Gartner L P and Hiatt J L:

Electronic Slide Set for Color Textbook of Histology, 2nd Edition, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Company, 2001 ($495.00).

This CD-ROM contains all 439 images used in the authors’ corresponding text (i.e., Color Textbook of Histology, 2nd Edition) that are formatted in both standard JPEG (Joint Photographers Expert Group) and PDF (Portable Document Format). The main purpose of the program is to import the schematics as well as the light- and electron microscopic images into presentation programs (e.g., PowerPoint). The schematic images may be viewed as either labeled or unlabeled. The program is designed to run entirely from the CD, and an Internet browser is required to view its contents. Any version of Netscape may be used to run the program. Netscape Communicator 4.76 is included on the CD. The program’s main menu screen makes finding desired image(s) easy. Images are initially displayed in a reduced size called thumbnails. The “Screen Version” button pulls up a larger version of the image that allows an image to be stored on a computer’s hard drive in a standard JPEG format. Multiple images may be viewed at the same time. Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to print images, and the CD comes with Acrobat Reader 4.0. In summary, this CD-ROM may be used for easy import of histology images into presentation programs, lecture handouts, and quizzes/examinations. For lecture handouts and quizzes/examinations, up to 10% of images may be used after obtaining a permission letter from the Rights and Permission’s group of W.B. Saunders Company.