And we can do it completely in one sitting. Twenty-two colleges and universities now are testing the textbook, Lindgren said, among them the University of Connecticut, Notre Dame University and the University of Alabama. Although he has not received any official feedback about the textbook, he said, he has gotten a few unofficial phone calls praising the book. Being the author of the first such book also brings a certain measure of prestige, he added. Lindgren said he foresees great potential in CD-ROM textbooks, because today's students are accustomed to using computers to absorb information.
Publishers also can update CD-ROM textbooks more easily than traditional textbooks.
And CD-ROM textbooks may have future World Wide Web compatibility, he said. Fort Worth, Texas-based, Dryden Press is publishing the textbook. Dryden officials said they were excited about the project and encouraged Shimp and Lindgren to publish the book. We have great hopes for it. You may not reproduce the contents of this paper in any shape or form without the express written consent of The Cavalier Daily .