Experience & resume
Janet Russell Indexing Services
1520 Schenone Court, # 9
Concord, CA 94521-3245
925-689-1998
e-mail: jrussell@alumni.reed.edu
Skillful, precise indexing since 1990
Winner, 2004 H. W. Wilson Award for Excellence in Indexing
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SPECIAL INTERESTS AND EXPERTISE
Based on education, work experience, and personal interests: History and Social Sciences, Library Science, American Studies, Ancient Near East, Education, Biblical Studies, Fine Arts, Literature, Philosophy and Religion.
WORK EXPERIENCE
1990 to present Freelance Indexer (references on request)
1991–1995 Jesuit-Krauss-McCormick Library, Chicago, IL (an academic theological library). Reference Librarian, specialist in religion and theology.
1984–1990 C. Berger and Company, Carol Stream, IL (a library consulting and contract services firm). Special Projects Coordinator. Provided technical support for a team of indexers that indexed an encyclopedia. Supervised data entry and proofreading. Wrote guidelines for maintaining the index database. Edited and managed the production of the index for a marketing trade journal.
1970–1984 Chicago Public Library. Librarian (Literature & Language Division and branches). Specialist in literature and fiction. General reference.
1973–1995 Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago, IL. Volunteer Docent. Guided tours on Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Old Testament times.
EDUCATION
University of Chicago Publishing Program. “The Editor's Job: Basic Manuscript Editing”
University of Chicago. M.A. (Library Science) 1970; M.A.T. 1970.
Reed College, Portland, OR. B.A. (American Studies—History) 1968.
MEMBERSHIPS
American Society for Indexing. Chair, 2008 Wilson Award Committee; Czarina, Golden Gate Chapter, 2006-2007.