The editors believe that New Jersey is a place of interest and importance. The Encyclopedia of New Jersey, published by the Rutgers University Press in 2004, was a major reference work that provided a wealth of information on the history, culture, economy, and politics of the state.
The enthusiastic response to the Encyclopedia of New Jersey was the catalyst for this volume. An advisory board of experts has been assembled to help guide this new endeavor.
The editors organized the project into six chapters:
environment, demography, transportation, land use, economics, and politics,
but are open to the possibility of expanding beyond six chapters should the need arise.
In addition, the editors will write an introduction to the work as a whole, will recruit authors for each chapter and where necessary for smaller sections within chapters, will help to edit the text, and will work with the authors and cartographer Michael Siegel to select information to be mapped. Rather than creating a separate section of historic maps, the editors will recommend that those maps be integrated into the topical sections where they logically belong.
The editors welcome suggestions for authors who can write text
to accompany the maps. They also welcome suggestions for either
historic maps or specific new maps that should be created. Please send
suggestions directly to Maxine Lurie (luriemax@shu.edu).
Keep in mind that suggestions for a new map should should be accompanied by the numerical data necessary to create the map.
When that is not possible it is helpful to have photocopies of existing maps with notations about what should be included on a new map.
Be sure to indicate the source of all data and reference maps you provide the cartographer for citations and for clearing permissions.
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