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Serials on Optical Disks: A Library of Congress Pilot Program

Lela Beth Criswell (Technical Staff in the Office of the Director of the Automated Systems Office, Library of Congress.)

Library Hi Tech

ISSN: 0737-8831

Article publication date: 1 March 1983

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Abstract

The Optical Disk Pilot Program of the Library of Congress is described. The characteristics and differences between analog videodisks and optical digital disk technology are defined. The benefits of the optical digital disk, material selection, and the system configuration are discussed. It is concluded that this technology offers promise as a method of document preservation and retrieval.

Citation

Beth Criswell, L. (1983), "Serials on Optical Disks: A Library of Congress Pilot Program", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 1 No. 3, pp. 17-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb047506

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1983, MCB UP Limited

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