CD-ROM: an effective use of technology?

The correct use of information systems implies, in part, the effective delivery and use of information. In situations where, as has frequently been the case in recent years, CD-ROMs form a part of an information system, there is very little that users can do to regulate or control the quality of the information being supplied. Poor information cannot be effectively used. This paper discusses the effective use of the medium and questions whether all publishers are paying sufficient attention to quality.