The Bottom Line: Are CD-ROM Encyclopedias Worth the Cost?.

Shoemaker, Joel

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ERIC Number: EJ497989

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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The Bottom Line: Are CD-ROM Encyclopedias Worth the Cost?

Shoemaker, Joel

School Library Journal, v41 n2 p28-31 Feb 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, Information Technology, Library Collection Development, Library Expenditures, Multimedia Materials, Optical Data Disks, Printed Materials, Reference Materials, School Libraries

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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