“It is a beautiful index. The categories of analysis which emerge in the index make me see the book in a new way. It has been great to work with you as well. I have raved about you to my colleagues at the ANU and will continue to do so — and will look forward to working with you again on my next project…” Tyrell Haberkorn, author: Revolution Interrupted: Farmers, Students, Law, and Violence in Northern Thailand, Wisconsin University Press.

“Looks good –perhaps the best way I can say it is that your indexing is far superior to anything I would have produced!” Dwight W. Read, author: How Culture Makes Us Human: Primate Social Evolution and the Formation of Human Societies, Left Coast Press, Walnut Creek, California.

“Well, I got through the index faster than I expected, largely because it seems to be in great shape. Thanks for the careful, thorough attention you gave it….[and] for your prompt and thorough work with this!” David Sepkoski, author: Rereading the Fossil Record, University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

“You’re the best! Thanks again for all your careful, constructive work!” Sharyn Udall, Independent Fine Art Professional, author: Dance and American Art: The Long Embrace, University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, WI.

“I had a couple of hours to go through the index. It’s excellent and serves as an important key to a complex and wide-ranging text. All best, and many thanks for your excellent and punctual work.” Helmut Müller-Sievers, author: The Cylinder: Kinematics of the Nineteenth Century, University of California Press, Berkeley.

“The index looks good. Thanks so much for your meticulous and thorough work. We’re not going to need any changes or additions.” Loren Glassi, author: Obscenity and the Limits of Liberalism, Glass and Williams, Ohio State University Press, Columbus, Ohio.

“I am really happy with the index and I know I could not have done it myself. So, thank you for giving me such a good product…” Chikako Takeshita, author: The Biopolitics of Contraceptive Development: Population, Women’s Bodies, and the IUD, MIT Press, 2011.

“… I want to commend you on a beautiful, thorough, and usable index. I am so impressed with its depth and level of detail. Thanks very much!” Kate Haulmani, author: The Politics of Fashion in Eighteenth-Century America, University of North Carolina Press.

“Thanks very much for hanging in there on this project. Did I tell you that David Bindman, the main editor, is extremely happy with the indexes?” Liz Duval, Project Editor, TNTEditorial; The Image of the Black in Western Art, Vols. 1 through 6, Bindman and Gates, Harvard University Press.

“The index looked excellent and with a minimum of editing we were able to push it on to typesetting. Thank you for all your good work on it. I’m also going to put you on the list we send out to our authors, so hopefully you will be able to work on more Duke books in the future.” Timothy W. Elfenbein, Assistant Managing Editor; The Affect Theory Reader, Gregg and Seigworth, Duke University Press.

“I would like to thank you for your efficient and meticulous indexing of my book. I will certainly recommend you to my colleagues.” Jacob Shamir, author: Palestinian and Israeli Public Opinion: The Public Imperative in the Second Intifada, Indiana University Press.

“The index was definitely to our satisfaction. I only made a couple of changes to deal with typos that we caught in the page proofs. Thank you so
much for your excellent work, and on short notice. I especially appreciated the proactive and professional way you got the job done.” Peter DiCola, author: Creative License: The Law and Culture of Digital Sampling, DiCola and McLeod, Duke University Press.

“Thanks! And again, put me down as a reference. I can’t believe how thoroughly you read all of the text, not just the proper nouns but everything, so that you catch missed conjunctions and dropped infinitives –very good attention to detail.” Gerald Carbone, author: Washington: Lessons in Leadership, Palgrave McMillan.

“Also, I have to tell you that your index for the Mooney was just gorgeous –really one of the best I’ve seen in ages. It’s a pleasure to work with you.” Caroline Knapp, Project Manager, University of California Press.

“You are amazing — you got through such a big book so quickly and so comprehensively! I’ve just sent the index to the author for review, so I’ll let you know if he wants any changes/additions. Thanks again for taking this on at such short notice — you saved my bacon.” Liz Duvall, Managing Editor, TNTEditorial.

“… thank you for the most excellent index. I am giving your name to my packagers, who are often in search of a good indexer.” Emily Berleth, Editor: Bloody Mohawk: The French and Indian War & American Revolution on New York’s Frontier, Berleth, Black Dome Press.

“I wanted to mention, and realize I hadn’t, how much I appreciate your really excellent work. Thanks!” Alan Tansman, author:The Japanese Culture of Fascism, Duke University Press.

“I love [the index]. It is thorough and imaginative. I would not have had the time to put something like that together particularly this semester. Thanks again for all your hard work.” Donna Robinson Divine, author: Exiled In the Homeland, Divine, University of Texas Press.

“Robert Scott loved your index; he didn’t have a single change. I did make some changes, mostly adding “Saint” to names where appropriate–since the book is about saints. But I agree that your index was great!” Rose Vekony, Project Editor; Miracle Cures: Saints, Pilgrimage, and the Healing Powers of Belief, Scott, University of California Press.

“Naomi – everything looks wonderful. Thanks so much for your fast and efficient help. You really got me out of a jam!” Jesse Richards, author: The Secret Peace: Exposing the Positive Trend of World Events, Book and Ladder Press.

“Thanks, Naomi. The index looks superb–very detailed, very accurate. I did a bit of spot-checking on page numbers and so forth, and I am delighted with your work. You can be sure that I will be recommending you to fellow authors!” Dr. Elizabeth A. Throop, author: Psychotherapy, American Culture, and Social Policy, Palgrave McMillan.

“Naomi, upon scrutiny your index did prove to be very good–… The managing editor is letting everyone know that you do good work and they should feel free to call you or recommend you to authors.” Ruth Goring, Manuscript Editor, University of Chicago Press.

“Naomi, this is a great index. I’m so impressed by the way you managed to make this difficult, dense stuff [philosophical concepts and the like] comprehensible! I’m also grateful for your care in following the correct format and being consistent, which reduces the need for editing to a minimum. Thanks so much.” Liz Duvall, Managing Editor, TNTEditorial.

“I will be most happy to pass your name along – you do fantastic work, don’t worry about that! … and many thanks for your important contribution! …[a colleague is] looking for an indexer and I told him you are the BEST!” Tom Boellstorff, author: The Gay Archipelago, Duke University Press.

“I’ve printed [the index] out and it looks … quite elegant! Hats off!” BEST!” Debbie Tegarden, Editor, Princeton University Press.

“Thanks, Naomi–this looks great. I appreciate the quick turnaround!” Laureen Shea, Production Editor, Sage Publications.

“Naomi, thanks a lot for your hard work and dedication (and perfectionism!). Your queries were very helpful and you contributed greatly to improving the book as a whole.” Jessica McClear, Editor, Scarecrow Press.

“Great job of getting it in early. Thanks for your diligence, …[and] thanks much for your hard work.” Ken Wachsberger, Project Editor, Gale Group.

“… overall impression: Excellent job! Now THAT is an index.” Ged Carbone, Nathanael Greene: A Biography of the American Revolution, Carbone, Palgrave McMillan.

[updated 05/2012]