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Peer reviewedHollens, Deborah; Rible, Jim – CD-ROM Professional, 1991
Reviews of Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia, New Grolier's Electronic Encyclopedia, and World Book's Information Finder are based on the 1990 editions. It is noted that all three publishers have announced plans to release annual revisions to their discs. The description of each of the products includes critiques of the search program, the…
Descriptors: Animation, Content Analysis, Dictionaries, Electronic Publishing
Peer reviewedGillham, Mark; Buckner, Kathy – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1997
To establish evaluation criteria for home multimedia products, this study examined 13 case studies of experienced users of CD-ROM encyclopedias aimed at the home consumer. Findings ranked seven features from most to least important: searching; textual content; browsing; multimedia; aesthetics; interactivity; and system performance. Results suggest…
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Case Studies, Content Analysis, Efficiency
