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Publication date: 1 April 1991

Catherine E. Dubbeld

To test this proposition a comparison was made between online and CD‐ROM costs in several heavily used databases. Among other factors considered were funding methods, staff…

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To test this proposition a comparison was made between online and CD‐ROM costs in several heavily used databases. Among other factors considered were funding methods, staff investment, end‐user training, user access and cost recovery. The case of one South African academic library was examined in detail; the approaches of some other South African academic libraries were briefly touched on. Finally, although CD‐ROM was found to be more economic than online searching in the long term, the real problem would appear to be that South African academic libraries, in acquiring CD‐ROM, would be forced to choose, not between CD‐ROM and online, but between CD‐ROM and hard‐copy databases.

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The Electronic Library, vol. 9 no. 4/5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0264-0473

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Publication date: 1 April 1993

Richard Hollis

This paper provides an overview of the arguments for and against the delivery of electronic information via CDROM and online services. To support this overview, the results of a…

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This paper provides an overview of the arguments for and against the delivery of electronic information via CDROM and online services. To support this overview, the results of a recent independent survey sponsored by Bowker‐Saur amongst UK business information users are presented. The survey analyses frequency of use of online hosts and databases; CDROM as a unique source or supplement / alternative to online; CDROM for current or historic data; multiple access by networks; ratio of use between CDROM and online databases; end‐user searching of CDROM and online databases; re‐charging for searches undertaken on CDROM and online; and criteria for selecting CDROM and online services. Conclusions drawn from the results of the survey are supplemented by personal observations on the UK information market, based on direct first‐hand contact with academic, public and corporate libraries throughout the UK.

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The Electronic Library, vol. 11 no. 4/5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0264-0473

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