CD-ROM
Fundamentals to Applications
Published on 29. September 1988
Book
Hardback
XII, 308 pages
978-0-408-00746-7 (ISBN)
Description
The technology and marketing of optical disc technology has expanded rapidly since the launch of the videodisc, and CD-ROM products have come to the forefront with factors including their high storage capacity and ability to link to standard personal computer hardware. This book is aimed both at publishers of data on optical disc technology and the users of CD-ROM discs. Contributions from experts in the field review the system and its place in the current market, discuss available product and the procedures for putting data on this new media. The costs of CD-ROM publishing, case studies and the role of the EEC are also reviewed.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
55 line drawings, 1 half-tone, index
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-408-00746-7 (9780408007467)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
An introduction to the range of optical storage media; current CD-ROM products; the role of the systems integrator; the cost of becoming a CD-ROM publisher; user interface design of CD-ROM programs; technology and applications of compact disc - interactive; the European Commission role in developing a European market for CD-ROM and related optical media; ADONIS - the story so far; publishing on CD-ROM - some financial principles and market considerations; Pergamon and CD-ROM - a case study; how and why should publishers use CD-ROM?; sources of information, and keeping up-to-date; conclusions.