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The CD ROMs we produce for clients contain sophisticated layouts and a user-friendly interface that leave no navigational dead-ends or frustrating user experience. Our CDs are fully hyperlinked, cross-referenced, and searchable. We produce conference CD ROMs, special publications in book format, and stand-alone reports in PDF format.

For our longer-term clients (such as the Gulf Coast Section SEPM Foundation) you can see our products evolve yearly, along with the Adobe Acrobat technology. Moving from the year 2000 to year 2006, an increase in complexity and usability is evident in our CDs.

Project profiles can be found behind each of the blue tabs above. To obtain a specific CD publication for closer inspection, contact us for free samples. In addition, you may also download sample papers, chapters, or indexes from our Downloads page.

General

We have been producing the Gulf Coast Section SEPM Foundation publications since 1997 - first in traditional hard copy format, and then in digital (PDF) format on CD ROM. This organization has been at the forefront of digital publications in the oil and gas industry, and continues to set the standard. All the publications listed below can be purchased through the Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, Texas.

The Gulf Coast Section SEPM conferences are set for December of each year. The 2008 project is in progress, and its profile will be presented here after the conference is over.

2007

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In the 2007 Research Conference Proceedings, new navigational features included interactive tabbed content (Session Tabs), where you can browse papers from session to session without having to return to the Master Table of Contents.

2006

This conference consisted of 38 technical papers comprising 1237 pages, 668 figures, and 46 tables. Standard features included on this CD ROM were:

  • a screen-sized page layout (introduced in 2003)
  • duplicate technical papers laid out in traditional 8 1/2- X 11-in. format, for easier printing (introduced in 2004)
  • several videos/animations embedded in the PDFs (introduced in 2003)
  • hyperlinked Author Index, containing an alphabetized list of all contributing authors in the volume (introduced in 2002) .
2005

2005 was the year of Hurricane Katrina. Because the GCSSEPM conference is based in Houston, many of its authors come from Louisiana and specifically, New Orleans. In spite of the huge impact this event had on people's lives throughout the South, the scientists rallied and the conference went on - presenting 47 research papers spanning more than 1200 pages. Standard features included on this CD ROM were:

  • a screen-sized page layout (introduced in 2003)
  • duplicate technical papers laid out in traditional 8 1/2- X 11-in. format, for easier printing (introduced in 2004)

  • several videos/animations embedded in the PDFs (introduced in 2003)
  • hyperlinked Author Index, containing an alphabetized list of all contributing authors in the volume (introduced in 2002) .

 

2004

This conference consisted of 48 technical papers and abstracts, totalling 1155 pages. In addition to the features that have become standard on our CD ROMs, this CD has:

  • a video introduction
  • a screen-sized page layout (introduced in 2003)
  • duplicate technical papers laid out in traditional 8 1/2- X 11-in. format, for easier printing
  • several videos/animations embedded in the PDFs (introduced in 2003)
  • hyperlinked Author Index, containing an alphabetized list of all contributing authors in the volume (introduced in 2002).
2003

This 870-page volume had 44 technical papers and poster sessions. New features this year included:

  • a 4:3 aspect ratio design that fits an entire page on the monitor screen
  • embedded videos and animation files in the technical papers
  • oversized pages to accommodate large figures
  • hyperlinked page numbers that take you to the next page.
2002

This year the conference consisted of 48 technical papers and abstracts, totalling 770 pages. New features on this year's CD ROM included:

  • an animated Flash introduction
  • a hyperlinked Author Index, containing an alphabetized list of all contributing authors in the volume
  • an interactive navigation screen for the entire CD with pop-up descriptors for each button (above right)
  • non-printing navigation buttons on every page
  • a "return to previous view" arrow by each figure, enabling a jump back to the text.

Received the Award of Excellence, 2004 Society for Technical Communication's Technical Publications, Art & Online Competition, Houston Chapter

2001
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This research conference consisted of 770 pages of technical papers with approximately 500 figures and tables. Each technical paper is a separate PDF file that contains hyperlinked figures and tables for easy internal navigation, and the entire volume is linked to a graphical table of contents (above right) designed for on-screen viewing. Full-text search capabilities and autostart programming are also featured on this CD.

2000
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This Proceedings volume contained 1105 pages of technical papers and more than 900 figures and tables. Significant to this year's research conference was the publication of oversized drawings in PDF format - approximately 75 high-resolution drawings ranging from 11 x 17 in. up to 3 ft by 8 ft are included on this CD, suitable for large-format plotters.

General

The Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies is the parent organization of 18 local geological societies throughout the Gulf Coast region. The parent organization gathers once a year to hold a geological conference, rotating the location between member society cities.

Each GCAGS publication presented here can be purchased through the Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, Texas.

2005
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2005 was the year of Hurricane Katrina...and this year, the GCAGS conference was scheduled for New Orleans. The hurricane struck just a few weeks before the conference was to begin, effectively cancelling the event.

By this time, however, the entire publication was already completed and ready to go into production. The CD was released for sale after the fact, in February 2006, as a digital record of the research prepared for this conference. This publication consists of 109 technical papers and abstracts, comprising 923 pages. It is offered for sale through the Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, Texas.

2004

In 2004 the GCAGS Transactions had 78 technical papers and abstracts, totalling 774 pages. Standard to our CD ROM projects, this volume has

  • Help and Tips files to get you going quickly in Acrobat Reader
  • an interactive Start page (above right) with pop-up descriptors for each button
  • a hyperlinked Author Index, containing an alphabetized list of all contributing authors
  • non-printing navigational buttons on every page.
2002
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This conference CD consisted of 105 technical papers and 51 abstracts, totalling 1130 pages. New features this year included:

  • an interactive Start page for the entire CD with pop-up descriptors for each button
  • a hyperlinked Author Index (above right), containing an alphabetized list of all contributing authors
  • non-printing navigational buttons on every page
  • a "return to previous view" arrow by each figure, enabling a jump back to the text.
2000
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2000 was the first year that the GCAGS convention delivered their Transactions on CD ROM - and they entrusted Bergan et al. for the job. This conference publication comprised 886 pages of submissions from 108 authors, 60 advertisers, and two technical editors. Both digital and hard copy (offset press) versions of this publication were produced. The CD ROM features:

  • hyperlinked figures and tables for easy navigation
  • user-friendly Start file (above right)
  • full-text Search capabilities
  • autostart programming.

 

 

Introduction to the Petroleum Geology of Deepwater Settings

by Paul Weimer and Roger M. Slatt

American Association of Petroleum Geology Studies in Geology 57, offered for sale through the AAPG Bookstore, Spring 2007.

An 860-page digital book consisting of 16 chapters and a Master Reference List.

In the bookmarks list, each chapter is accessible without returning to the TOC, and bookmark colors give you a "you are here" indication. Clicking on Chapter 1 (below left) expands its bookmarks (blue); clicking on Chapter 3 (below right) expands its bookmarks and collapses all others (black).

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Bob F. Perkins Memorial Volume, GCSSEPM Foundation, 2003

This publication honors the life and service of Dr. Bob F. Perkins, a prominent geoscientist, paleontologist, and educator. The 374-page book contains contributions from world-renowned Cretaceous paleontologists and paleoecologists. For this publication, we created four indexes:

  • a hyperlinked subject index (right, top)
  • a hyperlinked taxonomic (fossil) index (right, bottom)
  • our standard author index
  • our standard full-text search index of the entire CD ROM.

Subject Index

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Taxonomic Index

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Deep-Water Core Workshop, 2002

This Deep-Water Core Workshop was held during the 2002 AAPG Conference in Houston, Texas. The digital publication was sponsored by the GCSSEPM Foundation. Six technical presentations were prepared, totaling 92 pages and 75 high-resolution images.