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Source
| CD-ROM Professional | 6 |
Author
| Bonime, Andrew | 1 |
| Cutright, Patricia | 1 |
| Girrard, Kenneth M. | 1 |
| Kittle, Paul W. | 1 |
| Koulopoulos, Thomas M. | 1 |
| Lieberman, Paula | 1 |
| McDonald, Dennis D. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Book/Product Reviews | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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Peer reviewedKoulopoulos, Thomas M. – CD-ROM Professional, 1992
Reports results of a 1991 survey of vendors, users, and evaluators of text retrieval products. Data are presented and discussed on product revenue trends, sales by industry, individuals responsible for evaluation and purchase decisions, product installations by platform, relative importance of key benefits and functionalities, return on…
Descriptors: Full Text Databases, Futures (of Society), Information Retrieval, Microcomputers
Peer reviewedMcDonald, Dennis D. – CD-ROM Professional, 1993
Discusses emerging portable CD-ROM technology and suggests guidelines for selecting and configuring a cost-effective system. Factors covered include portability, battery life, performance, durability, and display. Connecting the CD-ROM drive to the computer, producing and updating the CD-ROM database, use of the database, and accommodating…
Descriptors: Databases, Disk Drives, Display Systems, Electric Batteries
Peer reviewedCutright, Patricia; Girrard, Kenneth M. – CD-ROM Professional, 1991
A dial-access, multiuser, multiaccess CD-ROM search system with end-user capability was developed to provide Eastern Oregon State College distance education students with access to the information required by their studies. Based on UNIX, the system provides students with access to 12 databases, an e-mail system for messaging, interlibrary loan…
Descriptors: Databases, Dial Access Information Systems, Distance Education, Electronic Mail
Peer reviewedKittle, Paul W. – CD-ROM Professional, 1992
Describes the development of a local area network (LAN) at Loma Linda University that allows remote access for both IBM and Macintosh microcomputers to CD-ROMs. Topics discussed include types of networks; fiber optic technology; networking CD-ROM drives; remote access; modems; CD-ROM databases; memory management; interface software; and future…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Databases, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedBonime, Andrew – CD-ROM Professional, 1992
Describes a portable CD-ROM machine intended for the mass market that provides access to searchable text, graphics, and audio through a user-friendly interface. Six search modes and other system features are reviewed, and electronic texts for the unit are introduced. A table compares features of the two available models. (NRP)
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Reviews, Databases
Peer reviewedLieberman, Paula – CD-ROM Professional, 1995
Provides an overview of developments in CD-ROM networking technology and describes products offered by Axis, Banyan (VINES--network operating environment), CD Connection, Celerity, Data/Ware, Document Imaging Systems Corporation (DISC), Imagery, Jodian, Meridian, Micro Design International, Microsoft, Microtest, Novell, OnLine Computer Systems,…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Reviews
