Beliavsky <beliavsky@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
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> When I was a kid about 30 years ago my parents bought for
> me the World Book set of encyclopedias. It was fairly
> common for the families we knew. I used to just browse
> volumes of the encyclopedia sometimes. What do people think
> now about making such an investment, where there are
> alternatives such as Wikipedia and other online
> encyclopedias (for a fee).
yes, we had encyclopaedias in our house as well, both a
children's set (Book of Knowledge) & the 'adult' set of
Brittanica.
i was a voracious reader, so i read both sets, covers to
cover, as well as any dictionary i could get my hands on...
but i don't think encyclopaedias are as common now. they are
rather expensive & go out-of-date quickly.
> Steve Sailer wrote an essay comparing Wikipedia and
> Brittanica
> http://isteve.blogspot.com/2008/07/real-problem-with-wikiped
> ia.html , asserting the former is dull.
hmm. which would you prefer your child use for research? a
"dull" Britannica or an error filled Wiki?
lee
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