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A Survey of Commercially Available CD-ROM Database Titles.

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Nicholls, 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

Data Transfer Capabilities of CD-ROM Software, Part II.

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Jasco, Peter – CD-ROM Professional, 1991

Describes and compares several exchange/transfer formats used to upload records into software host programs, including unstructured or plain ASCII; fixed field; delimited ASCII; tagged; MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging); and graphic. It is concluded that CD-ROM producers should strengthen the built-in output management of programs and offer…

Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation