As a consequence there's little recent writing about CD publication. Many of the above are accompanied by a CD-ROM of demonstration software for several platforms. The archival performance of CDs remains contentious. In presenting information online publishers have several options, depending on requirements for navigation through the document, verisimilitude to a printed text and inclusion of audiovisual content. The following page of this guide explores those standards.
Later pages look at how they're being used by specialist and general publishers.
There's more detailed coverage of tools and issues in the design and accessibility guides on this site .