Note on the term 'physical-format'

There is as yet no universally accepted terminology to describe the category of publication discussed at this meeting. We have used the term ‘physical-format’ - other terms sometimes used to describe this category of publication include ‘hand-held’, ‘physically tangible’ and ‘portable’. All are potentially misleading but essentially cover CD-ROMs and floppy disks.

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