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HELP SAVE TORONTO'S PUBLIC LIBRARIES!
Despite a vigorous and well-fought campaign to prevent branch closures in Toronto, our library system is still under threat. In January 2012, city council voted by the narrowest of margins (22 to 21) not to make any further cuts to the TPL budget beyond a 5.9 per cent cut approved by the library board late in 2011. However, the TPL lost 107 service positions, and the collections budget was also cut, resulting in more than 100,000 fewer items being purchased per year. Privatization of the TPL could well be next.
Please visit the TPL Workers' Union Web site, Our Public Library, for more information about the ongoing threats to our cherished public library system. Let's work together to prevent library closures, cuts, and privatization. Make your voice heard now!
"I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries." – Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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Indexing for both print and the Web.
High-quality work with meticulous attention to detail.
Thirty years of experience, from newspaper and magazine work to legal and legislative editing.
Exceptional range of subject interests, from art and literature to sports and popular culture.
Education
• University of Toronto - Ph.D., English, 1989
• University of Toronto - M.A., English, 1984
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• York University (Glendon College) - B.A., English,
1983
• Ryerson Polytechnical Institute - B.A.A., Journalism,
1980
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Specialized Training
• USDA Basic Indexing Course, March 2001
• Introductory JavaScript (DPA Communications),
July 2000
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• HTML Basics (DPA Communications), September 1999
• EAC Indexing Seminar, February 1999
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Memberships
• Indexing Society of Canada (ISC/SCI)
Webmaster of the ISC/SCI site, 2003–2010
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• American Society of Indexers (ASI)
Member of the ASI's Web Indexing SIG
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Skills and Experience
• Editing and writing
• Proofreading and copyediting
• Book indexing
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• Legislative editing (Hansard Office, Queen's Park)
• Editing legal publications
• Web site editing, writing, and indexing
• Web site meta content — research and preparation
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Other Specialized Skills
• HTML (hand coding; Allaire HomeSite;
HTML Pro 97; introductory Dreamweaver)
• SGML (editing using Gnu emacs on Unix;
SoftQuad Author/Editor)
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• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
• Some introductory JavaScript
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Interests
• Canadian history and politics
• Toronto history, politics, and architecture
• Urban planning
• Architecture and interior design
• English literature (especially the Gothic novel)
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• Jazz (especially Duke Ellington)
• Music, fashion, design arts, and popular culture
of the 1920s and 1960s
• Sports (hockey, football, Thoroughbred horse racing)
• Hobbies and crafts
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