Ruth Ellis
Location: LEEDS
Membership Grade: Advanced Professional Member
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General Experience
I have been indexing since 2010 and particularly specialise in all aspects of food and drink, including science, technology and nutritional effects. My background is in management and consultancy roles in the chemical, food and drink industries. I am a graduate in chemistry and business studies. I index in these subjects at all levels from children’s books to postgraduate texts. In September 2018 I was elected as a Director on the Society’s Executive Board. I run the Society’s social media accounts and manage the website. I welcome short or long term projects and am happy to take on work at short notice.
Subjects
This is my preferred subject specialism and I have worked on a wide range of books covering all levels from cookbooks to postgraduate texts. I also deal with books on drink, having indexed specialist and trade books on wine, whisky, and cocktails.
I have indexed a wide range of cookery books and am usually available to work on them at short notice. Recent books I have worked on include titles for Tom Kitchin, Rose Elliot, Nadiya Hussain, and Phil Vickery
I have indexed a number of diet books including all of Dr Michael Mosley’s. I have worked on nutrition books for particular illnesses as well as food intolerance. I have a background in the food industry so have also indexed books on food manufacturing, hygiene, additives and health & safety.
I have experience of most of the world’s cuisines. I indexed the new edition of Anna Del Conte’s Gastronomy of Italy as well as working on books published by the food specialists Prospect Books and Reaktion Books.
I have a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry and have indexed a range of chemistry books for the Royal Society of Chemistry and other publishers. A recent example is Comprehensive Organic Experiments for the Laboratory Classroom (RSC)
Examples of my work include a range of books for the Wellcome Collection looking at the history of various scientific fields and examining their collections. Recently published J Matthais Determann Space Science and the Arab World (I B Tauris 2017)
Recent works include Arnold van de Laar Under The Knife (John Murray) and Joseph Jebelli In Pursuit of Memory:The Fight Against Alzheimer’s (John Murray) which was shortlisted for the 2017 Royal Society book prize.
I have worked on a number of texts covering green energy, recycling, and waste management. Examples include Sustainable Urban Energy Policy (Routledge) and Renewable Sources for Biorefineries (RSC)
I have indexed a number of books on evolution, landscape, wildlife, and ecology. Examples include Evolution: The Whole Story (Thames & Hudson), The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being (Quercus), A Tale of Trees (Short Books), Woods: A Celebration (National Trust), The Great British Year: Wildlife Through the Seasons (Quercus), Everyday Nature (Batsford) and How to See Nature (Batsford)
I handle most science subjects aimed at a general reader and have worked on a number of titles for New Scientist and other publishers.
I am particularly interested in the history of manufacturing and have worked on titles examining different industries
I index both academic and general management texts.
I have a special interest in food history and culture. I have worked on titles for Prospect Books and Reaktion Books in this field
I have a particular interest in embroidery and textiles. I have worked on a range of arts and craft books for Batsford and fashion history for Thames and Hudson.
I have Japanese relatives and have traveled in Japan so am familiar with the country, culture and food. I have also studied Japanese business methods and worked for a Japanese company in my earlier career
Related qualifications
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Other skills
Embedded Indexing
I use Word Embed to produce embedded indexes in Word, and for CUP indexes. I also can use Index Manager for both Word and InDesign embedding
Recent indexes include
New Scientist, The Brain: A User’s Guide, John Murray, 2018
Kassia St Clair, The Golden Thread, John Murray, 2018
Dr Michael Mosley, The Fast 800, Short Books, 2019
Clients Include
Cambridge University Press
Dorling Kindersley
HarperCollins
John Murray
Pavilion
Penguin Random House
Thames & Hudson
Short Books
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Tools
SKY INDEX
INDEX MANAGER
Microsoft Office, WordEmbed