Descriptor
| Comparative Analysis | 9 |
| Computer Networks | 9 |
| Optical Data Disks | 8 |
| Databases | 4 |
| Cost Effectiveness | 3 |
| Library Automation | 3 |
| Online Systems | 3 |
| Access to Information | 2 |
| Computer Software | 2 |
| Foreign Countries | 2 |
| Microcomputers | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Electronic Library | 2 |
| Annual Review of Information… | 1 |
| CD-ROM Professional | 1 |
| College & Undergraduate… | 1 |
| Computers in Libraries | 1 |
| Online & CD-ROM Review | 1 |
| Public Libraries | 1 |
Author
| Brumm, Eugenia K. | 1 |
| Dubbeld, Catherine E. | 1 |
| Fidler, Linda M. | 1 |
| Johnson, Debra Wilcox | 1 |
| Pagell, Ruth | 1 |
| Pesch, Oliver | 1 |
| Rowley, J. E. | 1 |
| Schuyler, Michael | 1 |
| Walker, Becki | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 8 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 5 |
| Information Analyses | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Books | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Canada | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedBrumm, Eugenia K. – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, 1991
This summary of the literature on document image processing from 1988-90 focuses on WORM (write once read many) technology and on rewritable (i.e., erasable) optical discs, and excludes CD-ROM. Highlights include vendors and products, standards, comparisons of storage media, software, legal issues, records management, indexing, and computer…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer Storage Devices
Schuyler, Michael – Computers in Libraries, 1994
Compares Frame Relay with digital and analog alternatives for connecting sites on a Wide Area Network. Cost considerations, the concepts on which the technology is based, its carrying capacity, the use of CD-ROM and Graphical User Interface (GUI) on Frame Relay, and engineering bandwidth limitations are covered. (KRN)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Costs, Differences
Peer reviewedRowley, J. E. – Online & CD-ROM Review, 1994
Pricing strategies for subscriptions and licenses for CD-ROMs are different for single users and networks. The basic components of pricing strategies are charges for subscription, connect line, display/print, telecommunication, session rate, special commands, and special services. Highlights selected supplier pricing strategies for single users…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Online Systems, Online Vendors
Peer reviewedWalker, Becki – CD-ROM Professional, 1995
Describes three companies' approaches to marketing and selling CD-ROM products on the World Wide Web. Benefits include low overhead for Internet-based sales, allowance for creativity, and ability to let customers preview products online. Discusses advertising, information delivery, content, information services, and security. (AEF)
Descriptors: Advertising, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Computer Security
Peer reviewedDubbeld, Catherine E. – Electronic Library, 1991
Discussion of CD-ROM as an alternative to online searching for academic libraries focuses on a comparison between online and CD-ROM costs at the University of Natal (South Africa) library. Other factors examined include funding methods; user fees; staff involvement; user training; user access, including search intermediaries and networking; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedPesch, Oliver – College & Undergraduate Libraries, 1994
Discusses three electronic information formats: CD-ROM, tape loads, and online hosts; reviews some of the hardware platforms used for accessing information in these formats; and discusses some of the issues involved in interconnecting computer systems to increase access to electronic collections. (Author)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Databases
Peer reviewedPagell, Ruth – Electronic Library, 1991
Examines factors relating to selecting machine-readable information sources from the perspective of the library manager concerned with serving user needs. Professional and novice searchers are considered; remote time sharing, CD-ROM workstations, and local tapes are described and compared; network choices are discussed; and impacts on the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness, Databases
Peer reviewedFidler, Linda M.; Johnson, Debra Wilcox – Public Libraries, 1994
Discusses and compares the incorporation of technology by larger public libraries in Canada and the United States. Technology mentioned includes online public access catalogs; remote and local online database searching; microcomputers and software for public use; and fax, voice mail, and Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf and Teletype writer…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Databases
Market Data Retrieval, Inc., Shelton, CT. – 1997
This report presents the results of Market Data Retrieval's (MDR) fourth comprehensive survey of the technology market in K-12 education. The survey gathered comprehensive, current, and consistent information on the use of various technologies in U.S. public schools during the 1996-97 school year. The survey reached all 85,000 public schools in…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Communications Satellites, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks
