|
Online |
CD-Rom |
| Type
|
PLD CD-Rom |
PLD Online |
| Usability |
Unfriendly to non-fluent
scholars; all instructions in Latin |
all instructions
in English
|
| Ease of search |
Confusing table of
contents of search results |
Long list of results
in context, harder to analyze visually |
| Speed |
Very slow |
very fast--about
50 times faster |
| Multi-tasking |
Easy to view multiple
searches next to each other |
Only one window available
at a time |
| Browsing |
Lists of titles;
extensive annotated paper bibliography |
Links to each volume
and work, but no bibliography |
| Accessibility |
Accessible only from
PC#1 (a popular computer in the ETC) |
Accessible from any
terminal with a Yale IP address |
| Printing |
Easy to print large
sections of text |
Necessary to highlight
and print screen by screen |
| Saving |
Easy to copy to disk |
Necessary to copy
and paste |
| Verdict |
Better for long,
intensive, searches where lots of saving is necessary |
Much better for quick,
simple searches where speed and user-friendliness are important |
