CD-ROM and Information Dissemination: An Update.

Herther, Nancy K.

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Publication Date: 1987

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CD-ROM and Information Dissemination: An Update.

Herther, Nancy K.

Online, v11 n2 p56-64 Mar 1987

This current overview of optical disk technology describes the evolving marketplace for optical products, the use of libraries as test sites for prototype CD-ROM (compact disk read-only-memory) products, CD-ROM developments, new optical technologies, and advances in magnetics. A list of some compact disk manufacturers and a glossary of terms are included. (EM)

Descriptors: Costs, Databases, Information Storage, Information Technology, Interactive Video, Lasers, Library Acquisition, Merchandising, Microcomputers, Optical Disks, Publishing Industry, Technological Advancement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive

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