Remember Microsoft's "Encarta"? Though I was aware that it existed, I never used it rather I preferred to use Wikipedia or other sources on the internet. Well, looks like Microsoft is going to finally put the program out of its misery. A NY Times article provides background and some history of Encarta's development and Microsoft's business orientation: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/business/03digi.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
I wonder how much longer it will be other Microsoft software are put out of their (and our) misery. -Mike Palij (who still hates the Office 2007 interface) New York University [email protected] P.S. I think that as certain textbooks become encyclopedic in scope their web versions will become specialized encyclopedias, such as "Harrison's of Internal Medicine" (17th ed) http://www.accessmedicine.com/resourceTOC.aspx?resourceID=4 and other sources http://www.accessmedicine.com/ In medicine one can argue that there is need for web-based version of classic textbooks because they can be updated and supplemented as soon as new research appears. Moreover, there is probably an assured profit to be made by selling these services to physicians. I don't know of anything in psychology that would really qualify though I guess one might argue that the third edition of "Stevens' Handbook of Experimental Psychology" would be good candidate. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
