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| Computers in Libraries | 7 |
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| Burke, David | 1 |
| Clements, Jim | 1 |
| Desmarais, Norman | 1 |
| Jacso, Peter | 1 |
| Jessop, Deborah | 1 |
| Nicholls, Paul | 1 |
| Rumsey, Eric | 1 |
| Urrows, Elizabeth | 1 |
| Urrows, Henry | 1 |
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| Book/Product Reviews | 7 |
| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 4 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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Desmarais, Norman – Computers in Libraries, 1991
Reviews current developments in multimedia computing for both the business and consumer markets, including interactive multimedia players; compact disc-interactive (CD-I), including levels of audio quality, various video specifications and visual effects, and software; digital video interactive (DVI); and multimedia personal computers. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Microcomputers, Optical Data Disks
Urrows, Henry; Urrows, Elizabeth – Computers in Libraries, 1991
Describes new technology being developed by Eastman Kodak for storing 35mm color photos on compact disk (CD) and discusses its applications for desktop publishing. Benefits of photo CD and costs are examined, a proposed universal color standard that is an improved way to represent color digitally is explained, and software is discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Desktop Publishing, Display Systems
Jacso, Peter – Computers in Libraries, 1996
Reviews four CD-ROM encyclopedias: Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia, 1996 Edition; Microsoft Encarta 96 Encyclopedia; the 1996 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia; and World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia 1996. Focuses on multimedia features, their quantity, quality, accessibility, and playability. Discusses each product's novel features and important…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Educational Media, Encyclopedias, Evaluation
Clements, Jim; Nicholls, Paul – Computers in Libraries, 1995
Provides historical background information about multimedia CD-ROM encyclopedias and evaluates 11 recent releases. Discusses access to information, costs, content, technological developments. Rates the text, multimedia, and user interface. A sidebar provides a 10-year chronology of CD-ROM encyclopedias. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Evaluation
Jessop, Deborah – Computers in Libraries, 1997
Examines developments in multimedia technologies and in the World Wide Web. Discusses CD-recordable, CD-rewritable, cable modems, personal digital assistants, digital video discs, interactivity and virtual worlds, advertising on the Web, and Intranets and CD-ROM networks. Eight tables and figures show costs, download time, estimated sales, storage…
Descriptors: Advertising, Computer Networks, Costs, Downloading
Burke, David; And Others – Computers in Libraries, 1994
This special section on CD-ROM and multimedia includes three articles: "What You Need to Know before Networking CD-ROMs" (David Burke); "Multimedia in a Traditional Library Setting" (Norman K. Peterson and Laurn Wilhelm); and "SilverPlatter Embraces the Future" (Pat Ensor). Reviews of two CD-ROM products are also…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Databases
Rumsey, Eric – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Describes a HyperCard-based simulation/tutorial for the Macintosh that is designed to teach users to search the Medline CD-ROM database on an IBM microcomputer. Results of a user survey are reported, and the potential of HyperCard for bibliographic instruction, including the use of the tutorial to develop transparencies, is discussed. (MES)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
