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•• Lo,:,ghb.orough ,.Umverslty Pllkington Library Author/Filing Title .......... ~§.0..Q.7..f...... (j., ......................... Accession/Copy No. 40135260 Vo!. No .•.......•.....•. Class Mark .....•.....•..................•..••..•.•........-r \ , \JEe \:;:3 2 4 FEE 2000 0401352609 IIIII1I IIIIIIII1 IIIII AN EVALUATION OF A CHILDREN'S 'CLASSIC' ON CD-ROM BY MELANIE KEADY A MASTER'S DISSERTATION, SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE OF THE LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. SEPTEMBER 1995 SUPERVIsoR: CLIFF MCKNIGHT B TECH, PHD, C. PSYCHOL., AFBPS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY STUDIES © E. M. KEADY, 1995 ·~"" 1 . "~"'~"""""""""""~-'" ·,-.,,,,~::~,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .... ,1 4Q.l,?,?-~,~~J q,,7SQQ 70 9 ABSTRACT The market for children's electronic books in CD-ROM fonnat is fast developing. Europress Software released in May 1995 the first of what they hope will be a series of children's classics. This study examines the way in which this classic is presented, how it is received by end users, both children and adults and what the potential is for such products. The use of such a fonnat for delivering children's classics is also examined in tenns of its advantages and disadvantages. A list of suggestions for future products, both in tenns of content and suitable titles is also included. 2 ACKNO~I£D6EMENTS I wish to thank Mr. Derek Meakin of Europress Software for financing the testing of the product and providing the software, illustrations and company information; Dr. Cliff McKnight my supervisor without whom this project would not have been developed and seen the light of day, Mrs. S. A. Hulland and Mrs.
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