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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/eb044645 |
| Date | 01 February 1985 |
| Published date | 01 February 1985 |
| Pages | 78-88 |
| Subject Matter | Information & knowledge management,Library & information science |
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GENERAL
Videodiscs, compact disks and
digital optical disk systems
Cimtech, the British Centre for Information
Media & Technology (formerly NRCd) has
produced a guide to the range of optical
storage devices coming on to the market. The
report is aimed very much at the user and
provides a practical assessment of the impact
optical storage will have on all in the infor-
mation, storage, retrieval and dissemination
business.
The new 200 page report provides an up-
to-date guide to the wide range of systems on
the market or currently under development
and a range of applications where they are
being used.
The report breaks down into five sections.
The first gives an introduction to the tech-
nology and the terminology and the range of
companies in the field. The second covers
videodiscs, interactive systems and hybrid
data disks. The third covers compact audio
disks and their potential as a read only
memory. The fourth covers recordable and
erasable/rewritable digital optical disks and
the fifth gives a summary of progress made to
date and
a
look at the impact all three systems
will have in the near future.
Copies of the report, priced at £24 can be
obtained from the Publication Sales Depart-
ment, Cimtech, The Hatfield Polytechnic,
PO Box 109, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts,
AL10 9AB, England.
78 The Electronic Library, April 1985.
Vol.
3, No. 2.
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