Multimedia systems

Here are entered works on computer systems that integrate and present diverse media, such as text, graphics, still and moving images, and audio. Works on media containing information that may be interactively manipulated by individual users through the use of software or microprocessing capabilities are entered under Interactive multimedia.

Use For: Computer-based multimedia information systems, Multimedia computing, Multimedia information systems, Multimedia knowledge systems,

Broader Terms: Information storage and retrieval systems,

Narrower Terms: Digital video, MMX technology, Multimedia communications, Streaming technology (Telecommunications), World Wide Web,

Editorial Notes:

• ASTI: p. 1391 (Multimedia information systems)
• BYTE, Feb. 1990: p. 203 ("Multimedia uses the computer to integrate and control diverse electronic media such as computer screens, videodisk players, CD-ROM disks, and speech and audio synthesizers")
• Business period. index, 1990-91: p. 1134 (Multimedia computers, multimedia software)
• Computer data base thes. (Multimedia technology, multimedia software, multimedia terminals)
• Computer dict.; IAC; Legislative index, 1991; McGraw-Hill dict. sci. tech.; Stnd. gloss. of comp. terminology
• Computer lib. period., Sept. 1990 (Multimedia technology)
• Computer, Oct. 1985: p. 92 (Computer-based multimedia information system)
• L.C. Nat. Demo. Lab. Info bull. Feb. 24, 1992: pp. 73-76.
• LC data base, 4/10/92.
• Lib. lit., Feb. 1992 (Multimedia systems)
• Work cat.: Multimedia review, c1990.

LC Classification: QA76.575

Created: 1992-04-29

Last Modified: 1994-04-14T11:22:50

Concept URI: http://lcsh.info/sh92002381#concept

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