Hi folks,
I've been commissioned to write an article on the use of DVD databases
in a library environment. (That is to say databases of the type that are
usually found on CD-ROM - nothing to do with DVD film titles etc.)
I suspect that I'd be able to just about fill the back of a postage
stamp if I wrote in crayon on that subject, so what I thought would be
more interesting to do is to look at perhaps why DVD doesn't appear to
have taken off in the same way that CD-ROM did.
Is it because libraries don't want to invest in the new technology? Is
it because there are no DVD titles out there which are of particular
interest? Have Internet based databases taken over from optical ones? If
you don't use them, why is that?
If you *do* use DVD products, which one(s) do you use, and why? Are you
considering using a DVD product? What would encourage you to use one?
These are a few of the questions that I'm considering, and I'd be very
grateful for any opinions (sent in email to me and I'll summarise for
the list) on the whole issue of DVD technology.
Many thanks,
Phil.
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