Wikipedia and the Internet just killed 244-year-old......

[Tarub]

Do you remember a simpler time when there were no computers with Internet service full of information? You actually had to leave the house and go to a library to check out one of those Encyclopedias. If you were lucky enough, and had the money, your parents might purchase a set of books from Encyclopaedia Britannica to enrich your learning experience.
The Internet Has Just Finally Killed The Encyclopedia

 

[3db]

Do you remember a simpler time when there were no computers with Internet service full of information? You actually had to leave the house and go to a library to check out one of those Encyclopedias. If you were lucky enough, and had the money, your parents might purchase a set of books from Encyclopaedia Britannica to enrich your learning experience.
The Internet Has Just Finally Killed The Encyclopedia

And the scary part is not all the information on the internet is correct!!!

 

[zhimbo]

And the scary part is not all the information on the internet is correct!!!

Nor in Britannica...

Study: Wikipedia as accurate as Britannica

This was a while ago, but still...

 

[mtrycrafts]

Do you remember a simpler time when there were no computers with Internet service full of information? You actually had to leave the house and go to a library to check out one of those Encyclopedias. If you were lucky enough, and had the money, your parents might purchase a set of books from Encyclopaedia Britannica to enrich your learning experience.
The Internet Has Just Finally Killed The Encyclopedia

Yes, well, everything will die in time.

 

[Chu Gai]

Is there a broader implication here that public libraries will become obsolete or replaced by online equivalents possibly saving taxpayer dollars?

 

[lsiberian]

Is there a broader implication here that public libraries will become obsolete or replaced by online equivalents possibly saving taxpayer dollars?

Maybe, but there is a lot of information to archive still. The Cloud should help with that.

 

[GO-NAD!]

Maybe, but there is a lot of information to archive still. The Cloud should help with that.

Yes, the "cloud" is the answer to all our problems. You and your stupid clouds....


J/K!

 

[j_garcia]

Well, the whole waiting a few years for an update is kind of what really killed printed encyclopedias.

People go to libraries now to use the free internet....

 

[Adam]

People go to libraries now to use the free internet....

After 11 years, I finally went to the library that I drive by everyday on my way to/from work - because I had to go there in person to get a library card so that I can download audio books from home.

 

[adwilk]

I still go to the library.

 

[mtrycrafts]

Maybe, but there is a lot of information to archive still. The Cloud should help with that.

What cloud? What if you have sunny and clear skies outside?