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The Challenge of CD-ROMs for Libraries.

Peer reviewed

Bolin, Robert L. – Reference Librarian, 1994

Reviews the use of CD-ROM technology in libraries. Topics addressed include personal computers and CD-ROM; possible futures of CD-ROM technology; the organization of CD-ROMs; workstations; help for users; remote access; delivery systems; and providing reference services to CD-ROM users. (Contains nine references.) (LRW)

Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Library Automation, Library Services, Microcomputers

Mediation and the Electronic World.

Peer reviewed

Swan, John; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1992

Three articles discuss the issue of the mediator's role in the library of the electronic age. Topics addressed include computer-assisted instruction; online catalogs; computer networks; professional identity; reference service and bibliographic instruction; CD-ROMs; online systems; personal home microcomputers; Internet and list servers;…

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Electronic Libraries, Librarians