This paper will look at the processes involved in producing CD-ROMs, and considerations relating to overall product design. The initial consideration is the form and content of the original data. Among the most important considerations will be the interface design. M any organisations have applications which are prime candidates for CD-ROM delivery.
Classic examples are procedures manuals, product catalogues and directories.
Often these data collections are distributed in paper form or microform, which means that the level of accessibility to the data may be less than ideal. There are now authoring tools available which allow PC users without programming skills to develop fully functioning CD applications. A single CD-ROM can hold up over 700Mb of data. A single CD can contain multiple applications which may consist of text, structured data, images or any combination thereof. When deciding to convert data to CD-ROM, there are several important considerations to be resolved before beginning the project.