Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!decwrl!hookup!swrinde!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!jacobson.isgs.uiuc.edu!user From: jacobson@fred.isgs.uiuc.edu (Russ Jacobson) Newsgroups: comp.publish.cdrom.software Subject: Replies on Encylopedia CD ROMS Followup-To: comp.publish.cdrom.software Date: 24 Feb 1994 19:06:30 GMT Organization: Illinois State Geological Survey Lines: 68 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: jacobson.isgs.uiuc.edu > >To:DC2602S@ACAD.DRAKE.EDU >From:jacobson@fred.isgs.uiuc.edu (Russ Jacobson) >Subject:Re: Encylopedia differences > >>> >>>If possible please send your replies via email also. I don't always get on >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> if you do get replys, would you pls summarize >> to the group...thanks dennis >> >>Dennis Conroy, dmc@admin.drake.edu Sure here are the two very helpful responses I got. Hope this info helps!!! > >>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 1994 18:31:07 -0400 (AST) >>From: Don Carter >>Subject: Re: Encylopedia differences >>To: Russ Jacobson >> >> >>Dear Mr. jacobson: >> >> It al depends what you are looking for in a CD-ROM encyclopedia. The >>prducts differ obviously on their literary level as well as on the bells >>& whistles of audio-visual material. The Encarta is based on the Funk & >>Wagnalls, not one of the world's great encyclopedias by any means and is >>written at an upper elementary-junior high level. Multimedia-wise the >>goodies provided are abundant and well thought out. Verry impressive >>Groliers on the other hand is written at a higher level-Grade 8 and up. >>Its multimedia is also quite impressive. >> >>Another option is Information Finder which will be coming out in several >>months with its first version that contains illustrations. Whether that >>contains video clips as the other two do remains to be seen. I have not >>heard any details other than that unfortunately. Price has not yet been >>revealed. However since World Book is the best print encyclopedia of the >>three this might be worth waiting for. >> >> > >>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 94 18:04:54 +0100 >>From: Bernard Lang >>To: jacobson@FRED.isgs.uiuc.edu >>Subject: Re: Encylopedia differences >>Cc: blang@margaux.inria.fr >> >>Consensus of many postings (vwith variations): >> >>Grolier: best >>Encarta: OK, though better MM integration >>compton: High-school >> >>B.L> >> >> > -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Russ Jacobson INTERNET:jacobson@fred.isgs.uiuc.edu 207 NRB, 615 E Peabody FIDONET: 1:233/11 Illinois Geological Survey Sysop:Narnia BBS 217-384-3128 Champaign, IL 61820 (A Telefinder BBS) 217-244-2426 Home Phone: 217-384-6983 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=