Encarta came as preloaded software on a home computer I bought when the kids were still in school and I found it quite good. We spent a whole evening one time listening to all the music clips. It was really a neat package for what it was. OTOH, it's time has probably come with widespread access to the internet. But the idea behind the sound bites was actually quite interesting as an introduction to things.
Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [email protected] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 08:09:31 -0400 >From: "Mike Palij" <[email protected]> >Subject: [tips] The Death of an Encyclopedia >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> >Cc: "Mike Palij" <[email protected]> > >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]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
