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CD ROM Database

CD-ROM, or Compact Disc - Read Only Memory, is an optical disc that stores up to 660 MB of data, which can be read but not modified. It is widely used for databases and full-text materials, especially in fields like health and development, and is advantageous due to its durability, ease of use, and fixed subscription costs. However, it may not always contain the most up-to-date information and can have high subscription costs.

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CD ROM Database

CD-ROM, or Compact Disc - Read Only Memory, is an optical disc that stores up to 660 MB of data, which can be read but not modified. It is widely used for databases and full-text materials, especially in fields like health and development, and is advantageous due to its durability, ease of use, and fixed subscription costs. However, it may not always contain the most up-to-date information and can have high subscription costs.

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CD-ROM Database

 WHAT IS CD-ROM?
CD-ROM means Compact Disc - Read only Memory. Read Only Memory is a generic term for an unmodifiable
computer data storage device. CD-ROM is an optical circular disc of 120mm diameter and hole of 15mm at the
centre with thickness 1.2mm. Using laser beam data is recorded in digital form in the disc. The recorded data can
only be read by any user, but a user cannot write on it. By using apporpriate software and hardware the data can
be read.
DATA STORAGE CAPACITY OF CD-ROM - A CD-ROM disk can store up to 660 megabytes
(MB)· of information. That is the equivalent of approximately 3,30,000 type-written pages or more than single-
sided floppy discs. The storage life of CD-ROM ranges between 10 to 50 years.

 CD-ROMs are therefore very popular for storing databases and full-text materials. Many databases containing
details of medical, health or development materials are available on CDROM – for example, African Health
Line, AIDS Line, Medline, and POPLINE. Most CD-ROM databases are updated regularly. The only cost is
an annual subscription. An increasing number of free CD-ROMs contain collections of full-text documents
such as e-Talc, and the Humanity Development Library. No special software is needed to use CD-ROMs.
Using CDROMs to distribute and access information is useful in situations where using the Internet is costly,
unreliable or unavailable.

 CD-ROM Database has become a heavily-used service by the students. Curriculum-based information literacy
courses like 'library and information services', 'research methodology', etc., have contributed much towards
imparting required skills for the access and use of CD-ROM Databases. CD-ROM Database services by
adding more resources and facilities will provide strong information support for the education, research, and
extension programmes.

ADVANTAGES OF CD-ROM DATABASES:


1. Can provide access to large databases
2. Easy to search
3. Fast to use
4. Easy to transport
5. Durable; not easily damaged
6. Can be used on any computer with a CD drive
7. Available in multimedia (containing sound and movement) on a computer
8. With multimedia facilities
9. No telephone/internet service costs
10. No reliance on telephone/internet access/availability
11. Fixed subscription cost.

DISADVANTAGES OF CD-ROM DATABASES:


1. Data may not be completely up-to-date
2. Subscription cost can be high.

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