Continued power with full‐text CDROM
| Published date | 01 May 1994 |
| Date | 01 May 1994 |
| Pages | 308-311 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/eb045312 |
| Author | Harold T. Reid |
| Subject Matter | Information & knowledge management,Library & information science |
Software Review
Continued power with
full-text CDROM
Harold T. Reid
468
Academy,
Ferndale, Ml
48220,
USA
CompuServe 72763,2712
Abstract: Full-text CDROM
is
a powerful tool and
publishers are finding ways to build more into their
product.
World Library has upgraded Library of the Future with a
third edition (World Library
Inc.,
1991-1994, Library of the
Future, 3rd Edition. Irvine, CA,
USA).
Library of the Future
is
a CDROM tool to access classic
literature,
some religious
works and some important documents in full
text.
World
Library has added
Windows
operation and new graphic
effects to the
product.
Introduction
CDROM selections are being published at an ever accelerated
rate.
Multimedia — graphics, animated learning tools and
actual film footage — is integrated into these new CDROMs.
They are all fantastic applications of the medium, but with the
slickness of
these
publications it
is
possible to lose sight of one
of the most powerful aspects of CDROM — full-text
information storage and retrieval. World Library has not
forgotten full text and
the
company
has
now produced Library
of the
Future,
3rd Edition.
For several years World Library has reproduced works of
literature on CDROM. The newest edition has more than
twice the data
on
disc than Library of the
Future,
2nd Edition.
1750 titles are offered with more than 3000 separate works
from literature, science and history, from 206 authors, plus
numerous unnamed authors' works: the 2nd Edition had 950
titles from 500 works of
literature.
Another innovation in the
3rd Edition is the addition of Windows to the program: one
may run Library of the Future, 3rd Edition on DOS or
Windows platforms, or have both available.
Searching is convenient using the 3rd Edition, as with
previous editions. Both DOS and Windows versions function
in essentially the same manner. The search screen looks
somewhat different in Windows but operates in about the
same way. The DOS version works with either mouse or
keyboard, or both. Windows works best with a mouse.
Main menu
The main menu screen in both DOS and Windows versions
displays the options for the program. The first four selections
in the following list are search possibilities, which may be
used separately or combined. Several titles may be selected
and then searched for specific words or phrases. Works by
many authors might be selected, then honed down using the
words and the strategy options.
Titles
Authors
Words
Strategy
Illustration
Film Clips
Configurations
The main menu in Windows (Figure 1) looks different but
operates in essentially the same way. 'Illustrations and film
clips offer lists of graphics to be viewed. The illustrations go
with the literature and the film clips are from older films
relating to the literature.
Titles
Selecting the 'titles' option will bring up all 1770 titles. The
titles are displayed and, when clicked
on,
will bring up the full
text of the selected work. The titles option can also be used
after a search is completed to weed out unneeded works. The
Windows titles option works in the same way, except that a
mouse must be used.
308 The Electronic Library,
Vol.
12, No. 5, October 1994
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