This CD-ROM presents 220 documents collected in Harvard University's Faculty Appointment Policy Archive (FAPA), the ZyFIND search and retrieval system, and instructions for their use. The FAPA system and ZyFIND allow browsing through documents, inserting bookmarks in documents, attaching notes to documents without modifying them, and selecting…

Reviews requirements for a data archive system and describes storage media alternatives that are currently available. Topics discussed include data storage; data distribution; hierarchical storage architecture, including inline storage, online storage, nearline storage, and offline storage; magnetic disks; optical disks; conventional magnetic…

Describes the use of barcodes to link laser discs with books in school libraries. Highlights include use of a barcode reader as a remote control device as well as a scanner, guidelines for making laser disc books, and a sidebar that explains how to make barcodes and describes software. (LRW)

Describes Compact Disc Interactive (CD-I), a multimedia product targeted toward consumers that combines audio, video, and graphic materials on compact disc and connects to a standard television. Titles that the vendor plans to offer are listed, and include children's materials, special interest materials, and entertainment titles. (LRW)

Describes computer storage devices and suggests implications for electronic publishing. Highlights include magnetic storage media, including digital audio tape (DAT); high-capacity magnetic drives; optical storage technologies, including CD-ROM and WORM; magneto-optical drives; and a sidebar that discusses other storage technologies. (21…

Discusses the strategies top trade publishers, including Putnam New Media, Paramount Communications, Random House, Penguin USA, and Reader's Digest, are taking toward CD-ROM publishing. Strategies include purchasing electronic media companies; setting up an independent business; and building a new media business by integrating new efforts into the…

Examines the expectations and reality of optical disk market forecasts published between 1980 and 1990. A historical survey and review of these studies is presented, with general forecasts of all optical disk types included. It is concluded that unrealistic predictions may have contributed to a sluggish market for optical disks. (70 notes)…

Examines the two most frequently cited approaches to making video and audio passages available to teachers in the classroom: videodiscs and digital video interactive. (HB)

Although automating the library card catalog is a significant technological improvement, other approaches can also make accessing information easier for students. Currently there are more than 100 CD-ROM (compact disk) databases that replace traditional paper products such as encyclopedias, almanacs, and newspaper and magazine indexes. Logistical…

Nursing students (n=23) viewed a CD-ROM on blood pressure measurement, 23 viewed the CD and received conventional instruction, and 21 had conventional instruction only. Performance observations showed the CD-only group adhered poorly to 14 of 16 procedural steps. Those with both forms of instruction completed 9 of 16 and achieved 100% compliance…

Investigates the effectiveness of a brief interactive laserdisc training program in instructing teenage parents and pregnant teenagers (N=62). Those who used the interactive laserdisc program and participated in group discussion scored significantly higher at two month follow-up on several parenting measures than those who did not use the…

This CD-ROM explores the issues connected with choosing, developing, locating, and using seating in school grounds. It is designed to be used by teachers with pupils of all ages and includes sections on resources, maintenance, history, and pupil activities. It also can be used to create mini-presentations for use with pupils, staff, parents, and…

The Agricultural Experimental Station at Kansas State University switched from paper publication to compact discs. The change resulted in savings of more than $20,000 in 1 year and allowed for a searchable, comprehensive package of information rather than a single publication. (Contains 10 references.) (JOW)

Describes efforts by principal of the Willow Elementary School in the Charter Oak Unified School District (California) to provide students with technology-enhanced access to information and learning resources to improve reading and mathematics skills. Includes list of the Web addresses for the skills software used at the school. (PKP)

Examines the impact of new entertainment technologies (such as video cassette recorders/players, compact disc players, and personal computers) on the consumption of news. Finds no difference in news consumption between adopters and nonadopters of such technology. (RS)