CD-R we ready? (Compact Disc-Recordable technology) (Column) From: Online | Date: July 1, 1994| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1994 Online, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A new technology called Compact Disc-Recordable (CD-R) allows users to create their own discs that can be read by any standard CD-ROM drive. CD-R has many potential uses for organizations including libraries which can use the technology to provide electronic access to their collections and services. A number of CD-R drives are currently available and are priced from around $4000 to $8000 and up. Libraries can use CD-R technology to create in-house collections of faculty publications, bibliographies, directories and institutional documents.

CD-R, Compact Disc-Recordable, is a technology ...