The index included in the back of many books is largely an afterthought by many readers but can enhance the value and marketability of a text. If your work is intended for preservation and reference, libraries and archival institutions are especially interested in indexed works.

By definition, an index is meant to guide or direct the reader to specific material included within the work. Composing an index is as much a creative and skilled act as writing any original work. A poor index can be muddled and confusing, leaving the reader without direction; a talented technical indexer can produce an index that seamlessly incorporates into the body of the work and reflects the author's individual writing style.

The indexer must be more familiar with the subject matter than the average reader but objective enough to maintain a non-specialist's perspective to produce a useable and helpful index. My own experience can provide both and produce a first-class index for a compilation or an original work.

Sample indexes available upon request.

American Society for Indexing
Science & Medicine SIG, ASI

• Bates' I.S.Q.D: Identification System for Questioned Documents (Lewis, 2005)
• The Biopsychosocial Formulation Model: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals (Campbell & Rohrbaugh, 2005)
• The Field Guide to Physician Coding (Nicoletti, 2006)
• The Foundations of Arithmetic: A Logical-Mathematical Investigation into the Concept of Number 1884 (Jacquette, 2006)
• From Documentation to Data (Kaplan, 2006)
• High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography for the Analysis of Medicinal Plants (Reich & Schibli, 2006)
• MEMS/NEMS, Vol 5 of Medical Applications of MEMS/NEMS and MOEMS (Leondes, 2005)
• Acupuncture for Musculoskeletal Medicine (2009)
• Basic Psychological Measurement, Research Designs, and Statistics without Math (2005)
• Cleanup of Chemical and Explosive Munitions: How to Make Military Ranges Environmentally Safe (2008)
• Handbook of Child Life (2008)
• High-Tech Terror (2009)
• Hot Zone Forensics (2004)
• Ideomotor Signals for Rapid Hypnoanalysis: A How-To Manual (2005)
• Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Stored ECGs (2007)
• Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Supplement: 2008 Abstracts (2009)
• Keys to EMR Success: Selecting and Implementing an Electronic Medical Record (2008)
• Lean Six Sigma for the Medical Practice (2009)
• Molecular Biology of Aging (2007)
• Neurogenic Communication Disorders (2006)
• PDQ Endodontics (2009)
• Pharmacology Success: A Course Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking (2007)
• Photographic Regional Atlas of Bone Disease, 2nd ed. (2004)
• Physics of Radiotherapy X-Rays and Electrons (2007)
• Principles and Practice of Pediatric Endocrinology, 5th ed. (2005)
• Six Sigma with Excel and Minitab (2007)