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How Optical Products Have Been Used in the U.S. and Western Europe.
Chen, Ching-chih; Raitt, David I. – 1990
This paper provides a brief comparative summary of the results of U.S. and European studies on the use of CD-ROM and other optical products in all types of libraries and information centers. In 1987 and 1988, questionnaires were distributed to academic, public, and special libraries in the United States and to libraries in 18 European countries:…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval
UNESCO CD-ROM. Prototype Evaluation Summary.
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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1992
This document reports the result of a study carried out to evaluate the installation and use of the UNESCO CD-ROM prototype. A questionnaire in English and French was sent to about 267 institutions around the world. Replies were received from 97 bodies, giving a response rate of about 36%. Almost all respondents were information professionals in…
Descriptors: Databases, Foreign Countries, Graphs, Information Retrieval
Optical Products in American and European Libraries and Information Centers: Similarities, Differences, and Trends.
Chen, Ching-chih; Raitt, David – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1990
Describes use studies of CD-ROM products in American and western European academic, public, and special libraries. Comparative results of the surveys are reported, including effect of CD-ROMs on library use of online databases, difficulties with different vendors' search techniques, and desired subjects of optical products. (10 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Foreign Countries