PROFILE

A back-of-the-book Indexer, current representative for the Indexing Society of Canada (ISC), Eastern Region, and a researcher who works within diverse communities, I completed a Masters degree in Education in 2010 with a focus on Society, Culture and Literacies. I have worked with the Dublin Core schema for electronic indexing, as well as with controlled vocabularies.

Recommendations  
..."As to the index you sent, well, it is wonderful. As the author of this
text, reading this index was like reading a reminder of the text itself
and, frankly, it brought out more depth in the text than I thought was
there in the first place. Amazing! It is so satisfying to read an index
that was written by someone who not only read but understood the text itself. Congratulations on a job well done--clear, careful, detailed, and a pleasure."  Dr. David Jardine, Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Calgary

… “”Barbara Cuerden is all you want in a professional indexer. She demonstrates an innate understanding of the nature and scope of the manuscript in question, is prompt in responding to inquiries or additions, and delivers a final product that accommodates the reader in all ways.” Dan Lalande, author Heroes of The New Hollywood

…“Thanks Barbara. … let me say how great I think this work is.
We are very keen to see it on our website. It will be the next task we tackle after we get our project data updated.” Kevin Conway, Manager e-Communications, International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

..."We are definitely happy with the work you have been doing for us creating the short abstracts in the IDL.  My understanding is that this work is progressing well, and we should complete the last 10 years’ worth of projects by the end of your current contract.  This is a big milestone and you should be proud that you are on your way to achieving that.”   Jane Ann Wyma Information Systems Management, IDRC



EDUCATION
M.A. Ed. University of Ottawa, 2010
Digital thesis/library access link: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/19679
B.F.A. Honours (magna cum laude) University of Ottawa 1987
Bilingual accreditation, University of Ottawa
SELECTED EMPLOYMENT
  • Currently working as an independent Indexer Completion of the ASI (American Society for Indexing) Business of Indexing course.
  •  Organization of research, and content management: creation of a digital map of existing resources related to the design, development, strengthening and implementation of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems. In particular: identification of main organizations, resources and content generators in the field of CRVS, including an indexed list of current materials on CRVS systems, for the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
  • Creation of short abstracts for 5,000 research outputs that appear on the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) public website. Each research output is skim read to gather context and relevant information and then a short abstract created and input into the IDRC Digital Library (IDL). Research subject areas include but are not limited to: Climate Change; Agriculture; Innovation; Food policy; Health administration; Eco-health; Human Rights; Gender Mainstreaming; Maternal and Child Health; Development policy. Abstracts are 100 words or less in length, providing the reader with a brief summary of the output, including its purpose and main results. The IDRC has recently launched a new public website.
  • Indexing and review of over 11,000 digitized research items for the IDRC Digital Library (IDL) research repository in all thematic and program areas (including project monitoring, policy making and evaluation); knowledge management through use and development of controlled vocabularies; revision of keywords/controlled vocabulary for IDRIS (English, French, Spanish subject terms); IDL records management using the Dublin Core metadata schema; organization of research.