Another person from the university who is also involved is Diane Grimm, SWT grant coordinator, who was named editorial coordinator. The co-editorship was a first for Cassidy and Israel. Though Cassidy previously held an assistant editorship, it was not quite as involved, he said. This time, we are going to publish electronically on CD primarily, and the actual 1,000-page book will become secondary. The 2001 edition will be the first time the publication is sent primarily as a CD-ROM, in addition to the web site, Israel said.
Hard copies are available upon request for a slightly higher fee.
Only in recent years have subscribers even had access to the web site edition, in addition to the hard copy. The CD-ROM will enable the publication to be more easily accessed and help people find specific information, such as the authors' titles, he said. Since the Polymer Preprints is such an important reference tool, the consistency of all three editions is essential, Israel said.