Noalani Terry, MLS, MIA
Indexer & Taxonomist
Montrose, Colorado
970-240-3620

Work Experience Relevant to Indexing

Noalani Terry has created book and newsletter indexes for Resources for the Future, the Gale Group, North Atlantic Books, the American Polarity Therapy Association, Dr. Clark Research Association, and individual authors.

• Freelance indexer since 2001.
• Joint World Bank/International Monetary Fund Library, Washington, DC — indexed over 24,000 English and foreign language articles and papers for inclusion in the online catalog.
• World Resources Institute Library, Washington, DC — created and applied an international environmental policy subject authority file/thesaurus as part of custom cataloging all materials.
• Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Washington, DC — organized, analyzed, and indexed materials after designing an original telecommunications subject classification system and taxonomy for the collection of the Office of Policy Development and Planning.
• Agricultural Cooperative Development International, Washington, DC — Organized library from 20 years' worth of materials; developed computer database, classification systems and thesaurus.
• Alameda Free Library, Alameda, CA — indexed California historical and natural science journals while serving as a reference librarian. 

Education Relevant to Indexing

• "Taxonomies and Controlled Vocabularies" online workshop, Simmons College, Boston, MA.
• Continuing indexing education through the American Society for Indexing.
  
• USDA correspondence course, "Basic Indexing."
  
• Master of Library Science, University of California, Berkeley.
  
• Master of International Administration, School for International Training, Brattleboro, VT.
  
• Bachelor of Arts, History, University of California, Santa Barbara.  

Sample Indexes

Most of the indexes below are available at Amazon.com. Click on the link to bring up the book. It may be necessary to click on “Look Inside” and then on “Index. “ Click on the horizontal arrow on the right to scroll forward through the index.

Days on the Family Farm: From the Golden Age through the Great Depression
Link to Days on the Family Farm Index

How Cancer Transformed Our Lives: Practical Tips, Tools & Techniques for Everyone Touched by Cancer
Link to How Cancer Transformed Our Lives Index

Marsilio Ficino (Western Esoteric Masters Series)
Link to Marsilio Ficino Index

The Measurement of Environmental and Resource Values: Theory and Methods, 2d ed. [Name and Subject Indexes]
Link to The Measurement of Environmental and Resource Values Index

Painting the White House Green: Rationalizing Environmental Policy Inside the Executive Office of the President
Link to Painting the White House Green Index

Siren Song: Chilean Water Law as a Model for International Reform
Link to Siren Song Index

Recent Offices and Memberships

• American Society for Indexing, Member, 1998-present
  
• American Society for Indexing, Secretary, Colorado Chapter, 2004-2005
  
• American Polarity Therapy Association, Member, 1995-present
  
• Western Colorado Congress
  • Board Member, 2005-present
  • President, Uncompahgre Valley Association, 2003-2005
    
• Special Libraries Association, Environment and Resource Management Division, Chair, 1990-1991; Director 1993-1995.

Noalani Terry is also a professional polarity practitioner, which gives her a special understanding of materials about complementary health modalities. Visit www.polaritybalanceworks.com.