Author Description

The print version of the Encyclopedia of Virology, published in March 1994, is one of Academic Press' finest achievements, receiving excellent reviews and recognition in the field. The CD-ROM version will contain many enhanced features, including structural photographs and diagrams cross-referenced to the text, a new section of high-resolution, color coded images and animations, plus advanced searching facilities including a thesaurus, annotation functions, anda journal recording device to record a path through information searches. Key Features *Figure and table references will be hot links * Quick search and advanced searching capabilities, including full text, fielded, boolean, proximity, and partial word searching * Thesaurus, annotations, and bookmarking * Public or private notes can be added * Customized hypertext links * Journal serves as a recording device for certain paths through the information * 20 QuickTime animations and 60 3-D color visualizations of viruses specially created for the CD-ROM * All of the figures from the print version have been redrawn and given a background color relating to the type of virus described