Each year we compile the text and graphics
for all the articles, features, reviews,
and supplemental material published in that
year’s volume of the Journal of
Chemical Education onto one easily accessible
medium: JCE CD. The 2005 edition
of this series includes all 12 issues of JCE published
in 2005.
JCE CD 2005 is one small CD-ROM
that contains a full year of JCE issues.
It works on both Macintosh and Windows computers
and contains the full text, graphics, and
tables for everything published in the Journal,
as well as abstracts, supplemental materials,
color versions of some figures, and the annual
index. The annual CD is formatted so that
the articles retain their original printed
appearance. Articles are easy to find and
view, so that with a few mouse clicks you
can locate, read, and print an article from
your computer. Full-text searching for any
author, title, word, or phrase enables you
to find what you are looking for, quickly. JCE CD
2005 takes up hardly any shelf space and
is very portable.
Browsing and Searching
JCE CD provides several ways to obtain the information you want. If you remember an article and the issue in which it appeared (or what the cover of the issue looked like) a click on the Welcome page will take you to the table of contents of the issue. The title of each article in the table of contents is a link to the article. Each article includes an abstract, keywords, and links to any supplemental material that may accompany the article, as well as the article itself.
You can also search the contents of the CD using Adobe Reader (included on the CD). You can search the text of all articles for any word, partial word, or phrase. You can also search titles, authors, and keywords. A successful search produces a list of links to the articles that satisfy your criteria. The text for which you searched will be highlighted in each article found by the search.
You will find that many references to JCE articles in the Literature Cited section at the end of each article are linked to the article cited. If that article is not on the CD and you have an Internet connection, the linked reference will take you to JCE Online. Cited URLs (to other than JCE Online) that appear in articles are also linked directly to Web sites.
Advantages of JCE on CD-ROM
JCE CD 2005 is formatted so that all articles retain their original appearance. All pages of the Journal that contain editorial content, including the front covers, tables of contents, letters, and reviews, are included. Also included are a wealth of supplemental materials.
The Journal of Chemical Education on CD-ROM is a useful tool for chemical educators. Its full-text searching feature helps you locate articles on a particular topic or written by a particular author. With a few clicks of the mouse, you can view an article on your computer monitor. You can print it and read it in any setting you choose. There is no need to go to a library to locate an issue of JCE to read or to photocopy the article you want. Having a full year of the Journal in a compact, lightweight, portable package is extremely convenient.
Price and Ordering
Price for this CD-ROM for Macintosh and Windows is as follows: Single user on
a single machine: $75 U.S./$95 non-U.S.; single user library: $150 U.S./$170
non-U.S. Additional prices for libraries and networks and other information
may be obtained by contacting JCE Software, University of Wisconsin–Madison,
1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706-1396; phone; 608/262-5153 or 800/991-5534
(U.S.); fax: 608/265-8094.
An order form is inserted in this issue that also provides prices and other ordering
information. Information about all JCE publications (including abstracts,
descriptions, updates) is available from our World
Wide Web site.
You may purchase JCE CD 2005 at the JCE Online
Store.
Table 1. Hardware and Software Requirements
| Computer |
Mac OS Compatible |
Windows Compatible |
| CPU |
PowerPC
G3 or later
|
Pentium
|
| RAM |
256 MB
|
| Drives |
Hard Disk,
4 x CD-ROM
|
| Free Disk Space |
125 MB
|
| Graphics |
256 colors,
res: 800 × 600
|
256 colors,
res: 800 × 600 SVGA
|
| System |
Mac OS X 10.2 or later
|
Windows XP, 2000, ME
|
Software
(included) |
Adobe Reader
7.0
|
Other
(optional) |
Internet connection and WWW browser
|
|