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Online Libraries and Microcomputers, 1994
Reviews the 1994 edition of "The New Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia" which is available on CD-ROM. Topics addressed include video files; content; ease of use; system requirements; cost; and print capabilities. (LRW)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Costs, Encyclopedias, Optical Data Disks
American Library Association, Chicago, IL. – 1996
This book discusses issues to consider when purchasing an encyclopedia and provides reviews of eight print encyclopedias, six CD-ROM encyclopedias, and one online encyclopedia. Each review provides an address and discusses the history, scope and treatment, and quality and currency of the encyclopedia; for CD-ROM encyclopedias, the database…
Descriptors: Costs, Encyclopedias, Evaluation Criteria, Library Acquisition
Clements, Jim; Nicholls, Paul – Computers in Libraries, 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
Peer reviewedDickinson, Gail – Library Software Review, 1990
Offers criteria for the critical evaluation of CD-ROM encyclopedias. Differences between CD-ROM and print encyclopedias are discussed; search strategies are explained; evaluation criteria are suggested, including help messages, screen format, indexing method, and graphics and print options; future considerations are suggested, including…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Costs, Encyclopedias, Evaluation Criteria
Valauskas, Edward J. – Database, 1995
Discusses the information database Britannica Online. Topics include compact discs versus online feeds; database delivery via the Internet; use of technology such as hyperlink, graphics, audio, and video; Britannica's search engine architecture; search options; user reactions, and costs. (AEF)
Descriptors: Costs, Databases, Electronic Text, Encyclopedias
Shoemaker, Joel – School Library Journal, 1995
Examines the cost effectiveness of using CD-ROM encyclopedias in school libraries; finds print encyclopedias to be cheaper, but advocates the use of both. Sidebars include price comparisons of popular print and CD-ROM encyclopedias. (AEF)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Encyclopedias
Sherouse, Vicki – Book Report, 1992
Describes hardware, software, and peripherals that were installed to network a stand-alone CD-ROM workstation in the library of a small K-12 school with similar computers in the computer laboratory. Experiences with two CD-ROM products--a full-text database of social science articles and an electronic version of World Book Encyclopedia--are…
Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Costs, Electronic Publishing, Elementary Secondary Education
