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Download full textSchamber, Linda – 1988
This digest answers the following questions that beginning or novice users may have about CD-ROM (a compact disk with read-only memory) database services: (1) What is CD-ROM? (2) What databases are available? (3) Is CD-ROM difficult to use? (4) How much does CD-ROM cost? and (5) What is the future of CD-ROM? (15 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Costs, Databases, Futures (of Society), Microcomputers
Minor, Barbara B. – 1988
This digest begins with a brief discussion of the current status of the relatively recent phenomenon of online searching in schools. The advantages and disadvantages of online access in this context are then outlined, and some suggestions are offered for school library media specialists who wish to initiate online information retrieval for their…
Descriptors: Databases, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers, Media Specialists
