Encyclopedias--Powerpoint 2003

Encyclopedias From tomes to technology LIB 640 Information Sources and Services Summer 2009

What is an encyclopedia? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Click on the girl above to practice using an encyclopedia.

Origin of the word? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The first English encyclopedia in all but name “ the first English encyclopaedia arranged in alphabetical order” and also “appears to be the first technical dictionary in any language.” John Harris - Lexicon Technicum - 1704 first edition John Harris - Lexicon Technicum - 1708 second edition

A more famous revision of Harris ,[object Object]

[object Object],A French “revision” of Chambers

Followed by a familiar title ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Encyclopedia or Dictionary? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Britannica’s big change ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],How to explain the Propaedia? Well, I guess one way is to say that if an alien lands on earth and asks you for a single book that summarizes human existence since the beginning of time, give it the Propaedia ! Written in outline form, it is the sum of all knowledge, and where to find this knowledge in the Britannica! You probably won't have much need for it, but you should at least look at it to appreciate its scholarship. Encyclopaedia Britannica

From print to electronic ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A popular children’s encyclopedia ,[object Object],[object Object]

And then there was Wikipedia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.nupedia.com (archived) Type of site Internet encyclopedia project

Anyone can edit? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Discussion about Wikipedia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Harvard debate page ,[object Object],[object Object]

Should we dismiss Wikipedia ? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Colbert’s Countercurrent ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

One solution to Wikipedia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The world needs a more credible free encyclopedia. Help create it.

What is an encyclopedia for? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],OR

But is it OR any more? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 at 2:37 pm

Teaching the encyclopedia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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