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Chen, Ching-chih – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1990
Discussion of the rapid growth in CD-ROM products highlights "HyperIntro to CD-ROM Technology and Products," an electronic publishing product. Three main components of the system are described: CD-ROM Technology; CD-ROM Products; and CD-ROM Usage, which describes how CD-ROM is being used and evaluated in libraries and information centers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hypermedia, Information Retrieval, Library Materials
Ali, S. Nazim – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1988
Description of the use of CD-ROM as an alternative to online searching at the University of Bahrain discusses hardware selection, database selection, CD-ROM operation, and implications for libraries in developing countries. (six references) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Developing Nations, Higher Education
Lo, Amanda Siewling; And Others – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1991
Outlines the process of a CD-ROM desktop publishing project at Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Highlights include the planning process; data generation and database development; data preparation, including data conversion and indexing; full text retrieval; assembly and production; and distribution. (three…
Descriptors: Desktop Publishing, Full Text Databases, Higher Education, Indexing
Lin, Sharon Chien – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1994
Describes two phases of the automation of library and information services in mainland China. From 1974-86, much effort was concentrated on developing computer systems, databases, online retrieval, and networking. From 1986 to the present, practical progress became possible largely because of CD-ROM technology; and large scale networking for…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Databases, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
