2. dark brown embossed boards deluxe 16 volumes, 1931 15 volumes, 1933, 1935, 1939, 1948 20 volumes, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1962 Compton's Encyclopedia and Fact-Index, 24 volumes 1969–1971 22 volumes, 1972, 1973 26 volumes, annually 1974–1978 and 1980–1995, 2004 Compton's by Britannica 26 volumes, 2009 CD-ROM editions Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia, CDROM, 1989, the first "multimedia" CD-ROM Compton's Family Encyclopedia, CDROM, 1991, a "stripped down" version of Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia, CDROM, 1993, 1995 through 2001. Britannica's 1989 Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia was the first "multimedia" CD-ROM encyclopedia. It won the 1991 Software Publishers Association Excellence in Software Award for Best Education Program. The product was invented by Britannica's Michael Reed who served as its Creative Director during its production. Reed coordinated with a team from Jostens Company out of San Diego that actually built the product. Grolier's 1985 Academic American Encyclopedia on CD-ROM was text-only. In 1990, when it was called The New Grolier Electronic Encyclopedia (1988–1991), still pictures were added. Variants of Compton's CD-ROM encyclopedias were Compton's Concise Encyclopedia, Compton's Family Encyclopedia, and Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia. Environments in Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia Grandma's Attic (top left) Madcap Music (top right) Compton's Newsroom (middle left) Kaleidescape (middle right) Compton's Skyship (bottom left) Wild and Free (bottom right) See also Lists of encyclopedias List of online encyclopedias References American encyclopedias English-language encyclopedias Encyclopædia Britannica 1989 software 20th-century encyclopedias 21st-century encyclopedias