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Peer reviewedKennedy, H. E. – Information Services and Use, 1986
Reviews the development of technological innovations in information delivery, including microforms, electronic processing, online distribution, full-text abstracts online, floppy disks, downloading, vertical integration, electronic publishing, and optical disks. The impact of technology on the information industry and the need to use technology…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Computer Storage Devices, Databases, Delivery Systems
Epstein, Susan Baerg; And Others – American Libraries, 1987
Seven experts in system planning offer their views on how optical disk systems will affect library participation in online networks, and discuss opportunities presented by these new products. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Storage Devices, Cost Effectiveness
Abbott, George L.; And Others – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1987
This special feature focuses on recent developments in optical disk technology. Nine articles discuss current trends, large scale image processing, data structures for optical disks, the use of computer simulators to create optical disks, videodisk use in training, interactive audio video systems, impacts on federal information policy, and…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Computer Storage Devices
