ABSTRACT

Although the topics and authors for this book were identified by the editor-in-chief and the advisory board, they do not represent the bulk of the work for a project like this. A great deal of the work involves tracking down those hundreds of technical experts, gaining their commitment, keeping track of their progress, collecting their manuscripts, getting appropriate reviews/revisions, and finally transferring the documents to be published. While juggling this massive job, author inquiries ranging from, “What is the required page length?”, to, “What are the acceptable formats for text and figures?”, have to be answered and re-answered. Schedules are very fluid. This is the work of the Managing Editor, Janet Golio. Without her efforts there would be no second edition of this handbook.