Welcome to the new Taxonomies & Controlled Vocabularies SIG discussion group. I got the idea for starting a new special interest group within the American...
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Emily Goodhue
emilysgoodhue
Sep 17, 2007 12:36 pm
Hi everyone! I am Emily Goodhue. I work at EBSCO Publishing in Ipswich, Mass. where I help manage the indexing vocabulary and create/edit several ...
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Jane Read
jmrindexer
Sep 17, 2007 12:52 pm
Hi all, Jane Read from York (England) checking in here. Member of the (British) Society of Indexers, degree in linguistics, 14 years experience in university...
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Fred Leise
fredleisevpi...
Sep 17, 2007 2:45 pm
Hi. In addition to back-of-book indexing since 1995, I have worked as an information architect and taxonomy development consultant since 2001. In addition, I...
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Suzi Kaplan
sewk
Sep 17, 2007 5:14 pm
Greetings All, I'm Suzi Kaplan in Bethesda, Maryland, just over the border from Washington DC. I've chosen indexing and taxonomy work as my second (or third)...
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Dbolso@...
dgolso
Sep 17, 2007 8:59 pm
Hello: I am Debbie Olson. I work as a freelance indexer and librarian and have had some experience developing and updating name and subject "authorities." I...
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alohanoalani
Sep 17, 2007 11:04 pm
I am Noalani Terry in Montrose, Colorado. I have a background in creating, adapting, maintaining and using classification systems and controlled vocabularies...
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cheryl.landes
Sep 18, 2007 10:09 pm
Hi, I'm Cheryl Landes, writing from the beautiful Pacific Northwest. I work full-time as a technical writer/editor/indexer for Phoenix Controls Corporation in...
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Linda Dunn
linda47dunn
Sep 18, 2007 10:26 pm
Hi, I'm writing from Albany, NY where it's a lovely fall day. I have an MLS and a MA in Film History and I was an editor and indexer for the Film Literature...
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Lucie Haskins
lucieamh
Sep 19, 2007 1:51 pm
Hi everyone, I'm Lucie Haskins and I index from Woodland Park, Colorado (elevation 8,435 feet). I've been a freelance indexer since 2000 and concentrate on ...
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jeanjesensky
Sep 21, 2007 3:13 pm
Hello! Thank you, Heather, for getting this discussion group off the ground. I'm Jean Jesensky from the heart of Massachusetts apple-picking country, Bolton. I...
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Paula McCoy
prm.mccoy
Sep 22, 2007 4:16 pm
Hello everyone. I'm Paula McCoy, from Louisville, Kentucky. I've been working at the editorial offices of ProQuest for nearly 25 years, the last several of ...
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Linda Kenny Sloan
lksloan
Sep 23, 2007 11:35 pm
As a longtime indexer and online researcher I am looking forward to breaking into taxonomy development. I've been checking out various groups lately looking to...
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Suzi Kaplan (Key Info...
sewk
Sep 25, 2007 5:10 am
Welcome Paula to ASI and to the "Taxonomies" group. I'd love to hear more about your work and ProQuest and I'm sure others would, too. Is there more you can...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Sep 25, 2007 3:38 pm
Here is an update on the formation of the new ASI Taxonomies & Controlled Vocabularies SIG. We definitely have enough good interest for the formation of the...
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wordsmith_indexer@...
Sep 25, 2007 6:10 pm
Hello everyone, I am Sue Dryer from Seattle, Washington. I just retired as a school librarian, have done research for Microsoft's Encarta Encyclopedia, and...
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pmccoy@...
prm.mccoy
Sep 26, 2007 11:11 pm
Sure, Suzi, I can tell you more. Let me pull something together and then I'll send it to the group. Otherwise, I'd be going on forever in a long, rambling...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Sep 27, 2007 7:26 pm
Hi all, A recruiter phoned me today about this position. Although the company is based in New York, he told me that work can be done from home anywhere with...
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pmccoy@...
prm.mccoy
Sep 29, 2007 2:53 pm
Here's some information about ProQuest and the work I do with controlled vocabularies and taxonomies. First, here's the company website: www.il.proquest.com ...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Sep 30, 2007 1:12 am
Hi Paula, Thank you for your explanation of your work at ProQuest. I used to do the same work at your competitor, Gale, until I got laid off in early 2004....
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Linda Dunn
linda47dunn
Oct 4, 2007 6:00 pm
Hi, I thought any of you who might live nearby Richmond Indiana might be interested in the Heartland Chapter meeting on October 20th where I will be giving two...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Oct 5, 2007 1:55 am
Thanks for mentioning this, Linda. For those that are interested, details are on the Heartland chapter web site home page...
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Linda Dunn
linda47dunn
Oct 5, 2007 10:50 am
Thanks Heather. I'll be happy to provide a summary. Probably after the meeting. Also thanks for giving the link to the website with more information. I am...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Oct 9, 2007 2:44 am
Hi all, I started creating a web site for the SIG: http://www.taxonomies-sig.org Additional work on it is still need, and I hope that others will be willing ...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Oct 10, 2007 1:42 pm
Hi all, In order for the Taxonomies & Controlled Vocabularies SIG to become an affiliated SIG of the American Society of Indexers (and by extension its...
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Sue Dryer
wordsmith_indexer@...
Oct 11, 2007 3:28 am
Heather and group, I think it's a very strong mission statement and I am happy to be part of the SIG. Sue Dryer, MLIS Wordsmith Indexing and Research ... From:...
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pmccoy@...
prm.mccoy
Oct 13, 2007 4:14 pm
I agree completely. The mission statement is well-stated and comprehensive, and I agree with the mission. Paula McCoy, ProQuest ... From: Sue Dryer...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Oct 14, 2007 2:11 am
Hi all, I have added most of your names (if I could verify you as an ASI or affiliated indexing society member) to the members page of the new web site of the...
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Fred Leise
fredleisevpi...
Oct 18, 2007 4:48 pm
Heather, Thanks for getting all this going. I would appreciate your listing me as available for contract projects. Thanks. Fred Fred Leise Chief Operating...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Oct 18, 2007 11:51 pm
Hi all, I am pleased to announce that Rebecca Linford has volunteered to be webmaster of the new Taxonomies & Controlled Vocabularies web site. Rebecca lives...
