Summarizes early-user response from several academic and special libraries to CD-ROM information products, including (1) promotion; (2) training; (3) user reaction; (4) impact on online and print usage; and (5) costs and other barriers. Caution is advised in interpreting these responses. A list of the 11 sources for the survey is included. (MES)

This excerpt from "The CD-ROM Handbook" (Desmarais, Meckler Corp., 1988) describes a variety of CD-ROM products with library applications. Highlights include cataloging services; acquisitions; public access catalogs; reference works; indexes and databases; and names and addresses of 30 vendors connected with the optical publishing…

Description of the use of CD-ROM technology at the Vanderbilt University libraries focuses on the impact on library staff and on students and faculty. Hardware and databases are discussed, training of student assistants and end users is described, and patron and faculty survey results are reviewed. (LRW)