: "logendra (l.) naidoo" Subject: Translation ListServer?? ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Hi! Anyone know the address for the Language Translation Listserver? I'm sure there is one, but don't know where to find it. Your help would be appreciated. Seriously! Thanks, ------====*====------ Logendra Naidoo naidoo@nt.com or naidoo@bnr.ca Northern Telecom, Ottawa, CANADA 613-765-3376; FAX: 613-765-2719 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 19 Apr 1995 16:41:39 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Jonathan Jermey Subject: Re: Indexing and computers ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Marilyn Rowland asked: >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- ... >But I wonder--has the quality of book indexing improved over the last 10 >years or so? Is there any connection between the use of computers and the >quality of indexes? (Discount, for a moment, computer-generated indexes; I am >primarily interested in indexes created by professional indexers.) Are more >people, or different types of people, becoming indexers? Have indexing rates >been affected, or is the cost of the computer(s) balanced by the time >savings? My impression is that there are many more scholarly books of all kinds being published all the time. If a fixed proportion of these have indexes then the number of indexes being done must be rising too. Again, my impression (unsupported by hard evidence) is that the proportion of books with indexes is probably increasing slightly, leading to a more-than-pro-rata rise in the number of indexes done.But whether these are done by more indexers, by the same number of indexers working more hours, or by the same number of (or fewer) indexers working faster because of computers, I have no idea. (No doubt the recession in global publishing over the early 90's would have had an effect as well). Perhaps others have more concrete evidence? Jonathan Jonathan Jermey & Glenda Browne Blaxland NSW 061-47-398-199 jonathan@magna.com.au ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 16:35:06 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Dwight Walker Subject: Re: Register of Indexers ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- The Australian Society of Indexers has an "Indexers Available" publication which can be obtained from AusSI at GPO Box 1251, Melbourne Vic Australia 3001 for about $AU10. Their email is aussi@isb.csiro.au. Contact Ian Odgers, the secretary of AusSI. His phone number is +61-3-418-7275 See the AusSI Web page: http://www.zeta.org.au/~dwalker/aussi.htm There is a contacts area: http://www.zeta.org.au/~dwalker/address.htm plus a publications area: http://www.zeta.org.au/~dwalker/publicat.htm All the best Dwight AusSI NSW Committee ---------------------------------------------------------- Dwight Walker dwalker@zeta.org.au +61-2-3986726 (h) +61-2-4393750 (w) W-F http://www.zeta.org.au/~dwalker ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 16:35:55 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: ec5qc@qcvaxa.acc.qc.edu Subject: biographical reference source ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I am new in the INTERNET world. Recently I'm trying to get some biographical reference sources from the INTERNET but have not been successful. Could someone tell me where the information is located in the INTERNET? And how to access to it? Thanks. Sue ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 16:36:35 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Sulochana Ravi Subject: Translation ListServer?? ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- You may want to try CRETA-PILOT@MAILBASE.AC.UK Subject covered: Language and Literature; computer hardware and software; translation studies Send subscribe message to : mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk in the following format: join creta-pilot yourfirstname yourlastname Sulo Ravi ravis@battelle.org ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 16:36:52 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Elinor Lindheimer Subject: Re: Indexing and computers ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >Marilyn Rowland asked: >>----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >... >>But I wonder--has the quality of book indexing improved over the last 10 >>years or so? Is there any connection between the use of computers and the >>quality of indexes? (Discount, for a moment, computer-generated indexes; I am >>primarily interested in indexes created by professional indexers.) Are more >>people, or different types of people, becoming indexers? Have indexing rates >>been affected, or is the cost of the computer(s) balanced by the time >>savings? Jonathan Jermey responded: >My impression is that there are many more scholarly books of all kinds being >published all the time. If a fixed proportion of these have indexes then the >number of indexes being done must be rising too. Again, my impression >(unsupported by hard evidence) is that the proportion of books with indexes >is probably increasing slightly, leading to a more-than-pro-rata rise in the >number of indexes done.But whether these are done by more indexers, by the >same number of indexers working more hours, or by the same number of (or >fewer) indexers working faster because of computers, I have no idea. (No >doubt the recession in global publishing over the early 90's would have had >an effect as well). Perhaps others have more concrete evidence? > Jonathan's question hit a nerve. I bet those indexers working now are putting out more indexes each because of computers. If my output doubled with the first computer, then tripled with Macrex, and if then I got even faster as the program was streamlined and updated, it didn't mean more leisure time--it meant more indexes (too many, I'm afraid, as I am approaching major burnout in many different areas). If this is true for others, then there must be more indexes being produced. As knowledge increases exponentially, so must its access tools! As for quality, that will depend, as always, on the talent and skill of the index creator, no matter what the tools, unless speed is made more important that caring about the work. Elinor Elinor Lindheimer elinorl@mcn.org Mendocino, CA ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 16:37:13 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: "Arline P. Dell (202) 395-3878" Subject: Re: Indexing contract position at Microsoft ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- to richard evans.... please...i would like an email copy of the indexers registry on the who's who of indexers....since you will probably get several requests, why not just post it on the listserv... thanks ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 16:37:40 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Dwight Walker Subject: Re: Translation ListServer?? ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Try http://info.lib.uh.edu/liblists/home.htm Library Oriented Lists & Electronic Serials web page Bye Dwight from Ann Okerson/ARL (ann@cni.org): We are also happy to announce that we now have a searchable archive of all NEWJOUR postings since the list began in 1993. The archive is available by gopher (bookmark and somewhat lengthy URL below) from the server of the Center for Computer Analysis of Texts and has been made possible by the wizardry of Michael Nenashev, sysop at CCAT. The archive itself was prepared by the tireless Lisabeth King of the Association of Research Libraries. As of 12 April, the archive contains 300 postings. There is a WAIS-indexed search function, via which you can ask for all the reports with a particular word (e.g., psychology, and get a quick listing of titles to view. Please feel free to add this link to your gopher and WWW pages; it will continue to grow with each new NEWJOUR posting. Type=1+ Name=NewJour (A Listing of New Electronic Journals) Path=1/Journals, Newsletters and Publications/newjour Host=ccat.sas.upenn.edu Port=70 Admin=Gopher Admin +1 215-898-9892 ModDate=Tue Mar 14 15:59:16 1995 <19950314155916> URL: gopher://ccat.sas.upenn.edu:70/11/Journals%2c%20Newsletters%20and%20Publica >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >Hi! > >Anyone know the address for the Language Translation Listserver? I'm >sure there is one, but don't know where to find it. > ---------------------------------------------------------- Dwight Walker dwalker@zeta.org.au +61-2-3986726 (h) +61-2-4393750 (w) W-F http://www.zeta.org.au/~dwalker ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 16:40:22 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: bilodeau.benoit@uqam.ca Organization: Universite du Quebec a Montreal Subject: Re: Translation ListServer?? ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Anyone know the address for the Language Translation Listserver? I'm sure there is one, but don't know where to find it. ------====*====------ Logendra Naidoo naidoo@nt.com or naidoo@bnr.ca Northern Telecom, Ottawa, CANADA ************ Here is the internet address of a list dedicated to terminology (including translation): TLSFRM-REQUEST@UHB.FR where TLS stands for "Terminologie et langages specialises", and is located at Universite de Haute Bretagne, France. Just send the message "SUB " Hope this will help. Benoit Bilodeau Universite du Quebec a Montreal bilodeau.benoit@uqam.ca ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 16:40:44 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: bilodeau.benoit@uqam.ca Organization: Universite du Quebec a Montreal Subject: Re: Translation ListServer?? ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Hi! Anyone know the address for the Language Translation Listserver? I'm sure there is one, but don't know where to find it. Your help would be appreciated. Seriously! Thanks, ------====*====------ Logendra Naidoo naidoo@nt.com or naidoo@bnr.ca Northern Telecom, Ottawa, CANADA 613-765-3376; FAX: 613-765-2719 ************** I found this information while browsing interest groups on the net: Discussion Name: TRANSLAT Topic Information: TRANSLAT - is an open forum intended to foster international communication between theorists and practitioners of translation. Topics may include (but are not limited to) contemporary theory, literary translation, and film adaptation. Long-term goals include design and creation of archival bibliographies on translation. Subscription Information: listserv@wuvmd.wustl.edu Edited? No Archives: Yes Contact Address: Rick Francis rfrancis@artsci.wustl.edu Submission Address: TRANSLAT@wuvmd.wustl.edu Keywords: Translation VR: 9th Revision 1/1/95 ------------------- Hope that's the one you're looking for. Benoit Bilodeau Universite du Quebec a Montreal bilodeau.benoit@uqam.ca ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1995 13:18:27 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Sulochana Ravi Subject: Translation ListServer?? ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- OOOps just found another address. Here it goes LANTRA-L Subjects covered: Language; translation studies. Internet: helge.niska@dafa.se To Subscribe: Send subscribe message to listerv@searn Sulo Ravi ravis@battelle.org ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1995 13:20:01 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Richard Evans Subject: Re: Indexing contract position at Microsoft ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- You wrote: > >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > to richard evans.... > > please...i would like an email copy of the indexers registry on > the who's who of indexers....since you will probably get several > requests, why not just post it on the listserv... > > thanks > OK, here it is: On America Online, Go To: Writers/Writers Club Libraries/Non-fiction Library/Indexing Who's Who The file is maintained by Richard Evans (REVANS4509) and contains profiles of professional indexers and those interested in professional indexing. Additions from AOL and all other sources are welcome. To include your profile from AOL: 1. Go To Writers -> Writers Club Message Area -> Editors/Indexers/Translators -> "Indexing Who's Who" folder. 2. Create a profile in the format shown and add it to the folder. This is a temporary folder that is periodicallly uploaded to the non-fiction library. From outside AOL: send your profile to REVANS4509@aol.com Date of last update: April 8, 1995 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Tim Baehr E-MAIL: TBaehr@aol.com LOCATION: Boston, MA HISTORY: Freelance editor/writer/indexer since 1979 SPECIALTY: Instructional materials, technical manuals, general nonfiction, scholarly, etc. TOOLS: PC-based software (word processing and proprietary indexing software called wIndex); deliverables include hard copy and either PC or MAC compatible disk with index in ASCII format or other pop- ular word-processing formats. HOBBIES: Photography, computers, raising kids. PERSONAL: Married, 3 kids BUSINESS: Baehr Communications PO Box 1345 Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 (617) 524-6569 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Jan North Bishop E-MAIL: JaiNorth@aol.com LOCATION: Ft. Collins, CO HISTORY: BS, MS, PhD in biology (behavioral physiology). Have taught at college level for a number of years with time out to do some technical writing/editing for IBM, power companies, etc. Just getting into indexing -- a couple of small things -- and taking the USDA course. Have done and taught desktop publishing. Have two years of graphic design and illustrating. SPECIALTY: I would like to get into medical publications, biology, animal behavior, etc. Would also like to index a user manual for some of the programs I use, since whoever does their indexes sure doesn't think like a befuddled user (ie. ME!) :) TOOLS: A 486/ 66MHz multimedia computer and index cards! Word Perfect; MS Word. (Still trying to decide between Macrex and Cindex.) HOBBIES: Sculpture, drawing, observing animals, hiking, playing with my granddaughter! PERSONAL: Married; one daughter and one granddaughter (we both started our families young [g] !!) and a menagerie. BUSINESS: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Craig Brown E-MAIL: Isawriter LOCATION: St. Peters (near St. Louis), Missouri HISTORY: B.A. in English from Ohio State University. More than 25 years as programmer/analyst in NCR mainframe financial software. I am approaching self-employment as an indexer with great enthusiasm, especially after having been caught in three successive downsizings. Currently nearing halfway point in the USDA Basic Indexing Course. I have completed one index for a user's manual, written by my wife, for a software system called AMISYS. It is currently in use at her place of work. I would be interested in doing apprentice work if there is anyone willing to work with me. SPECIALTY: Still unknown, although I feel software manuals would be a good niche for me. Cookbooks would be good, too, as cooking is a lifelong passion. TOOLS: Macintosh (68030) with 4MB, running 8MB virtual. MS Word, MS Works. PC clone (386DX) with 4MB. CINDEX. HOBBIES: Writing (published once, with high hopes for more), cooking, hunting mushrooms in the Spring, photography, English darts. PERSONAL: Married with no kids of our own. Diana's son is a Unix expert. I have lived in about 20% of the states; originally from Ohio. (For a period of years, I also listed moving as a hobby.) I am a lapsing member of Mensa, and a current member of the ASI and the STC. BUSINESS: The Last Word 12 Plaza 94, Suite 122 St. Peters, MO 63376-7405 (314) 447-5611 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Jacqueline Brownstein E-MAIL: JACQUI 519 LOCATION: Mt. Laurel, New Jersey (near Philadelphia & New York) HISTORY: Have worked in publishing over 25 years, mostly as a Production Manager. Have been doing freelance indexing and proofreading for 10 years. SPECIALTY: Medical, allied health, business, college text, entertainment (especially movie and television books - my first love), and general fiction books. In other words practically all kinds of books. TOOLS: IBM compatible using WordPerfect 5.1. Can supply either 3 1/2" or 5 1/4" diskettes with index. HOBBIES: Reading, watching and collecting videos, playing trivia on-line, and traveling. BUSINESS: Jacqui Brownstein 26 Claver Hill Way Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054-2647 (609) 466-4748 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: George I. Burneston, III E-MAIL: GIBurn@aol.com LOCATION: Washington, DC HISTORY: BA form Johns Hopkins University in 1972. Since 1974 a staff indexer at the National Geographic Society specializing in the sciences. Since 1991, Indexing staff technical expert for mounting an in-house INDEX database on the IBM mainframe. Since 1992, staff expert in automation issues for the Indexing division. Since 1994, institutional memory for the Indexing division. SPECIALTY: Automation issues, general interest science books, book revisions, getting the job done on time. TOOLS: Gateway2000 4sx-25, Cindex 6.0a, Windows 3.11, MS Word for Windows v6.0a, Atex typesetting system, NOTIS Library Management System for IBM mainframe. HOBBIES: Computers, Sci-Fi, John Barth, watching uncoventional television. PERSONAL: Married with two kids and two cats. My family has resided in the Washington, DC area for at least four generations. BUSINESS: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Lisa Dowd E-MAIL: Doctor SBD@aol.com LOCATION: N/A HISTORY: Medical transcriptionist/medical editor by training. Have done some medical publication and indexed one medical book. SPECIALITY: Any type of medical or medically related material. TOOLS: IBM 486, Word Perfect Windows 3.1 HOBBIES: Reading, cooking, doing counted cross-stitch and watching Alabama football. PERSONAL: Married with one 13 year old son. My spouse is a professor at University of Alabama - Birmingham. BUSINESS: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Betsy Drager E-MAIL: erintogo@aol.com LOCATION: Mankato, Minn. HISTORY: Currently studying for M.A. in English w/concentration in ESL Education. B.A. in Chinese History, U of Mn, Mpls, 1982, some free-lance editing, joined ASI June, 1994, attended Twin Cities chapter meeting in July. SPECIALTY: N/A TOOLS: Performa 430/modem, hoping to buy PB520 next month on the educational installment plan HOBBIES: reading mystery stories, playing with my calico cat, Asley, attending St. Paul Chamber concerts Studying Nancy Mulvaney's Indexing Books-now if I could just remember it all! PERSONAL: Single, mother of 2 teenagers: 12 and 18; 18 year old starts classes next week at Texas A&M! BUSINESS: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Richard (Dick) Evans E-MAIL: REVANS4509@aol.com Infodex@ix.netcom.com LOCATION: Research Triangle Park, NC HISTORY: 27 years with IBM as computer operator, programmer, systems analyst, tech writer, and human factors engineer. Freelance indexer and tech writer since '92. B.A. in psychology, M.A. in psychology. SPECIALITY: Writing and indexing software manuals, generally corporate clients. TOOLS: Home office: IBM 486/66 with DOS 6, Windows 3.1, Cindex 6.0 Client site: Mainframe VM, IBM's BookMaster. HOBBIES: Motorcycles, movies, photography, computers, woodworking PERSONAL: Married, no kids, three cats, one dog. BUSINESS: Infodex Indexing Service 6300-138 Creedmoor Road Suite 247 Raleigh, NC 27612 Voice/Fax 919-781-4302 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Becky K. Farkas E-MAIL: Becky KF@aol.com LOCATION: Suburban Detroit HISTORY: B.S. Foods and Nutrition: M.S. Natural Science Worked for several years in molecular biology labs. Had a great job in the Sensory Evaluation Lab at Rutgers with taste panels and diet records. Discovered indexing while helping my husband out of jam--he had agreed to provide the index to his own book--and I decided that indexing was fun in a sick sort of way. Currently taking the USDA course. Also in the middle of my first paid project, with another one coming up. SPECIALITY: Focusing on molecular, cellular biology. Hope to eventually do some nutrition related subjects. TOOLS: 486, MS Word, Cindex, Canon Bubble Jet HOBBIES: Cooking, reading, antiques PERSONAL: Married, 2 LITTLE kids (1 1/2 and 3 1/2) BUSINESS: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Lawrence H. Feldman E-MAIL: Lawrenc846@aol.com LOCATION: Wheaton Maryland HISTORY: Born in Bronx NY, lived in southern California (San Diego mostly) from junior high school to graduate school days, B.A.'s in Anthropology and History with a Geology minor from San Diego State University, 1964; M.A. in Anthropology from UCLA, 1966; Ph.D in Anthropology from Pennsylvania State University, 1971; MLS from Catholic University of America, 1991. Anthropology Instructor at Gettysburg College (1 yr.), Museum Director and Curator at the University of Missouri Columbia (11 yrs.), Freelance writer and researcher (with some paid indexing in recent years) since 1984. Archaeological fieldwork in Near East (Israel), Guatemala, Belize and Mexico. Archival Fieldwork in Latin America (Mexico, Central America, Dominican Republic) and western Europe (the Spains, England, Italy, etc.). Ethnographic field work (actually collecting modern artifacts for Museum collections in Morocco, Guatemala and Honduras). Most recent field work- archival shipwreck research in Mexico July '94. More than a hundred publications including several books. Most recent book- MOUNTAINS OF FIRE, LANDS THAT SHAKE: Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions in the Historic Past of Central America (1505-1899) published in Feb '94. Most recent article- "REPORT ON THE ERUPTION OF VOLCAN COLIMA," Volcano Quarterly August 1994. Current book writing project translation and commentary of Spanish language texts on the Manche Chol Maya of 17th century Guatemala. Been a member of American Society of Indexers since first becoming aware of it (1991). SPECIALTY: Have been indexing in education (mostly) and some history for others as well as my own Anthropological works. Would like to do more Anthropology and History (especially Latin American) TOOLS: I have a Macintosh Classic and use Microsoft Word for initial sorting. I have an ink jet StyleWriter II printer. Also have a modem that will allow me to FAX. I would use the various indexing programs, rather than do things the hard way with the assistance of Microsoft Word sorting if (1) Cindex or Macrex was available for Macintosh OR (2) the volume of my indexing work justified getting Cindex and then trying to adapt it for Macintosh use (which I understand is marginally possible). HOBBIES:: I write, I work and I do research. I'm an avid SF reader and, recently writer (no sales yet) but only within certain narrowly defined perimeters (i.e. what might have happened history). I also read almost anything I come across that could be considered historical and a broad range of anthropological and geological literature. Mostly I like exploring the unknown looking for forgotten manuscripts on strange subjects in distant places and writing them up. PERSONAL: Never married, no children, few living relatives. I live alone in a book filled two bedroom apartment "inside the beltway" but on the far northern edge of the Washington DC subway system. Having lived many years abroad without them, I have gotten in the habit of surviving without either TV or automobile. I walk to the grocery, take the subway when necessary to go downtown or to National Airport when I need to go someplace in the back of the beyond. BUSINESS: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Julie Gay E-MAIL: UJUNE@aol.com LOCATION: Charlotte, NC HISTORY: From Louisiana. Went to Michigan State University (2 1/2 years), interned at University of Wisconsin/Madison (9 months), B.A. Louisiana State University/English Literature, M.A. Washington State University/Composition and Rhetoric. Worked at LSU Press checking indexes and acting as gopher/filer. Taught freshman composition, writing on computers, and technical writing at WSU for two years. Worked as senior writer for NIKE, Inc., in Beaverton, OR, for three years (advertising, marketing, technical, public relations writing; editing; project management). Was managing editor for consumer health newsletter (1 year -- the company went bust). Worked as technical writer for telecommunications company (3 years). Worked as trade show/marketing specialist/co-op advertising manager for same company (1 year). Quit all full-time employment forever on June 10, 1994, to fulfill freelancing dream (I freelanced all over the map for four years). Mostly writing and editing now (corporate clients, newsletters, computer software documentation). SPECIALTY: Cannot call myself a true indexer (I've indexed only one book -- non-fiction -- and have worked on indexes tangentially as a checker and as an indexer of gargantuan technical manuals for telecommunicaitons company). Freelance writing/editing topics specialties include consumer health, self-help, software documentation, personal finance and i nvesting (esp. retirement investing). TOOLS: MAC LCIII, 2400-baud modem, HP DeskJet, MS Word, PageMaker, Excel. Expert in WordPerfect and Ventura Publisher but do not own a PC. HOBBIES: Walking dogs all the time (two puppies, two small bladders), cooking, reading, Weather Channel and CNN, research (yes, as a hobby), collecting depression glass (Moderntone), writing, looking for good diners. PERSONAL: Married. Two dogs, border collie/terrier mixes. Just moved to Charlotte from Charlottesville, VA. My husband is a geography professor at UNC-Charlotte. Would love to get more information on USDA course; I didn't hear of it until reading these postings (I guess now you all really know that I am new to real indexing). BUSINESS: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Nancy Anderman Guenther E-MAIL: NanGuent@aol.com LOCATION: West Chester PA (western suburbs of Philadelphia) HISTORY: Freelance indexer since 1983. Before then worked as reference librarian at a community college (learning about indexes from the user's perspective). Education includes: BA from Lycoming College in American Studies; MS in LS from Drexel U. and MBA also from Drexel. SPECIALTY: computer software books and documentation and business management (including internal corporate materials, i.e., employee benefits manuals) are my major source of work. I greatly enjoy diversity in history, social sciences, religion and handcraft publications. TOOLS: IBM PS/2 9577 (486) with WARP (OS/2) and Windows; Macrex; WordPerfect; IBM Laserprinter HOBBIES: Handcrafts (knitting, sewing, embroidery,etc.); gardening; music. I used to consider reading a hobby but when I have free time now I usually need a break from reading. PERSONAL: Now single after 14 years of marriage; three children (son almost 14; daughters 11 and 4). Find in my local church the support I need. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Larry Harrison E-MAIL: Hairylarry@aol.com LOCATION: Rochester, MN HISTORY: BA in Physics and Mathematics, Florida State University. 21 years with computer mainframe vendor (not IBM). Graduate work in Computer Science at Ohio State University extension in Dayton, Ohio. 2 years as manager of software development with small software company specializing in distributed applications development and document image processing (PC, midrange, mainframe). Quit to become self-employed in 1991. Started a home-based adjustable-rate mortgage auditing business which flopped (an expensive education in direct mail and telemarketing). Discovered the existence of freelance indexing while hanging out on Prodigy; started USDA course (life and indexing jobs keep getting in the way of finishing it) and apprenticed self to an old-timer. One year (paid) indexing. SPECIALTY: back-of-the-book indexing: scientific, technical, computer software, and science texts. Would love to do a cookbook since good indexes are rare. TOOLS: Macintosh Centris 610, MS Word, CINDEX (under SoftPC emulation), fax modem. HOBBIES: reading (science fiction, spy, thrillers), cooking, wine. Recently getting serious about physical fitness since all the others work against me! PERSONAL: married with one child, a boy age 8. My spouse works full-time at IBM. Born in Florida; hate hot, humid weather, so I kept moving north until I found a place with a summer short enough. Now we're raising a true Minnesotan. I left the job market to gain flexibility to permit spending time and energy with my son. Indexing part-time is a good fit with this goal, so far. BUSINESS: N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME: Liza Horan E-MAIL: Lizzie14@aol.com LOCATION: Connecticut HISTORY: Five years since college graduation spent as writer and now assistant editor of national magazine. (worked for newspaper and Reuters before). SPECIALTY: N/A TOOLS: N/A HOBBIES: Health/fitness, music PERSONAL: N/A BUSINESS: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Janet K. Ilacqua E-MAIL: jki@aol.com, jki@netcom.com LOCATION: N/A HISTORY: I have done freelance indexing and abstracting of books and magazines for the last three years. I did back-of-the-book indexes for a college math textbook and a history of Sunnyvale. I compiled the 1992 and 1993 annual indexes for a HP-UX programming magazine. In addition, I wrote abstracts of library science and computer articles for a newsletter publisher in Texas. I have a Masters in Library Science and have worked as a cataloger/indexer for a variety of organizations, including the California Coastal Commission, PG&E, Pacific Telesis Group, and the EPA. I can work full-time right now at the present. SPECIALITY: History, Math, Telecommunications, Environment, Computer Science, Law TOOLS: Macintosh and PC, fax, Creates indexes uing FileMaker Pro, Word 6.0. HOBBIES: Oil painting, ceramics painting, postcard collecting. BUSINESS: Janet K. Ilacqua 1470 Calabazas Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95051 (408) 984-0621 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Barry R. Koffler E-MAIL: Barkof@aol.com LOCATION: High Falls, NY HISTORY: BA in Anthropology (Columbia University), MA in Biology (Behavioral Ecology) (City College of New York), "ABD" in Ecology (Rutgers University). 4 years as bibliographic researcher, Dept. of Mammalogy, American Museum of Natural History, and many years as assistant/consultant to The Library of the same institution. Along the way I was also an animal trainer and a zoo keeper. I've been indexing for over 25 years, interspersed with writing, proofing, editing and other alternative ways of producing income. SPECIALTY: Natural sciences (especially anything relating to animals), technical, text and lay-oriented books. Enjoy doing back of the book indexes in a great variety of non-fiction subjects, also. TOOLS: Macintosh LC III, In>Sort for the Mac, MSWord. HOBBIES: Dancing (C&W, Swing & Ballroom), fancy poultry, tropical fish, music (play upright bass & guitar - country & blues), SciFi, collect poultry books. PERSONAL: Single, I live on small farm in a beautiful valley 2 hours from NYC (where I often go dancing). Share my house with a dog, 3 cats, a wood turtle, a pair of doves, & lots of fish. The other 300 residents live in the barn. BUSINESS: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Lori Lathrop E-MAIL: LMLathrop@aol.com LOCATION: Idaho Springs, CO HISTORY: B.S. in Business Administration and B.S. in Computer Science; 15+ years experience in technical writing, editing (both fiction and nonfiction), indexing, and abstracting. Developed an Indexing Skills Workshop for Technical Communicators, which I have presented to many client sites throughout the U.S. and Canada as well as to STC chapters and Regional Conferences Author of _An Indexer's Guide to the Internet_. SPECIALTY: Computer science, software documentation, programming reference manuals, telecommunication, multimedia technology, business, metaphysics, and general nonfiction. Technical writing, editing, indexing, and abstracting TOOLS: IBM PS/2 55SX, Mac Quadra 610, Cindex, Word Perfect, Microsoft Word for Windows, Microsoft Word 5.1 (Mac version); IBM BookMaster HOBBIES: Reading, hiking & exploring the mountains, collecting American art pottery and various antiques, watching the deer from the window in my home office. PERSONAL: Married, no kids. Proud owner of The Pooskavich, our sweet little tabby cat. BUSINESS: Lathrop Media Services P.O. Box 3065, Idaho Springs, CO 80452 E-mail: 76620.456@compuserve.com or LMLathrop@aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Elinor Lindheimer E-MAIL: elinorl@mhs.mendocino.k12.ca.us 71033,773@compuserve.com LOCATION: Mendocino, California HISTORY: Grew up in Bayside, New York. B.A. in Anthropology/Sociology from Queens College, 1964; M.S. in Ed. from University of Pennsylvania, 1965, with specialty in French. Taught American history in Lyon, France as exchange teacher, and tried teaching French to ninth graders near Philadelphia. Worked for Renault in overseas sales, Harvard Dept. of Social Relations as a secretary, and numerous substitute teaching and temporary typing jobs in Bay Area until falling into indexing in 1972 while trying to become an editor. I've been active in the American Society of Indexers since first becoming aware of it. SPECIALTY: Have indexed in many subject areas, including political science, demography, sociology, anthropology, economics, history, travel, medicine, nursing, cookbooks, how-to manuals, religion, self-help guides, and, since getting the first Osborne computer in 1982, computer software manuals. TOOLS: IBM 386 20-mz. clone over four years old, even-older 2400-baud modem, Okidata 390 Plus printer. Macrex (since CP/M days, continually updated); XyWrite 3 Plus, 4.0, and for Windows; Word for Windows 2.0; Procomm Plus; Hoping to upgrade computer, Word for Windows, printer, sometime! Modem to be upgraded very soon. HOBBIES: Walking dogs, walking up along the river, walking on the headlands, walking on treadmill or doing Nautilus at health club, throwing pots on wheel, listening to music, going to concerts and plays, visiting, writing. I read so much during work hours I seldom read for fun--unless I get hold of something truly wonderful, and then I can't put it down. My major non-work activity is cooking (and shopping for food!). PERSONAL: Married (aka Elinor Lindheimer Pravda), one daughter, Elke, age 12 1/2. Two dogs: one border collie, one border collie/terrier. Live in house badly in need of repair or remodel on a beautiful acre, also in need of repair(!), about one mile from village and ocean. Mendocino is a tourist town, filled with art galleries. It's also a retirement location for teachers, professors, artistic types, etc. Drawbacks are cool weather (it NEVER gets hot), fog, and rain; lack of well-paid work for many overqualified residents; and 1 1/2 hours of winding mountain road between freeway and coast. BUSINESS: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Lynn Moncrief E-MAIL: Wildefire@aol.com Internet: Wyldfire@ix.netcom.com LOCATION: Tustin, CA (Orange County in So. CA) HISTORY: Before becoming an indexer I was a PR coordinator, natural childbirth instructor, professional belly dancer, US Navy electronics technician, and technical writer (not all at the same time). Current incarnation is as fulltime freelance indexer (USDA course), having supported myself for over a year now as owner of TECHindex & Docs. I've finally found a way to ecstatically wallow in technical books all day and earn a decent living at it! :-) SPECIALTY: Indexing computer programming books (especially object-oriented programming for Windows), software user manuals, electronic hardware manuals (incl. telecommunications hw), naval subjects including weapons systems/platforms, scientific refs. A professional goal is to participate in organizing the mass of information existing on the Internet. TOOLS: 486/66 Mhz PC with 14.4Kbaud ax/modem; Macrex 6.2; Word for Windows 2.0 and 6.0; FrameMaker 4.0. HOBBIES: drawing in charcoals and computer graphics programs; sci-fi novel writing; obsessive reading (everything); musical pursuits include listening (baroque, Middle Eastern, and other types), composing on Amiga computer, and playing Turkish percussion instruments; computers; foreign languages and cultures; humor; solving cryptograms, jigsaw puzzles, and number series; animals; playing Pente and Scrabble; traveling; etc. PERSONAL: married, one daughter, and over 1000 books as companions BUSINESS: TECHindex & Docs 13681 Newport Ave., #8375 Tustin, CA 92680 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Jeanne Moody E-MAIL: JCMoody@aol.com LOCATION: Reston, VA and Alstead, NH (as much as possible) HISTORY: Relevant education is an MS in Information Science from Drexel U. in 1969. I have a bachelor's degree in psychology and was interested primarily in user studies. Recession came along and user studies were the first things to get cut out of government, corporate, and academic budgets. The library & information services consulting firm I worked for had some indexing projects. Since I had had indexing & abstracting courses, I was set to indexing to help earn my keep. Most of this was medical or health services, but I had enough background in neurospychology/neuropsychiatry to do the work. When my daughter was born, I became a free-lance indexer for the same company and worked at home for a couple of years. The next career change was working in special libraries and information centers, starting with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (both library and National Injury Information Clearinghouse), later a defense contracting firm, and lastly Prison Fellowship Ministries. During those years I did occasional indexes that happened to drop in my lap just to keep my hand in. In 1985 I started indexing on my own full-time. After a bout of going stir crazy, I began working part-time (with very flexible hours) for USAir while continuing to index. Getting out of the house and interacting with people on a regular basis improved my indexing efficiency no end. I am still working for USAir part-time and indexing the rest of the time. What else? A book I indexed on raptor management for the National Wildlife Federation won the Wilson Award in 1987. The subject matter of books/periodicals indexed varies greatly but broadly speaking covers mostly psychology/psychiatry, environmental sciences, and social sciences. I would enjoy working on aviation and travel books, but so far nobody has asked for that. SPECIALTY: N/A TOOLS: N/A HOBBIES: N/A PERSONAL: My husband and I own a tree farm (mixed hardwood timber) in NH and plan to "retire" there in 1997. Beaver Wood Pond on the property led to an interest in beavers--hence, my business name of Beaver Wood Enterprises. BUSINESS: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Mary Mortensen E-MAIL: MaryMort@aol.com LOCATION: Madison, NJ HISTORY: BA in French, Wartburg College (in Iowa, with junior year in France). MA in International Studies from Johns Hopkins (included a year in Bologna, Italy.) Worked in data administration and systems development in international banks in New York for thirteen years. This year decided to move out of the corporate/commuting life to try freelance indexing. Currently taking the USDA course and getting in touch with contacts in publishing. SPECIALTY: Hope to specialize in back-of-the-book indexes in fields such as: technology, business, finance, history, political science, art history, travel, general non-fiction. I'd also be interested in the future in database/CD-ROM indexing or even online help facilities, as I'm usually frustrated by not being able to find the information I want. TOOLS: IBM PS/1 486SX, Macrex HOBBIES: reading, knitting, bicycling, museums, concerts (classical, bluegrass, Cajun, etc.) PERSONAL: single, no kids or pets. Hope to relocate next year to a part of the country with lower population density and cost of living. BUSINESS: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Gayle Neyman E-MAIL: gneyma@aol.com LOCATION: Metro Denver area HISTORY: B.A. in Journalism, Poli Sci. Legal proofreading (13 years!) currently free-lance writing, editing and part-time copy editor for a Denver daily. Taking the USDA Graduate course in between frantic rush free-lance jobs. No indexing work as yet, but I'm looking forward to getting started. TOOLS: I use a Mac -- how was I to know all indexing programs are incompatible? PERSONAL: Married. Two children. A dog, three cats. HOBBIES: Reading, writing, painting, sewing, camping, travel (someday when I have time to take a vacation.) I've been lurking in this folder since April. I'm very envious of everyone's vast experience. BUSINESS: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: N/A E-MAIL: Pavement@aol.com LOCATION: California Bay Area HISTORY: I'm trained as a lawyer and now I index for an east bay legal publisher due to the dead legal market. Although now I'm happy indexing because it's less stress and I can concentrate on learning programming (C and Visual Basic) and trying to write games for the PC. SPECIALTY: N/A TOOLS: 486/40 with windows and macrex HOBBIES: Cyberpunk SF, crime novels, Magic the Gathering, my wife and my cat. I am especially interested in corresponding with other programmer/indexers or indexers who are involved in the computer biz in one way or another. PERSONAL: N/A BUSINESS: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Janet Perlman E-MAIL: JPerlman@aol.com LOCATION: Phoenix, Arizona HISTORY: B.S. in Chemistry from Queens College (City of New York), M.A. in Management (Univ. of Phoenix). Editorial Supervisor for John Wiley & Sons technical encyclopedias mid-60's, segued to freelancer for Wiley and other technical publishers and journals. After move to Arizona and a hiatus to do other things in life, have returned full-force to indexing, forming Southwest Editorial 3 years ago. Went full-time freelance in September of '94. Total time indexing: more than 15 years. SPECIALTY: All technical subjects - medical, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, civil engineering - both back of the book indexes and proceedings. Also enjoy non-technical materials, from comparative literature to sociology. TOOLS: IBM clone, 386DX, 25mHz. Macrex, Word for Windows. HOBBIES: Music (classical, folk, pop) - love it all! Reading and book collecting - love books in any shape and form. Good food/cooking. PERSONAL: Married (31 years, proudly), 2 grown children (sons - one a PhD in astrophysics, second at junior at Boston University) BUSINESS: Janet Perlman Southwest Indexing 4839 East Greenway Road, #366 Scottsdale, AZ 85254 Phone: (602) 569-7302 Email: jperlman@aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Julie Shawvan E-MAIL: Shawvan@aol.com LOCATION: San Francisco HISTORY: I grew up in a Chicago suburb. Have an A.B. in chemistry (Harvard), but spent most of my working life in the jewelry business as a production manager and designer. I finally reached a level of life experience, business experience, and work frustration that motivated me to start my own business. I'm aiming to be a full-time freelance indexer. Didn't start getting paid jobs till the second half of this year, but have been fairly busy. SPECIALTY: I consider my fields of greatest expertise to be physics, mathematics, and philosophy (the analytical kind practiced in Anglo-American academic departments of). My clients so far want me to index mostly biological sciences (in which I also have training) and they are satisfied with my indexes. I have indexed advanced material in all of the above fields. TOOLS: Dell 486DX33, HP Laserjet IIIP, Supra faxmodem V32.bis, Gutmann electric computer table (can be raised by 16" so that I can work standing up like Ernest Hemingway) PERSONAL: N/A BUSINESS: N/A --------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Neva J. Smith E-MAIL: njsmith@bga.com LOCATION: Austin, Texas Metro Area HISTORY: Special librarian (3 years), library consultant (4 years), personnel director (2 years). Freelance indexer since 1992, contracting editor since 1993. Library consultant since 1991. Online database research since 1991. EDUCATION: Masters of Library and Information Science; Bachelor's of Business Administration SPECIALITY: Indexing for art history and other scholarly works in the arts and humanities, library and information science, computer science, business and communications, transportation engineering. TOOLS: Home office: 486, DOS, Windows, Cindex, fax machine Available to work at client site HOBBIES: Mysteries and other puzzles, sailing, surfing the Internet, needlework (especially quilting and cross-stitch) PERSONAL: Married, kids 17 and 6; 3 cats, 1 dog (who thinks she's a cat), 8 fish BUSINESS: DataSmiths Information Services PO Box 2157 Round Rock, TX 78680-2157 512-244-2767 njsmith@bga.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Sonja E-MAIL: JacobStone@aol.com LOCATION: New York City HISTORY: I have only recently found out that there is a profession called "indexer". Since, I have thought about what that means and have stumbled upon you indexers here on AOL. The more I hear about indexing the more I consider it the perfect job for me. Quite contrary to everybody else, though, I don't have any college degrees. So far I have been doing literary translations (passionately!) and have been involved in the theatre, mostly as stage and literary manager. Now I am looking for a job that also pays. Even though I have no previous experience as an indexer, I am highly interested in learning how to become one. I hope, nobody in this folder is put off by me, since all of you have degrees and may feel that a non-degree holder may lower the reputation of the profession. Since I am not a native American (I am from Austria and am living in NYC since 1990) I am here for the linguistic and cultural experience. College can wait until I am back in Austria. Whenever that will be. SPECIALTY: German, literature, theater, translation EQUIPMENT: IBM clones 386 & 486. All kinds of programs. PERSONAL: Married, no children, 2 Rottweilers (mother & son), 1 mouse. I am what is called a "resident alien" (I love that term!) Interested in Languages in general, Philosophy, Psychology, History, Cooking, Animals BUSINESS: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Carolyn G. Weaver EMAIL: CGWeaver@aol.com; cweaver@u.washington.edu LOCATION: Bellevue, WA HISTORY: Academic medical librarian with 2nd masters in Public Administration. Have been actively freelance indexing for four years. I do annual indexes for four journals (mostly health sciences) , plus a varying number of back of the book indexes. SPECIALTY: Health/behavioral/social sciences books & journals. TOOLS: CINDEX, Word for Windows 6.0. Compaq 486/50; Power PC. HOBBIES: RVing, reading, StarTrek, DorothyL, needlework, crossword puzzles. PERSONAL: Married, 2 teenaged daughters BUSINESS: Weaver Indexing Service 2213 138th Ave. S.E. Bellevue, WA 98005 (206) 930-4348 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Trish Wittenstein E-MAIL: TWitten@aol.com LOCATION: Three Rivers, CA A small foothill community just outside the entrance to Sequoia National Park. HISTORY: BA in European History, 1982. Currently enrolled in Graduate Studies, History, Cal State Freno. After a life-long love affair with books, only thinking about indexes when they were annoyingly poor ones, I stumbled upon a description of the art of indexing at a time when I was open to new directions. Further investigation only increased my interest. I'm currently finishing the USDA course, and feeling a little nervous about the next step. Past employment as administrative assistant/writer for National Park Service; copyeditor, community newspaper. SPECIALTY: N/A TOOLS: 486/66 Dell PC with fax/modem. Macrex (we're slowly becoming friends) and MS Word. HOBBIES: Reading: history, architecture , literature (English, Russian, French), psychology, gardening, women's studies. Other hobbies include gardening, walking, dining, travel. PERSONAL: Married, two children ages 14 and 7, several dry and thirsty acres I try to keep green. BUSINESS: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Jan C Wright E-MAIL: JanCW@aol.com LOCATION: Seattle WA HISTORY: 10 years as a professional librarian, and several more as a professional desktop publisher. Freelance indexer since '91. B.A. in anthropology, M.A. in library science. SPECIALITY: Indexing software manuals, trade books, cd-rom based materials, online help keywording TOOLS: IBM 486/33 with DOS 6, Windows 3.1, Cindex 6.0, Word, Excel, Sonar Bookends. Macintosh with System 7, Word, Excel, PageMaker HOBBIES: Basketry, reading (when the eyestrain isn't bad), gardening, celtic music concerts, researching new red chile recipes PERSONAL: Married, no kids, one cat BUSINESS: Wright Information Indexing Services 6549 22nd NW Seattle, WA 98117 206-784-2895 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Daniel Wu E-MAIL: Zymetic@aol.com danwu@acm.org LOCATION: Mountain View, CA HISTORY: I am a software developer for a German telecommunication company right now. Been with this company for over 11 years. Don't do too much programming (prbably two weeks out of a 1 year project where I actually do any programming), but do lots of software design and softwar design reviews. Beside software development, also am a ISO 9000 internal auditor plus I teaches a Fagan-Like software inspection class informally on the side for the company. Involve in also process improvement stuff. Education wise, have a BA in Computer Science and Lingusitics from Berzerkeley. Have some graduated courses in information retrieval while I was in school. Also have some theological courses from New College Berkely. Certified ISO 9000 internal auditor. Am seriously looking into indexing since my mother had a stroke early this Jan. Management been extremely understanding and supportive. But I think I might be at a point I might get in the way of projects given I ended up rushing home quite often right into a middle of a design review. Indexing is attractive to me because it seemed to fit all 4 of my criteria of picking a new career change: 1) Has to be able to do it at home and allows me to work weird and random hours. 2) I have to like it. 3) Do not required massive retraining (i.e. have to go back to school full time to get a PHD). 4) Does not seemed to have too many starving artist. SPECIALTY: Just joined ASI. Also just signed up the USDA indexing course (I thought all USDA do is to grade beef for the longest time :) ) Probably lurk a lot and try to learn about indexing as much as possible. Since I am not an indexer yet, I would like to be in the following specialties: Computer Software, ISO 9000, TQM, Software Development/Engineering Process, Social Linguistics, Deaf Culture, Software Inspection/ review techniques, Internet, Christinaity, Christian church history, Tennis, Table Tennis, Aikido, Elder Care, Ageing, Grieving, Care Giver, Dementia illnesses, and Cardiac stuff. TOOLS: PC, Ami Pro. HOBBIES: Table Tennis, Tennis, readings, internet surfing, information digging, religion, early Christian church history, social linguistics readings. PERSONAL: Male, single, primary care giver for mother. Two dying plants. BUSINESS: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: L. Pilar Wyman E-MAIL: PilarW@aol.com LOCATION: Annapolis, MD HISTORY: BA in Liberal Arts (math and philosophy), St. John's College, Santa Fe, NM and Annapolis, MD. 2 years graduate study UC Berkeley Mathematics (NSF Minority Graduate Fellow). 8+ years indexing--started out typing for an indexer while a college student, went solo in 1990. SPECIALTY: back of the book and journal indexing for clinical medicine, computer science, history, economics, political science, education, health care, and current events, technical writing services and newsletters TOOLS: desktop Compaq 386sx, laptop Kenitec 486sx, Cindex, WordPerfect, MSWord, IIP printer, fax, modem, etc. HOBBIES: reading, sailing, needlepoint, photography PERSONAL: married with children (2, aged 3 and a half and 2, at the time of this writing). and we sail a 26' Columbia on the Chesapeake Bay as often as possible. hope to live aboard eventually. BUSINESS: Wyman Indexing 1240L Gemini Drive Annapolis, MD 21403 Voice/Fax: 410-263-7537 Email: PilarW@aol.com ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1995 13:20:26 ECT Reply-To: Indexer's Discussion Group Sender: Indexer's Discussion Group From: Sean Brooks Subject: computer virus (fwd) (fwd) ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- **> FROM John Benjamin (ug572@freenet.victoria.bc.ca) on Thu Apr 20 11:11:49 1995. To: Sean Brooks ---------- Text of forwarded message ---------- Date: 19 Apr 95 21:28:56 EDT From: Robert Goldschmid <73567.2445@compuserve.com> Subject: computer virus ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- RE: computer virus This notice just came over the Ecological Economics Conference - thought you should all see it: There is a computer virus that is being sent across the Internet. If you >>receive an e-mail message with the subject line "Good Times", DO NOT read >>the message, DELETE it immediately. Please read the messages below. >>Some miscreant is sending e-mail under the title "good times" >>nation-wide. If you get anything like this, DON'T DOWNLOAD THE FILE! It >>has a virus that rewrites your hard drive, obliterating anything on it. Please be careful and forward this mail to anyone you care about--I have. >>Date: 12/2/94 11:59 AM >>Subject: INTERNET VIRUS >>Thought you might like to know... >>The FCC released a warning last Wednesday concerning a matter of major >>importance to any regular user of the InterNet. Apparently, a new >>computer virus has been engineered by a user of America Online that is >>unparalleled in its destructive capability. Other, more well-known >>viruses such as Stoned, Airwolf, and Michaelangelo pale in comparison to >>the prospects of this newest creation by a warped mentality. >>What makes this virus so terrifying, said the FCC, is the fact that no >>program needs to be exchanged for a new computer to be infected. It can >>be spread through the existing e-mail systems of the InterNet. Once a >>computer is infected, one of several things can happen. If the computer >>contains a hard drive, that will most likely be destroyed. If the program >>is not stopped, the computer's processor will be placed in an >>nth-complexity infinite binary loop - which can severely damage the >>processor if left running that way too long. Unfortunately, most novice >>computer users will not realize what is happening until it is far too >>late. >>Luckily, there is one sure means of detecting what is now known as the >>"Good Times" virus. It always travels to new computers the same way ina >>text e-mail message with the subject line reading simply "Good Times". >>Avoiding infection is easy once the file has been received - not >>readingit. The act of loading the file into the mail server's ASCII >>buffer causes the "Good Times" mainline program to initialize and >>execute. The program is highly intelligent - it will send copies of >>itself to everyone whose e-mail address is contained in a received-mail >>file or a sent- mail file, if it can find one. It will then proceed to >>trash the computer it is running on. >>The bottom line here is - if you receive a file with the subject line >>"Good TImes", delete it immediately! Do not read it! Rest assured that >>whoever's name was on the "From:" line was surely struck by the virus. >>Warn your friends and local system users of this newest threat to the >>InterNet! It could save them a lot of time and money. ----