March 23, 2005 07:00 AM US Eastern Timezone
New Britannica Keeps Pace with Change; Revised Encyclopedia Boosts Coverage of People, Science & Changing World
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2005--New and revised articles spanning science and technology, literature and the Middle East are at the center of the just-published Encyclopaedia Britannica for 2005.
Among the new articles included in the 32-volume work are a substantial number in science and medicine, such as SARS, monkeypox, nanotechnology and computer crime.
There is even an article on earth-impact hazard, the science of predicting the probability of astronomical bodies hitting the planet.
Several notable people receive their own entries for the first time, including U.S. Senator John Kerry, novelist and Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and philosopher John Rawls. Socrates is the subject of a lengthy new treatment that reflects the latest scholarship on the Greek philosopher.
There are fresh, new articles on German literature, the Vietnam War and democracy. The cultural impact of the Great Depression is presented in a new article by the noted historian Richard Pells.
As they have in recent years, the editors have again revised entries related to the evolving post-9/11 world, the fight against terrorism and the Iraq war. Articles in other areas, such as eugenics, electronics, evolution, Catholicism and the entries on a number of countries have undergone substantial revision.
According to editor Dale Hoiberg, the revisions are part of an effort to keep the Britannica on the cutting edge of knowledge and world developments at a time when the demand for reliable information is greater than ever.
"The world is awash in misinformation," said Hoiberg. "We continue to revise and improve the encyclopedia because people need a place to go for the right answers."
Schools, libraries and universities interested in the 2005 Britannica may call (800) 621-3900 or go to www.eb.com. Consumers may call (800) 323-1229 or go to www.britannica.com.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. has been a leader in reference and education publishing since 1768. The company is known for the 32-volume Encyclopaedia Britannica, the 26-volume Compton's by Britannica and its pioneering work in electronic publishing. Its many digital products include Britannica Online School Edition. Recently published printed products include My First Britannica, Britannica Discovery Library and the Britannica World Atlas. Britannica makes its headquarters in Chicago. More information is at http://www.britannica.com. Contacts Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Tom Panelas, 312-347-7309 tpanelas@us.britannica.com
Also, Yo-Yo Ma only *now* gets an article in Britannica?
One of the most visible classical music performers in the world, 50 albums, 15 time Grammy Award winner (1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004).
Someone send them a copy of "the clutrain manifesto."
-Andrew (User:Fuzheado)
On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 08:45:55 +0100, Mathias Schindler neubau@presroi.de wrote:
March 23, 2005 07:00 AM US Eastern Timezone
New Britannica Keeps Pace with Change; Revised Encyclopedia Boosts Coverage of People, Science & Changing World
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2005--New and revised articles spanning science and technology, literature and the Middle East are at the center of the just-published Encyclopaedia Britannica for 2005.
Among the new articles included in the 32-volume work are a substantial number in science and medicine, such as SARS, monkeypox, nanotechnology and computer crime.
There is even an article on earth-impact hazard, the science of predicting the probability of astronomical bodies hitting the planet.
Several notable people receive their own entries for the first time, including U.S. Senator John Kerry, novelist and Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and philosopher John Rawls. Socrates is the subject of a lengthy new treatment that reflects the latest scholarship on the Greek philosopher.
There are fresh, new articles on German literature, the Vietnam War and democracy. The cultural impact of the Great Depression is presented in a new article by the noted historian Richard Pells.
As they have in recent years, the editors have again revised entries related to the evolving post-9/11 world, the fight against terrorism and the Iraq war. Articles in other areas, such as eugenics, electronics, evolution, Catholicism and the entries on a number of countries have undergone substantial revision.
According to editor Dale Hoiberg, the revisions are part of an effort to keep the Britannica on the cutting edge of knowledge and world developments at a time when the demand for reliable information is greater than ever.
"The world is awash in misinformation," said Hoiberg. "We continue to revise and improve the encyclopedia because people need a place to go for the right answers."
Schools, libraries and universities interested in the 2005 Britannica may call (800) 621-3900 or go to www.eb.com. Consumers may call (800) 323-1229 or go to www.britannica.com.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. has been a leader in reference and education publishing since 1768. The company is known for the 32-volume Encyclopaedia Britannica, the 26-volume Compton's by Britannica and its pioneering work in electronic publishing. Its many digital products include Britannica Online School Edition. Recently published printed products include My First Britannica, Britannica Discovery Library and the Britannica World Atlas. Britannica makes its headquarters in Chicago. More information is at http://www.britannica.com.
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Andrew Lih wrote:
Also, Yo-Yo Ma only *now* gets an article in Britannica?
One of the most visible classical music performers in the world, 50 albums, 15 time Grammy Award winner (1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004).
Well, I'm sure in 1987 they wrote a stub, but then it was posted on EB's equivalent of VfD as "not significant, only one Grammy". Next year it would have been "nobody really cares about the cello" and deleted again, then the third re-creation would have been speedy-deleted with "obvious nonsense, name was clearly made up by a troll".
So you see, they're just being extra careful to make sure that someone is *truly* significant before including them.
Alternate theory: one has to have a source, right? So they waited for the TV movie to come out, so they could use it as reference, instead of that unreliable WP.
:-)
Stan
Stan Shebs wrote:
Andrew Lih wrote:
Also, Yo-Yo Ma only *now* gets an article in Britannica?
One of the most visible classical music performers in the world, 50 albums, 15 time Grammy Award winner (1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004).
Well, I'm sure in 1987 they wrote a stub, but then it was posted on EB's equivalent of VfD as "not significant, only one Grammy". Next year it would have been "nobody really cares about the cello" and deleted again, then the third re-creation would have been speedy-deleted with "obvious nonsense, name was clearly made up by a troll".
If in their youth they had understood the "Power of Yo" as described by the Smothers Brothers they would not have made this error.
Ec
On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 08:45:55 +0100, Mathias Schindler neubau@presroi.de wrote:
March 23, 2005 07:00 AM US Eastern Timezone
New Britannica Keeps Pace with Change; Revised Encyclopedia Boosts Coverage of People, Science & Changing World
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2005--New and revised articles spanning science and technology, literature and the Middle East are at the center of the just-published Encyclopaedia Britannica for 2005.
Among the new articles included in the 32-volume work are a substantial number in science and medicine, such as SARS, monkeypox, nanotechnology and computer crime.
We should work hard to make featured articles out of [[SARS]], [[Monkeypox]], [[Nanotechnology]], and [[Computer crime]].
-- Rich Holton
en.wikipedia:User:Rholton