The golden apple snail (GAS), Pomacea spp. CD-ROM provides a quick and easy access to about three decades of literature on ecology, damage, management options and utilization. GAS is classified as an alien invasive pest of rice, taro and other plants that grow in aquatic environments. It includes over 400 articles, and over 100 images. The information is sourced from experts around the world. This CD-ROM is designed as a reference tool or a resource package for agricultural technicians, researchers, advisers, students and for those engaged in GAS research, extension and training. The user can take this CD-ROM and study, while on travel. It is easy to use, as all the software needed is supplied on the disc. The information is easily accessed through Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on this CD-ROM is searchable by author, title, and year of publication, journal title, and keywords.

Future plans include developing web wizards, establishing mirror sites for web page and translating CD contents into Spanish, Chinese, Thai, Khmer, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and other languages.

We envisage that the cooperation between the GAS collaborators and institutions now contributing will continue to improve and strengthen in future as well.

Suggested citation:
Joshi, R. C., Baucas, N.S., Joshi, E. E. and Verzola, E. E. 2003. Scientific Information Database on Golden Apple Snail (Pomacea spp.). CD-ROM. Baguio: Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Unit-Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-RFU-CAR) in collaboration with Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice), Agricultural Librarians Association of the Philippines (ALAP) and The Department of Agriculture-Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management Project (DA-CHARMP).

For orders, contact:
Ms. Salome Ledesma, President, Agricultural Librarians Association of the Philippines (ALAP), University of the Philippines at Los Baños, Main Library, College, Laguna 4031, Philippines. Each CD-ROM is priced at 500 Philippine Pesos (local purchase) and 50 US Dollars (foreign purchase exclusive of postage and handling. E-mail: omecledesma@yahoo.com; ejoshi@philrice.gov.ph