Answers on the Disc: General Encyclopedias on CD-ROM.

Hollens, Deborah; Rible, Jim

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ERIC Number: EJ430290

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Answers on the Disc: General Encyclopedias on CD-ROM.

Hollens, Deborah; Rible, Jim

CD-ROM Professional, v4 n4 p54-56,58-61 Jul 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 contents, and any special features. (LRW)

Descriptors: Animation, Content Analysis, Dictionaries, Electronic Publishing, Elementary Secondary Education, Encyclopedias, Illustrations, Man Machine Systems, Multimedia Instruction, Online Searching, Optical Data Disks, Search Strategies

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Language: English

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