My indexing specialties are in life sciences, social sciences and humanities, psychology, environmental studies, child and youth studies, philosophy, spirituality, education and anything that grapples with where we are headed as a society. I work on academic books, trade books, reports, textbooks, periodicals and non-fiction for children and youth. I also enjoy doing information description projects such as metadata construction, abstracting and cataloguing.

As an indexer, I have a knack for seeing multiple layers of themes within the text and following them throughout the text. I also focus on  expressing them in multiple ways in the index, making it more likely that a reader will discover them.  This creates indexes that have been called insightful, sensitive, thorough and well-structured.  Making new connections is my favourite creative thought process, which means my indexes have cross references that expand a reader’s entry into the work, as well as offering insights into how the different topics and concepts in the book are connected.

I grew up in intellectual debates with my dad, an evolutionary immunologist and naturalist, before formally studying biology, ecology and environmental studies at Carleton College, a liberal arts college for nerdy kids in Minnesota. Learning is my primary hobby, and I have had longstanding interests in self-directed and learner-centred education, social justice and movements, native plants, evolution, conservation, medicine, psychology, personal development and spirituality.

My paid work aside from indexing has been primarily in community-based environmental projects, focusing on nature connection, environmental education and risky nature play for kids, as a project coordinator, curriculum writer, program leader and trainer/facilitator. I also have a masters degree in Library and Information Studies from Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I trained in indexing at University of California at Berkeley Extension in 2019.

I would love to learn how I might be a part of your project so that readers can get the most out of an author’s passion and insights.

Please contact me at emilylegrandindexing@gmail.com or

Visit my website to learn more about what it would be like to work with me:  www.emilylegrand.com

 

• Listing ID: 4826
• Arts and Humanities: History, Language and linguistics, Philosophy, Religion and spirituality, Media studies
• Economy, politics and law: General, Economics, Government and politics
• Health and medicine: Medicine and pharmacology, Alternative health, Psychology and mental health, Health Care
• Industry and technology: Agriculture, Horticulture, Communications, Energy, Natural resources
• International studies: Canadian studies, Europe, Developing countries, Australia and Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean, United States
• Lifestyle and Leisure: Gardening, Crafts, Animals and pets, Sports, fitness, and recreation, Travel and tourism, Personal development
• Sciences: Biological sciences, Earth sciences, Ecology and environment, Veterinary medicine and animal science
• Society: Anthropology, Indigenous peoples, Culture, Education, Family, Gender studies, Senior studies, Child studies, Social activism, Sociology and social services, Urban studies
• Materials - Books: Scholarly books, Trade monographs, Biographies and memoirs, Children and young adult, Guidebooks, Textbooks, Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and glossaries
• Materials - Other: Academic papers and essays, Government materials, Reports, Periodicals and almanacs, Atlases/maps/plans, Personal files and correspondence, Pictures and illustrations, Transcripts and minutes
• Other Skills: Abstracting, Metadata, Teaching/training, Proofreading, Research and fact-checking, Writing