Beverley Winkler, BA (Hons) DipLib

Location: Radlett

Membership Grade: Fellow

Contact Info

Phone: 01923 852701
Mobile: 07920428063
Email: [email protected]

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General Experience

I have worked in publishing for over 30 years, mainly as an editor, and as an indexer for 19 years. I am particularly experienced in academic books in the humanities and social sciences. I have also indexed biographies, books on doing business in Eastern Europe as well as a journal for health care professionals and a software manual. I have a degree in German with Spanish and history as subsidiaries, and a diploma in librarianship.

Subjects

Art History

I have indexed a range of art history books from medieval times, the early modern era, the Victorian period and the twentieth century. Examples of titles indexed include: Animals and Early Modern Identity (Ashgate Publishing); An Organic Architecture: The Architecture of Democracy (Lund Humphries); Frederick Walker and the Idyllists (Lund Humphries).

History (All Areas)

I have mainly indexed books on nineteenth and twentieth history, and in particular European history. Examples of titles include: The Jews of India (Routledge); The Coburg Conspiracy (Ephesus); The Russo-Japanese War and Its Shaping of the Twentieth Century (Routledge).

Social Sciences (All Areas)

I have indexed many sociology books. Examples include: Perspectives in Sociology, 6th edition (Routledge); Social Theory Re-Wired, 2nd edition (Routledge); North American Critical Theory after Postmodernism (Palgrave Macmillan).

Anthropology - Social

I have indexed a number of anthropology books including: Biomedicine in an Unstable Place: Infrastructure and Personhood in a Papua New Guinean Hospital (Duke University Press); Rematerialising Children’s Agency: Everyday Practices in a Post-Socialist Estate (Policy Press); Community Art: An Anthropological Perspective (Berg).

Social Policy

I have indexed many social policy books. Examples include: Social Policy in Times of Austerity: Global Economic Crisis and the New Politics (Policy Press); Advanced Introduction to Social Policy (Edward Elgar Publishing); Social Policy and Welfare Pluralism: Selected Writings of Robert Pinker (Policy Press).

Economics

I have indexed a variety of economics books including: Benefit-Cost Analyses for Security Policies (Edward Elgar Publishing); Rail Economics, Policy and Regulation in Europe (Edward Elgar Publishing); A Sharing Economy: How Social Wealth Funds Can Tackle Inequality and Help Balance the Books (Policy Press).

Crime and Criminology

I have indexed a number of criminology book. Examples include: Globalisation and the Challenge to Criminology (Routledge); Juvenile Delinquency: An Integrated Approach (Routledge);Positive Youth Justice: Children First, Offenders Second (Policy Press).

Management

I have indexed many books on various topics in management. Examples include: Research Handbook on Women in International Management (Edward Elgar Publishing); Performance Management in the Public Sector 2nd edition (Routledge); Leading Small Business (Edward Elgar Publishing).

Education (All Areas)

I have indexed books on different aspects of education iGlobncluding: Parallel Learning of Reading and Writing in Early Childhood (Routledge); Knowledge and Knowers: Towards a Realist Sociology of Education (Routledge); Elite Education: International Perspectives (Routledge).

Gender Studies

Books that I have indexed in this area include: Globalizing Feminisms 1789-1945 (Routledge); Feminism: A Beginner’s Guide (Oneworld); Sexuality, Women, and Tourism (Routledge).

Popular Medicine (Works Intended For Lay Readers)

I have covered a variety of topics in this field. Examples include: Coping with OCD (Oneworld) and Coping with Depression (Oneworld).

Judaism

I have studied Judaism to Bat Chayil level. Examples of books indexed include: The Torah: A Beginner’s Guide (Oneworld); Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence (for the Jonathan Sacks Legacy Trust); Future Tense (for the Jonathan Sacks Legacy Trust); I Believe: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible (for the Jonathan Sacks Legacy Trust).

Cookery Books

Books that I have indexed include: Scorched: The Ultimate Guide to Barbecuing Fish (Hardie Grant/Quadrille); The Seriously Good Veggie Student Cookbook (Hardie Grant/Quadrille)

Related qualifications

Postgraduate Diploma in Librarianship


Other skills

Copy-Editing
I have copy-edited a range of books and journals including academic books in the humanities and social sciences, publications on librarianship and doing business in Eastern Europe, British Standards and Diaries. I have also copy-edited a German Grammar book and a German GCSE revision guide.

Proofreading
I have proofread a range of books and journals including academic books in the humanities and social sciences, publications on librarianship and doing business in Eastern Europe, British Standards and Diaries.

Recent indexes include

Werner Somers, The State of Taiwan: From International Law to Geopolitics, Brill, 2023
Doriane Zerka, Imagining Iberia in Medieval German Literature, Legenda, 2023
Maria Malksoo, Handbook on the Politics of Memory, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2023
Carrie Manning, Taxing Democracy: Local Taxation and the Social Contract in America, Bristol University Press, 2023
Ashley Thorpe, Julian Stair: Memory, Material, Ceramics, Yale University Press, 2023
Martin Page, Arch Heretic, Unknown Genius: J.M. Robertson: An Introduction and Guide, Ivan Sheer and Martin Page, 2023
Isabelle Seddon, Intrepid Pioneers: British Jewish Women in the Public Sphere, Vallentine Mitchell, 2023
Denys J. Wilcox, The Secret Art of Dorothy Hepworth: AKA Patricia Preece, The Court Gallery, 2024
Franklin Allen and Meijun Qian, Research Handbook on Alternative Finance, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2024
Barbara Mitre, Sharon Young and Mehreen Mirza, Gender in the Digital Sphere: Representation, Engagement and Expression, Rowman and Littlefield, 2024

Clients Include

Bloomsbury Academic
Bristol University Press
Edward Elgar Publishing
Haus Publishing
Indiana University Press
John Hopkins University Press
The Jonathan Sacks Legacy Trust
Lund Humphries
Manchester University Press
Policy Press
Quadrille Publishing
UCL Press
Unicorn Publishing
Vallentine Mitchell
Whitefox
Yale University Press

Special Publication Type

Biographies/ Autobiographies

I have indexed a range of biographies and autobiographies. Examples include: The Woman Who Saved the World: A Biography of Eglantyne Jebb; My Double Life 1: This Dark Wood: A Journey into Light. Episodes and Pattern in a Writer’s Life (O-Books); My Double Life 2: A Rainbow over the Hills: The Vision of Unity. Episodes and Pattern in a Writer’s Life (O-Books).

Tools

PC
SKY INDEX
Microsoft Word; Excel