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Submitted by Rick Zeman
Rick Zeman writes "According to the New York Times, it's the ...end of the road for the printed Encyclopedia Brittanica saying, "...in recent years, print reference books have been almost completely wiped out by the Internet and its vast spread of resources, particularly Wikipedia, which in 11 years has helped replace the authority of experts with the wisdom of the crowds." The last print edition will be the 32 volume 2010 edition."
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  • As an occasional Wikipedia contributor, I guess I helped kill the Britannica, and I won't say I'm sorry, but it is sad, nevertheless. In the 1970s I spent a year at a marine laboratory in the Caribbean that had a small library, including a 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica, and I fell in love with that wonderful work--eventually picked up a "Handy Volume" edition for $50 at a used book store and I love browsing it for pleasure.

    The "up-to-date" Britannica of my high school years was OK--quite a lot of it unchang

  • Wikipedia's Article on Britannica [wikipedia.org]
    60 paragraphs on Britannica's history, status, organization, awards, etc. 15 paragraphs on criticisms, bias, racism/sexism. Cites over 100 sources.

    Britannica's Article on Wikipedia [britannica.com]
    2 paragraphs on Origin and Growth (one of which is devoted to suggesting that Wikipedia is running out of steam or somehow failing in its mission), 4 paragraphs on "Issues and controversies," including a suggestion that Wikipedia was a haven for child pornography. Everything about the ar

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