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Nibley, Mike – Journal of Interactive Instruction Development, 1993
Examines six common problems that can interfere with the effectiveness of multimedia information delivery when combining narrated words and still images, including pictures not translating well to the screen; more information than the screen can display; distracting elements; contradicting messages; not enough pictures; and script difficulties.…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Multimedia Instruction, Multimedia Materials, Narration

Aliprand, Joan M. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Discusses problems of information distortion resulting from romanization (i.e., representation of nonroman scripts in Latin characters) and modifications of USMARC format to support nonroman scripts in library catalogs. Efforts to develop a universal character set and its potential effects on USMARC are considered. (45 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Machine Readable Cataloging, Non Roman Scripts, Online Catalogs