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Working paper on the development of and international market for video recording as a modern means of information retrieval and information dissemination - describes videodisks, CD ROM and optical disks. References.
With one million CD-ROM users worldwide, there is an urgent need to demystify the technology of compact-disc data recording and retrieval, which will eventually replace the floppy disk. This book meets that need. It will benefit students, engineers, and professionals from many disciplines whowish to understand and exploit the cost-effective potential of optical data storage and retrieval. The book provides a unique introduction to CD-ROM and other optical recording systems, and clearly describes how the two main competing systems--the magneto-optic and the phase change types--work.Topics include photodetectors, lasers, mastering, WORM media, and magneto-optic media, among others. Keep up to date with this superb new introduction to CD-ROM and optical disc recording systems.
Recognizing that the fast-developing optical storage technologies provide a new dimension in publishing and information storage, retrieval, and distribution, this report examines the technical characteristics and capabilities of video and optical systems and the implications of this technology. The following aspects of optical disk systems are discussed: (1) the range of optical disk systems currently on the market or under development, including a functional classification of the different systems; (2) applications for optical disk systems in the publishing field; (3) applications for optical disk systems in the library and information field; and (4) issues relating to the use of optical disk systems where research could and is being profitably carried out in the publishing and library and information fields. References, a select bibliography, and a listing of journals, newsletters, and sources of further information are appended. (KM)