About Exter

Exter Indexing is based in Haarlem, the Netherlands. I live here with my husband, two sons, and two cats. The name Exter is derived from the word ekster, which means magpie in Dutch. My love of birds is the inspiration for this name and concept.

I am particularly fond of reading and indexing biographies. Together with the Biography Institute, I organized “Different Lives: Global Perspectives on Biographies in Public Cultures and Societies,” one of the biggest international conferences on Biography Studies, in 2018.

Topics

I can provide back-of-the-book and embedded indexes in English and Dutch. I am familiar with indexing with codes in Word, as required by certain academic presses, such as Cambridge University Press. Furthermore, I can make both subject indexes and name indexes. My specialties include:

  • Asset 3 American Studies
  • Asset 3 Biographies
  • Asset 3 Communication
  • Asset 3 Cultural Studies
  • Asset 3 Gender Studies
  • Asset 3 History
  • Asset 3 Literature
  • Asset 3 Religion
  • Asset 3 Social Sciences

Rates

Rates may vary depending on the length of the text and the type of index that you require. To give you a general idea, I charge €10 per thousand words for traditional book indexes. My rates are lower for name indexes and higher for embedded indexes. To receive a quote, you can contact me via the contact page or info@exterindexing.com.

Education & Affiliations

Writing, Editing and Mediating (Master)
   University of Groningen

American Studies
   University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

American Studies
   University of Groningen

Honours College
   University of Groningen  

American Society for Indexing
   Member

Nederlands Indexers Netwerk
   Member

Conferences Attended

  • Asset 3 Association of Southern African Indexers and Bibliographers, 2022: Indexing in Service of the Reader
  • Asset 3 Indexing Society of Canada, 2022: Past Perfect, Future Progressive
  • Asset 3 Society of Indexers, 2021: Boosting your Indexing Business
  • Asset 3 Indexing Society of Canada, 2021: Indexing Unlimited

Publications

Testimonials

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Your work is superb, and you’re such a pleasure to work with – you make everything so easy! Thanks!!!

Rabiat Akande

Entangled Domains

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Thanks so much for this; it’s great. It has been a pleasure to work with you and I will definitely recommend you.

Eavan O'Dochartaigh

Visual Culture and Arctic Voyages

Testimonials

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It is quite a skill to be able to dive into a specialized work like this and generate such a detailed index.

Thomas Weatherall

Duality of Responsibility in International Law

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You did an excellent work and you have identified several historical personalities with their official names. I was really impressed!

Anthi Andronikou

Italy, Cyprus, and Artistic Exchange in the Medieval Mediterranean

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