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Multimedia

Digital imaging technology changes rapidly. To keep up with the latest developments in digital cameras, video cameras, and scanners, check out any of the Web-based digital camera review sites, such as www.plugin.com/digitalcameraguide/index.html or www.inconference.com/digicam/index.html. For specifications on current camera models, connect to manufacturer Web sites-for example, Agfa (www.agfa.com), Canon (www.canon.com), Kodak (www.kodak.com), Olympus (www.olympusamerica.com), Nikon (www.nikonusa.com), and Epson (www.epson.com). Once you have the images, you'll want to add them to multimedia projects. For information about Adobe Premiere video editing software, connect to the Adobe site www.adobe.com. Visit the Macromedia Web site, www.macromedia.com, for information about other multimedia software packages, such as Macromedia Director and Shockwave. Multimedia development training is offered on a number of college campuses, such as California Institute of the Arts, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and Savannah College of Art and Design. You might check your college's catalog for courses on digital photography, 3-D animation, and special effects. If you would like to try your hand at digital photo editing, you can check out sites such as www.microsoft.com (the publisher's site for PhotoDraw 2000) and www.adobe.com (the publisher's site for Adobe Photoshop), where you can download trial versions of photo editing software.

Additional Links

Library Journal Digital You can find brief, well-written reviews of multimedia CD-ROM titles at the Library Journal Web site. Follow the navigation link to "Multimedia" and then click "Database&Disc." Each month's "issue" contains about 8 to 10 reviews, and there's an easily accessible archive of reviews from previous months (each archived review is dated).

Booklist You can also find reviews of multimedia titles at the American Library Association's Booklist Web site. From the main page, select "Audiovisual Media," and then select "CD-ROMs and Software." Reviews are listed in alphabetical order by title and are written by collection development librarians from across the country.