Dog-Eared Indexing is owned by Cynthia Fife-Townsel. In addition to providing freelance indexing and editorial services, she is employed as a librarian at the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection for Afro-American History and Literature at the Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, Chicago Public Library. In a prior life, she owned and operated  Hounds Unleashed, a dog walking and pet sitting service.

 

EMPLOYMENT

Dog-Eared Indexing, owner, since 2004

Hounds Unleashed, owner, 2002-2005

Librarian, Harsh Research Collection, 1998 - present

EDUCATION

USDA Graduate School, Basic Indexing, completed 2004

Clark Atlanta University, MLIS, 1998

University of Illinois at Chicago, MA, Latin American and Imperial Russian History, 1996

Indiana University Northwest, BA, History and English, 1993

 

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION

 

SKY Professional Workshop, 2004

"Facing the Text:

Content Analysis and Entry Selection in

Social Sciences and Humanities Indexing" with Do Mi Stauber, 2004

 

 

MEMBERSHIPS

 

American Society of Indexers

American Library Association

Association of Pet Dog Trainers

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