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Peer reviewedWeathers, Barbara – Catholic Library World, 1998
Discusses the impact of electronic resources on collection development; selection of CD-ROMs, (platform, speed, video and sound, networking capability, installation and maintenance); selection of laser disks; and Internet evaluation (accuracy of content, authority, objectivity, currency, technical characteristics). Lists Web sites for evaluating…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Internet, Library Collection Development, Media Selection
Farmer, Lesley S. J. – Technology Connection, 1996
Suggests evaluation criteria for selecting CD-ROMs and describes some typical titles along with examples of learning activities. Highlights include reference titles, including encyclopedias, magazine indexes, newspaper databases, subject-specific indexes, timetables and almanacs, and atlases; and curriculum-specific titles. (LRW)
Descriptors: Atlases, Curriculum Development, Databases, Encyclopedias
Peer reviewedDuszak, Zbigniew; Koczkodaj, Waldemar W. – Library Software Review, 1994
Discussion of CD-ROM evaluation and selection processes focuses on a pairwise comparison method for knowledge acquisition with a consistency measure as a validation technique. Highlights include human experts' preferences and judgments; a CD-ROM selection model, including format, contents, usage, and technical considerations; and consistency…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGretz, Marianne; And Others – Electronic Library, 1996
The Boehringer Mannheim Library (Germany) switched its loose-leaf pharmacopoeias from printed versions to electronic media. Discusses the decision-making and implementation process, and considers costs, technical requirements, availability of databases, user acceptance, installation, maintenance, and skills needed. Found that electronic media…
Descriptors: Corporate Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Decision Making
Peer reviewedWhite, Cameron – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1998
Proposes new ways to get students involved in the classroom by using new information technology such as CD-ROM atlases. Maintains that using technology in the classroom allows students to learn at different rates, promotes critical thinking and problem solving, and encourages global awareness. Includes an evaluation of several CD-ROM atlases. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Media, Educational Technology
Download full textKumar, David; Bristor, Valerie J. – 1998
Technology can be utilized as a tool for creating macrocontexts for teaching integrated science and language arts. Teachers can use several criteria for deciding what kind of technology-based resources to use; the teacher's level of confidence in science and language arts content and knowledge of technology-based resources is vital to making such…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Curriculum Development, Educational Media, Educational Technology
