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.

URI: <http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh92002381#concept>

Type: Topical Term

Alternate Labels: 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

Examples:

• Note under Interactive multimedia

Editorial Notes:

• Computer dict.; IAC; Legislative index, 1991; McGraw-Hill dict. sci. tech.; Stnd. gloss. of comp. terminology

Sources:

• Work cat.: Multimedia review, c1990.
• ASTI: p. 1391 (Multimedia information systems)
• Business period. index, 1990-91: p. 1134 (Multimedia computers, multimedia software)
• 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")
• Computer, Oct. 1985: p. 92 (Computer-based multimedia information system)
• Computer data base thes. (Multimedia technology, multimedia software, multimedia terminals)
• Computer lib. period., Sept. 1990 (Multimedia technology)
• 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)

LC Classification: QA76.575

Created: 1992-04-29

Last Modified: 1994-04-14 11:22:50

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