I use a PC, Microsoft Word, Quark XPress, Acrobat 6 Professional and Macrex and the finished index can be supplied in whatever form is required by my clients.
Tony Hirst
Indexing Services
Accredited Indexer, Society of Indexers
BA (Hons) DipEurHum
Honours degree in history and English
Diploma in European Humanities
I am a full-time, qualified (AI) book indexer. During the past year, I have completed over fifty indexes to my clients' satisfaction. I can provide an indexing solution or adhere to a client's detailed instructions as necessary.
In addition to the large range of subjects of which I have special knowledge, I am also interested in taking on indexing work in other fields.
I am available for indexing work at all times throughout the year, including weekends and holidays. Also, I can often accommodate indexing projects with a short deadline.
I am also an experienced and qualified copy-editor and proofreader. Within these fields I am able to work on-screen or from hard copy as required. Some of my clients find this variety of skills useful, particularly when time is short, because I am sometimes able to combine proofreading with indexing, for instance.
I use a PC, Microsoft Word, Quark XPress, Acrobat 6 Professional and Macrex and the finished index can be supplied in whatever form is required by my clients.
'The most accomplished way of using books ... is two-fold: either ... as some men do lords, learn their titles exactly and then brag of their acquaintance or ... get a thorough insight into the index, by which the whole book is governed and turned, like fishes by the tail.'
from A Tale of a Tub (Jonathan Swift)
