I personally feel that the Encyclopedia Britannica is already being taken over by wikipedia. I can’t tell you the last time I used an Encyclopedia Britannica to reference. I can tell you that the last time I saw the Britannica it was way out dated. Typically, college students such as myself reference scholarly journals and articles on such places like EBSCOhost or Lexus Nexus to get most of our information. Wikipedia is a place where we can grasp the subject matter more quickly. If I have no clue what I am researching, wikipedia gives me a running start so I can have a clue.
I can also use the references that are located at the bottom of the wikipedia page. In some instances, these references may not be accurate. It is up to the reader to determine what to use and what to believe.
I am not saying that the Encyclopedia Britannica will one day mysteriously disappear like the Dodo bird. What I am saying is people would rather have immediate access to information using wikipedia. This may perhaps result in the replacement of the Encyclopedia Britannica. As time goes on, a much younger generation will take over. They might be told to use wikipedia for all information references. Maybe later down the road wikipedia will be replaced with something better.
Their once was a time I listened to music on a Sony walkman. I mean how else would I have listen to music.
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