[bookshare-discuss] Re: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 16:52:09 -0700 (PDT)
It annoys me that one must pay for Britannica. Britannica I bought the World
Book when my children were young, and I still look things up in it rather than
turning on the computer if I'm watching something on t.v. and want to check
some historical fact. It was on sale very cheaply, at the grocery store, a
volume or two at a time--and then there were inexpensive current annual
volumes.
Cindy
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--- On Sat, 5/23/09, Rick Roderick <rickrod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Rick Roderick <rickrod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Saturday, May 23, 2009, 10:15 AM
> I am glad we have all the resources
> we have for looking up information. I have subscribed
> to Britannica, and I use Wikipedia all the time.
>
> However, I would like to see these resources on Bookshare
> or some form of electronic.
>
> When I was in grade school during the 60s, I used to take
> volumes of dictionaries and the World Book Encyclopedia home
> to Browse. I remembered being told very sternly, "Make
> sure you bring it back tomorrow or Monday," depending on
> when I borrowed it.
>
> The first dictionary I ever used was the American Vest
> Pocket in seven big braille volumes. One would need a
> big vest for that one.
>
> Then, the school got the 35-volume Webster's Student
> Dictionary.
>
> I also saw that Worldbook dictionary on those special
> cassettes. I thought it was a great thing, but it
> seemed a bit awkward to look up things, especially with the
> speed of the Internet.
>
> I think the thing I miss about those early days was being
> able to like down on the bed and just browse.
> Britannica has a browse feature, but it isn't the same as
> going continuously from one topic to another.
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