The CD-ROM is emerging as an important storage medium for massive databases. Social scientists will be significant beneficiaries of this technology as more and more databases are made available and prices drop. Most major databases are already available on CD. Lack of standardization and slow retrieval are crucial but are being overcome. Keywords. compact disk, CD-ROM, database, retrieval software.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Bradenhorst, Ted. (1986, November). Distributing the ERIC database on SilverPlatter compact disc-A brief case history. Paper presented at ONLINE '86 Conference, Chicago.
2.
Bush, Vannevar. (1986). As we may think In Steve Lambert & Suzanne Ropiequet (Eds.), CD-ROM: The new papyrus (pp. 3-20). Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press.
3.
Carr, Robert. (1986). New user interfaces for CD-ROM In Steve Lambert & Suzanne Ropiequet (Eds.), CD-ROM: The new papyrus (pp. 185-194). Redmond: WA: Microsoft Press.
4.
Dual programs star"real" optical and AI products (1987, December). Information Today , pp. 2, 28.
5.
Hensel, Martin. (1986). Data publishing on optical discs In Steve Lambert & Suzanne Ropiequet (Eds.), CD-ROM: The new papyrus (pp. 487-494). Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press.
6.
Lambert, Steve, & Ropiequet, Suzanne (Eds.). (1986). CD-ROM: The new papyrus.Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press.
7.
McLaughlin, Pamela W. (1987). New access points to ERIC—CD-ROM versionsERIC Digest, pp. 2-4. (283 583 IR 052 005)
8.
Moore, Roland, & Williams, Forrest. (1986, August). Evaluation of the CD-ROM as a means of distributing statistical data.Paper presented at Joint Statistical Meetings, American Statistical Association, Chicago.
9.
Pearce, Karla J. (1988). CD-ROM: Caveat emptorLibrary Journal, 112, 37-38.
10.
Roth, Judith Paris. (1986). Essential guide to CD-ROMNew York: Meckler.
U.S. Bureau of the Census. (1987, July 7). Fact sheet: CD-ROM evaluation.Washington, DC: The Author.
13.
Williams, Forrest. (1987, May). Bureau of the Census activities m electronic data disseminationPaper presented at Corporate Electronic Publishing System: The Federal Conference
