A Comparative Survey of Multimedia CD-ROM Encyclopedias.

Clements, Jim; Nicholls, Paul

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Publication Date: 1995

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A Comparative Survey of Multimedia CD-ROM Encyclopedias.

Clements, Jim; Nicholls, Paul

Computers in Libraries, v15 n8 p53-59 Sep 1995

Provides historical background information about multimedia CD-ROM encyclopedias and evaluates 11 recent releases. Discusses access to information, costs, content, technological developments. Rates the text, multimedia, and user interface. A sidebar provides a 10-year chronology of CD-ROM encyclopedias. (AEF)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Evaluation, Costs, Electronic Text, Encyclopedias, Multimedia Materials, Optical Data Disks, Technological Advancement

Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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