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Changes Wrought By Cd-Rom, Carol Tenopir
Changes Wrought By Cd-Rom, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
By 1988 almost 60% of US academic and public libraries were using CD-ROM databases. CD-ROM products have changed library collections, patron expectations and reference service.
How Up-To-Date Is That Update?, Carol Tenopir
How Up-To-Date Is That Update?, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Timeliness of online and CD-ROM databases depends on both the frequency of updates and the currency of information being added in each update. Comparisons of two CD-ROM indexes - LISA and Library Lit - and of 12 online databases are offered.
Cd-Rom Goes Consumer, Carol Tenopir
Cd-Rom Goes Consumer, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
CD-ROM products have already been enthusiastically received by librarians and educators, but now CD-ROM publishers are seeking to make inroads in the consumer market.
The Impact Of Cd-Rom On Online, Carol Tenopir
The Impact Of Cd-Rom On Online, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
CD-ROM has reawakened the term migration, but this time the fear is of migration from online use of databases to CD-ROM. CD-ROM sources and the possible impacts on online databases are examined.