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Herther, Nancy K. – Database, 1998
Discussion of CD-ROM and DVD (Digital Video Disk)-ROM covers CD-ROM software pricing and industry changes; CD-ROM drives; CD-recordable formats; DVD formats, hardware, and software; recordable DVD; and future issues, including standards, Windows 98, the DVD market, and compatibility. A sidebar lists Web sites with information on CD-ROM and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Storage Devices, Futures (of Society), Information Industry
Tenopir, Carol; Barry, Jeff – Library Journal, 1998
This report, the second annual Database Marketplace survey, analyzes information gathered from 29 companies that distribute and produce information available through online, Web, or CD-ROM systems. In addition to data, topics include company mergers, takeovers, sales, accomplishments, and future plans. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Database Producers, Databases, Futures (of Society), Mergers
Peer reviewedEgghe, L.; Pissierssens, P. – World Libraries, 1997
Describes RECOSCIX-WIO (Regional Cooperation in Scientific Information Exchange in the Western Indian Ocean Region). Details are given on the project's history, operational structure, and communication facilities, as well as services and products including query handling and document delivery. Future plans are also discussed, including CD-ROMs and…
Descriptors: Document Delivery, Futures (of Society), International Programs, Library Cooperation
Burg, Barbara; Kautzmann, Amy M. – Searcher, 1998
Discusses differences between the World Wide Web and CD-ROMs, and future trends in usage of both technologies. Highlights include Web competition; a conceptual model of CD-ROMs; the CD-ROM marketplace; the Internet; speed of use; hybrid titles; the publisher; and DVD-ROM (Digital Videodisc). Concludes that the Web has certain advantages over…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Futures (of Society), Information Industry, Information Sources
de Stricker, Ulla – Computers in Libraries, 1998
Presents observations about developments in information technology that will influence the information industry and libraries of the future. Discusses search engine capabilities; push technology; electronic commerce; WebTV; and optical discs with links to Web sites. Ten figures provide illustrations and charts. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Futures (of Society), Information Dissemination, Information Industry
Peer reviewedRoman, Richard – Information Services & Use, 1996
Describes the British Library's Document Supply Centre and explains INSIDE, a service that provides remote digital access to the collections of the British Library. Topics include the database, searching methods including CD-ROMs and World Wide Web access, ordering facilities, and future plans. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Document Delivery, Electronic Libraries
