Open AccessDistinctive Expertise: Multimedia, the Library, and the Term Paper of the Future
Author(s) -
Gregory Mitchell
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
information technology and libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.502
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2163-5226
pISSN - 0730-9295
DOI - 10.6017/ital.v24i1.3362
Subject(s) - multimedia , computer science , animation , presentation (obstetrics) , variety (cybernetics) , graphics , non linear editing system , world wide web , software , digital library , smacker video , video capture , computer graphics (images) , video processing , operating system , medicine , art , literature , poetry , artificial intelligence , radiology
Multimedia will have a profound effect on libraries duringthe next decade. This rapidly developing technology permits the user to combine digital still images, video, animation, graphics, and audio. It can be delivered in a variety offinished formats, including streaming video on the Web,video on DVD/VCD, embedded digital objects within aWeb page or presentation software such as PowerPoint,utilized within graphic designs, or printed as hardcopy.This article examines the elements of multimedia creation,as well as requirements and recommendations for implementing a multimedia facility in the library