MUDGE’s Musings
Yes, faithful reader has undoubtedly guessed that it’s time for another installment of…
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… wherein we are even more eclectic than is our habit (a frequent self-criticism: what’s this blog about, anyway? Ouch! It’s about what interests yr (justifiably) humble svt: a little bit of this, a smidgen of that.)
Of encyclopedias…
I was thinking of encyclopedias the other day, and so was the NYTimes.
Start Writing the Eulogies for Print Encyclopedias
By NOAM COHEN | Published: March 16, 2008
It has never been easier to read up on a favorite topic, whether it’s an obscure philosophy, a tiny insect or an overexposed pop star. Just don’t count on being able to thumb through the printed pages of an encyclopedia to do it.
A series of announcements from publishers across the globe in the last few weeks suggests that the long migration to the Internet has picked up pace, and that ahead of other books, magazines and even newspapers, the classic multivolume encyclopedia is well on its way to becoming the first casualty in the end of print.
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