Three On One: Maximizing Patron Access To CD-Roms

One of the major reasons patrons do not use online databases as much as they would like is the cost. In an effort to solve this problem, students and staff at North Central College (Naperville, Illinois) began looking into compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM). Research into the technology showed t...

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Published in:EventDV 1988-11, Vol.1 (4), p.105
Main Author: Kosinsky, Barbara Timm
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
CD-ROM
Libraries
Online
Searches
Training
Word of mouth advertising
Work stations
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Summary:One of the major reasons patrons do not use online databases as much as they would like is the cost. In an effort to solve this problem, students and staff at North Central College (Naperville, Illinois) began looking into compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM). Research into the technology showed that CD-ROM databases would provide the best way to take advantage of students' desire to do their own searching and still solve the problem of unknown costs. ERIC from SilverPlatter was the first CD-ROM database chosen by North Central. Next, North Central began to experiment with other databases, such as PC-SIG, a public-domain database that filled needs of the computer science program. Word-of-mouth advertising and notices in the library introduced the new system. It was found that most patrons could execute a simple search strategy and combine sets to broaden or narrow their topics. The databases were in such high demand that North Central added Compact Disclosure. All 3 databases ran on the same Hitachi drive.
ISSN:1554-2009
2169-0383