Of dead trees, living networks, and encyclopedic ambition

metaLAB (at) Harvard 2012-03-20

Summary:

At The New Republic, David A. Bell offers a wistful threnody for the paper edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, which the eponymous publishing house announced it would cease publishing after 244 years. “With the disappearance of paper encyclopedias, a part … Continue reading →

Link:

http://metalab.harvard.edu/2012/03/of-dead-trees-living-networks-and-encyclopedic-ambition/

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Tags:

knowledge ideas david weinberger denis diderot encyclopedia britannica encyclopedism epistemology networked culture tim carmody

Authors:

Matthew Battles

Date tagged:

03/20/2012, 14:02

Date published:

03/19/2012, 23:48