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Peer reviewedBell, Timothy C.; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1993
Describes compression methods for components of full-text systems such as text databases on CD-ROM. Topics discussed include storage media; structures for full-text retrieval, including indexes, inverted files, and bitmaps; compression tools; memory requirements during retrieval; and ranking and information retrieval. (Contains 53 references.)…
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Full Text Databases, Indexes, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedNicholls, Paul Travis – CD-ROM Professional, 1991
Based on evaluations of 1,025 CD-ROM products, this article summarizes trends in (1) growth of commercially available CD-ROM titles; (2) types and subjects of products produced; (3) update options; (4) hardware systems CD-ROMs are designed to run on; (5) prices; and (6) multimedia products. Possible future developments that could revolutionize…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Computer Software Development
