A Win for Wikipedia?? ...2010 Encyclopaedia Britannica Is the Last!

[Panopticon]

(CNNMoney) -
By Julianne Pepitone @CNNMoneyTech :
After 244 years, Encyclopedia Britannica will cease production of its iconic multi-volume book sets.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3...Britannica

Sad news, I loved the "EB" as a kid, back in the stone age!

[SDGuy]

Panopticon wrote:
...Sad news...

:agree:

Do kids (or even young adults) today even know how to look up information in a library, or know how to discern whether or not the "source" they're getting their information from is trustworthy?

[Chakravartin]

SDGuy wrote: ung adults) today even know how to look up information in a library...?

Sure they do.



Of course, in my day it was more like this...



...But times change.

[Carnos Jax]

Yup, sad. Every encyclopedia had it's own feel. Plus there's something to be said about the tactile experience of a real book.

But unfortunately, it's hard to compete against the more knowledge depth and higher quality material of something like Wikipedia...even more so since it's free.

[space-time]

The Times They Are a-Changin'

[N-OS X-tasy!]

This is tragic news.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

Carnos Jax wrote: the more knowledge depth and higher quality material of something like Wikipedia

You're joking, right?

[Carnos Jax]

No, enlighten me. I thought Wikipedia was generally more accurate than a print encyclopedia, and better written. My own experiences suggest this to be true (in areas where I am an 'expert').

[The UnDoug]

My nine year old (as of yesterday!!) daughter *loves* encyclopedias. Most of her school classrooms have had a set, and she brings home one or two "letters" at a time and really enjoys looking through them, and learning about stuff.

[NewtonMP2100]

....what about ENCYCLOPEDIA Brown.....???