Download full textERIC Number: ED290463
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Sep
Pages: 3
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CD-ROM for Educators. ERIC Digest.
McLaughlin, Pamela W.
This overview of CD-ROM (Compact Disk-Read Only Memory) technology covers technical specifications as well as applications of special interest to teachers, school administrators, and librarians. Materials available on CD-ROM disks are described, including a variety of reference works, and a directory of publishers/producers is provided. Issues of concern and trends are also briefly discussed, including new technologies that will permit the local addition of data and networking. A nine-item bibliography is provided. (EW)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software, Information Systems, Librarians, Microcomputers, Optical Data Disks, Reference Materials, Teachers
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources, 030 Huntington Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-2340 (free, while supply lasts).
Publication Type: Information Analyses; ERIC Publications; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners; Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources, Syracuse, NY.
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