An overview of existing CD‐ROM standards

Abstract

Highlights the need for standards for the CD‐ROM industry to ensure compatibility and to increase the economies of scale to attract wider market accessibility. CD‐ROM, as a unique publishing medium, has standards mainly at three levels: the physical level, concerning the physical and recording characteristics of the medium; the logical level, concerning the nature of files, directories, volume descriptors, etc.; and the application level, concerning retrieval software, graphics, compression, encryption, etc. Concludes that CD‐ROM technology brings database services within the reach of information centres, especially in developing countries. Positive trends towards standardization in this technology possibly help to reduce the technical hurdles.

Citation

Subba Rao, S. (1996), "An overview of existing CD‐ROM standards", Library Review, Vol. 45 No. 6, pp. 43-53. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242539610125677