Presents recent technical information and gives an overview of progress in optical memory, neural networks and fractals from the viewpoint of optical information processing. The work introduces holographic optical disks and holographic storage in photorefractive crystal fibre, discusses the optical implementation of neural networks, explains the use of neurochips as artificial retinas, and more.

With one million CD-ROM users worldwide, there is an urgent need to demystify the technology of compact-disc data recording and retrieval, which will eventually replace the floppy disk. This book meets that need. It will benefit students, engineers, and professionals from many disciplines whowish to understand and exploit the cost-effective potential of optical data storage and retrieval. The book provides a unique introduction to CD-ROM and other optical recording systems, and clearly describes how the two main competing systems--the magneto-optic and the phase change types--work.Topics include photodetectors, lasers, mastering, WORM media, and magneto-optic media, among others. Keep up to date with this superb new introduction to CD-ROM and optical disc recording systems.

"This book offers solutions to the challenges of storage and manipulation of a variety of media types providing data placement techniques, scheduling methods, caching techniques and emerging characteristics of multimedia information. Academicians, students, professionals and practitioners in the multimedia industry will benefit from this ground-breaking publication"--Provided by publisher.

InfoWorld is targeted to Senior IT professionals. Content is segmented into Channels and Topic Centers. InfoWorld also celebrates people, companies, and projects.

It Is Now Being Increasingly Felt That Information Technology Is A Major Facilitator And Catalyst For Accelerating Growth Of The Economy. It Has Integrated The World By The Use Of Internet. The Pervasive Influence Of Information Technology Is So Strong That There Is Hardly Any Sphere Of Human Life In Which It Has Not Been Able To Make A Niche For Itself. Accordingly, The Present-Day World Expects From Everyone To Possess At Least Some Acquaintance With This Technology.The Present Book Is Primarily About Computer-Based Retrieval Systems And Its Objective Is To Teach The Basics Of Retrieval Systems And Its Working. Information Retrieval Is A Communication Process That Links The Information User To A Librarian. The Communication Normally Involves The Processing Of Text. An In-Depth Study Of The Present Book Will Acquaint The Readers With This Technology. It Is A Complete Treatise On Information Process That Includes Indexing, Abstracting, Citation Indexing, Bibliometrics, Webometrics, And Greenstone Software. In Addition, It Provides A Detailed Study On Application Of Iso-9000 In The Libraries, Essence Of Tqm, Resource Sharing Through Networks, E-Books And Governance Of Intranet. Apart From These, It Analytically Approaches To Information Technology As A Revolution In Higher Education And Its Impacts.The Present Book Is Extremely Useful For All Computer Users In General And Those Concerned With Libraries And Library Science In Particular.

Provides and overview of the use of interactive video technology for education and training in the health professions, including Medicine, Nursing, Allied Health, Dentistry, Patient Education, and Health Promotion. Chapters cover optical storage technology , pharmaceutical companies, universities/colleges, hospitals, commercial vendors, public organizations, professional associations, testing & certification, museum/public exhibits, information systems, and research/surveys. Includes a list of resources for additional information including books, periodicals, directories, market reports, conferences/workshops, special interest groups, awards, demonstration centers, and disc mastering companies.