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Electronic Document Supply Systems.

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Cawkell, A. E. – Journal of Documentation, 1991

Describes electronic document delivery systems used by libraries and document image processing systems used for business purposes. Topics discussed include technical specifications; analogue read-only laser videodiscs; compact discs and CD-ROM; WORM; facsimile; ADONIS (Article Delivery over Network Information System); DOCDEL; and systems at the…

Descriptors: Facsimile Transmission, Library Services, Optical Disks, Videodisks

Optical Disk Systems. A Guide to the Technology and the Applications in the Fields of Publishing and Library and Information Work. IFLA Professional Reports, No. 12.

Hendley, A. M. – 1986

Recognizing that the fast-developing optical storage technologies provide a new dimension in publishing and information storage, retrieval, and distribution, this report examines the technical characteristics and capabilities of video and optical systems and the implications of this technology. The following aspects of optical disk systems are…

Descriptors: Databases, Information Dissemination, Information Retrieval, Information Storage

Optical Disc Systems in Libraries: Problems and Issues.

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Harter, Stephen P.; Jackson, Susan M. – RQ, 1988

Discusses optical disc (CD-ROM and videodisc) reference sources in terms of: (1) databases; (2) system characteristics; (3) end-user searching; (4) education and training requirements; (5) staffing; (6) costs; and (7) funding. Areas for further research are identified and new roles suggested for the librarian in the electronic age. (34 references)…

Descriptors: Costs, Library Personnel, Library Role, Library Services

CD-I and CDTV in the Schools: New Directions in Reference Tools.

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Mulford, Martha – Reference Librarian, 1994

Describes the use of Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-I) and Commodore Dynamic Total Vision (CDTV) technology in school library media center reference services. CD-I and CDTV are compared to CD-ROM regarding hardware, editing, and software; and to videodisks regarding hardware, analog/digital, standardization, audio/video, and cost. (Contains 12…

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Selection, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness

School Library Supplement. Putting Your Library Automation System to Work [and] Using Videodiscs in Research Projects [and] Library Security: What to Look For [and] Expanding Library/Media Services with Media Retrieval [and] How to Network CD-ROMs (and) The School Library Resource Directory.

Karpisek, Marian; And Others – Media & Methods, 1995

Presents five articles and a company resource directory to help librarians successfully incorporate technology into school libraries. Discusses actual situations, examines student needs, and gives advice to help librarians with library automation systems, videodiscs, library security systems, media retrieval, networking CD-ROMs, and locating…

Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Security, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education

Optical Technologies and Library Reference Work.

Moscoso, Purificacion; Chen, Ching-chih – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1990

Discusses advances in microcomputer and optical technologies and how these technologies are being integrated into library reference work. Topics discussed include training of library reference staff; library bibliographic instruction; CD-ROMs; videodiscs; hypertext; bibliographies; library catalogs, including online catalogs; indexing and…

Descriptors: Abstracting, Bibliographies, Desktop Publishing, Hypermedia

New Technologies in Reference Services for School Libraries: How Their Use Has Changed the Teaching of Library and Research Skills in North Carolina.

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Truett, Carol – Reference Librarian, 1994

Discusses the results of a survey of school librarians in North Carolina conducted to determine the extent of CD-ROM and videodisk use and how they are changing the teaching of library, information, and research skills. CD-ROM and videodisk titles are listed, and recommendations for further study are suggested. The questionnaire is appended.…

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Librarians, Library Automation, Library Instruction

Optical Disc Applications in Libraries.

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Andre, Pamela Q. J. – Library Trends, 1989

Discusses a variety of library applications of optical disc storage technology, including CD-ROM, digital videodisc, and WORM. Research and development projects at the Library of Congress, National Library of Medicine, and National Agricultural Library are described, products offered by library networks are reviewed, and activities in academic and…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Graphics, Computer System Design