Multimedia Encyclopedias Take Off: Warp Speed through the Reference Universe.

Kister, Ken

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ERIC Number: EJ503435

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Publication Date: 1995

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Multimedia Encyclopedias Take Off: Warp Speed through the Reference Universe.

Kister, Ken

Wilson Library Bulletin, v69 n9 p42-45 May 1995

Examines the development of multimedia encyclopedias. Discusses print versus electronic materials; technological advances; interactivity; costs; content and costs of particular multimedia encyclopedias; and a future perspective. A sidebar compares cultural icons in encyclopedias. (AEF)

Descriptors: Costs, Electronic Text, Encyclopedias, Futures (of Society), Information Technology, Material Development, Multimedia Materials, Printed Materials, Technological Advancement

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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