"Sometimes subject knowledge and familiarity with standard resources may get faster results than keying in a search and sifting through results," she said. Kobayashi noted that whether she uses traditional methods in doing research or going online depends on the question she wants answered. "The major disadvantage is the need for a computer or devices with access to the Internet." "There are many advantages to online searching, chief among them the ability to search within the text," Kobayashi said. However, the proliferation of publishers of electronic databases has resulted in an audience becoming attuned to online searching. Lynne Kobayashi of the Language, Literature & History section of the Hawaii State Library notes there will always be people who prefer using print sources over electronic sources. "Whereas our online edition is updated continuously." "A printed encyclopedia is obsolete the minute that you print it," Cauz said. The encyclopedia has become increasingly social as well, Cauz said, because users can send comments to editors. Online versions of the encyclopedia now serve more than 100 million people around the world, the company said, and are available on mobile devices. The company plans to mark the end of the print version by making the contents of its website available free for one week, starting Tuesday. In 1933, the Britannica became the first encyclopaedia to adopt “continuous revision”, in which the encyclopaedia is continually reprinted and every article updated on a schedule.įollow MadMike’sAmerica on Facebook and Twitter, and don’t forget to visit our HOME PAGE."The sales of printed encyclopedias have been negligible for several years," Cauz said. Beginning with the 11th edition, the Britannica shortened and simplified articles to broaden its appeal in the North American market. Its rising stature helped recruit eminent contributors, and the 9th edition (1875–1889) and the 11th edition (1911) are landmark encyclopaedias for scholarship and literary style. The encyclopaedia grew in size by its fourth edition (1801–1809) it had expanded to a well-known 20-volume set. It was first published between 17 in Edinburgh, Scotland as three volumes. The Britannica is the oldest English-language encyclopaedia still being produced. The iPad, Kindle and Nook claim another victim. Visitors to Britannica’s website in 2011 topped 450 million. ![]() 7 million sets have been sold in 244 years. By 1996, that number had fallen to just 40,000. Jorge Cauz, Encyclopedia Britannica’s president, said the top year for the printed encyclopedia was 1990, when 120,000 sets were sold. ![]() Normally selling 60 a week, after the announcement, orders jumped to a 140 a day.Īn ad for the 1913 edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica ![]() Publishers, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., say they are overwhelmed with orders for the final edition and they are down to fewer than 800 copies of the $1,395 set. After announcing the news in mid-March, the publishers are saying copies of the 32-volume set are flying of the shelves. Read Time:1 Minute, 34 Second After 244 years of continuous publication, the current update of Encyclopaedia Britannica print edition will be its last.
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