I did use a very old "konversationslexikon" as a child, mainly for the pictures. With our children this got replaced now by online resources. And no, not by wikipedia, but by YouTube. And every time I spend 15 minutes to find a video to illustrate something it makes me a little sad that we as a group are not able to do it better and create something which would save my time to search for it.
Rupert. Am 14.03.2012 01:22 schrieb "phoebe ayers" <phoebe.w...@gmail.com>: > On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Samuel Klein <meta...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 2010's 32-volume set will be its last. (Now I want to get one, to > > replace my old set!) Future versions will be digital only. > > > > > http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/after-244-years-encyclopaedia-britannica-stops-the-presses/?smid=tw-nytimes&seid=auto > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/mar/13/encyclopedia-britannica-halts-print-publication > > > > I don't use it in print, haven't for years, and have been expecting > something like this for a while, but am still surprisingly saddened by > it too; there's something about the shelf of volumes that encapsulates > the world's knowledge that sort of symbolizes the whole idea of a > library to me. > > I've been asked to write a short editorial about this development from > a Wikipedian's perspective and am curious about (and would love to > include) other Wikimedian experiences -- did you use print > encyclopedias as a kid? Was a love of print encyclopedias part of your > motivation or interest in becoming a Wikipedian? Is there any value in > them still? Will you miss it? > > cheers, > -- phoebe > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
