by Michel Agnola, André Gardies, Christian Straboni. CD-ROM published by
CAPA Production / CNERTA / MACT Production / MICROFOLIE'S / Réunion
des musées nationaux.

Catalogue information for a large part of the Archives moving image and sound collection is now available on CD-ROM to users outside the Archives facilities in Canberra. The disc, called Cultural Connections, contains around 250,000 cataloguing records of varying degrees of completeness that covers the entire spectrum of the collection. From fully curate descriptions of early silent film to series, only titles for soaps, the disc contains details of holdings and accessibility. Containing chiefly Australian material, the disc also includes records for a large number of newsreel titles, documentaries, features, home movies, TV news and current affairs, advertisements and a wide spectrum of sound recordings. It is planned that future editions of the disc will contain sound grabs or still images in addition to the catalogue information.

Produced as a joint venture by the Archive, in association with Reed Business Publishing and Nalbari Holdings, the catalogue is easy to use, operating in a Windows environment, with powerful text retrieval capabilities. Combinations of word, date and phrases can also be used in searching to provide the necessary level of precision.

Technical requirements for operating are a 386 PC with MS Windows 3.1 or higher, 4 Mb of RAM, 5Mb of available hard disc and a CD-ROM reader.

Cultural Connections CD-ROM Catalogue

$AUS300 plus $15 packaging, shipping and insurance. Obtainable on receipt of cheque made payable to:

Reed Business Publishing Pty Ltd

Circulation Dept,

Post Office Box 5487

West Chatswood NSW 2057

Australia.

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