RIP Encyclopedia Britannica

At least the print version:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/mar/13/encyclopedia-britannica-halts-print-publication?CMP=twt_fd

 

I fear for the day when Encyclopedia Brown suffers his fate at the hands of Wikipedia Willie.

 

Although Bugs Meanie was seen lurking outside of the clubhouse.

 

The Britannica got me through school. Way, way ahead of World Book. Think the 1964 edition cost $1,200 or something, including the Atlas. RIP.

 

Let's look up "obsolete" ... hmm ...

Seriously. I think this is sad. Until they figure out how to archive electronic information for future generations in the same manner they can books, I don't like this at all.

 

My favorite encylopedia was whatever one you could buy one volume at a time from the Safeway if you spent at least $30 in groceries.

 

Anybody remember Childcraft?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childcraft

 

That was the first thing I thought of when I saw the thread title.

 

Well, when the salesmen have to tell people they're burglars before somebody lets them in, it doesn't help business:

 

In my household, we never bought the updates for World Book after the 1972 edition.

My report in fourth grade about Richard Nixon was really glowing. I can only imagine how confused my teacher was by how I papered over the entire Watergate scandal.

 

In college they wouldn't let us use encyclopedias in your bibliographies. I don't think I've looked at one since the 90s.

TBS, I remember pouring over them as a kid. All that info at your fingertips. What will I do now? ;D