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Article: CD-ROM selection and acquisition in a network environment. (compact disc read-only-memory)
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- Computers in Libraries
- Article date:
- October 1, 1991
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A guide to finding, acquiring, and networking CD-ROMs
Librarians responsible for selection of reference materials have embraced the acquisition of CD-ROM products as an innovative means for providing access to previously underutilized resources. Increasingly, libraries are seeking to expand access to the popular CD-ROM databases they hold through networking.
As the chair of an electronic services selection committee, CD-ROM selection and acquisition are among my principal responsibilities. Since I was also responsible for CD-ROM collection development in my previous position, I have followed the development of the format with interest over the last five ...