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Peer reviewedBosch, Victoria Manglano; Hancock-Beaulieu, Micheline – Online & CD-ROM Review, 1995
Assesses the appropriateness of GUIs (graphical user interfaces), more specifically Windows-based interfaces for CD-ROM. An evaluation model is described that was developed to carry out an expert evaluation of the interfaces of seven CD-ROM products. Results are discussed in light of HCI (human-computer interaction) usability criteria and design…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Criteria, Design Requirements, Evaluation Methods
CARL Corporation to Market Knight Ridder DIALOG Databases to the Academic and Public Library Market.
Machovec, George S. – Online Libraries and Microcomputers, 1996
With the advent of CD-ROMs, libraries began to limit online searching via DIALOG. To increase DIALOG's market share, Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (CARL) Corporation is developing graphical user interfaces using World Wide Web and Windows technology and has reached agreements with Knight Ridder Information and with most of their database…
Descriptors: Competition, Computer Interfaces, Databases, Libraries
Peer reviewedTedd, Lucy A. – Journal of Documentation, 1995
An overview of the development of CD-ROMs is presented. Aspects covered include changes in coverage, the use of CD-ROMs in libraries and information units, changes in search interfaces and growth in end-user searching, changes in CD-ROM publishers, and hardware and networking developments. (Author)
Descriptors: Background, Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Information Technology
