electronic encyclopaedia
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major reference
- In encyclopaedia: Electronic encyclopaedias
Given the rapid pace of technological advancement in the contemporary world, it was to be expected that encyclopaedia publishers would seek ways to exploit new technologies in the field of information storage, retrieval, and distribution. During the 1960s and ’70s these new technologies…
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“Encyclopædia Britannica”
- In Encyclopædia Britannica: Britannica in the digital era
…Britannica was made available for electronic delivery on a number of CD-ROM-based products, including the Britannica Electronic Index and the Britannica CD (providing text and a dictionary, along with proprietary retrieval software, on a single disc). A two-disc CD was released in 1995, featuring illustrations and photos; multimedia, including videos,…
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use of hypertext
- In hyperlink
…the article “whale” in an electronic encyclopaedia, for example, a hypertext link at the mention of the blue whale enables the reader to access the article on that species merely by clicking on the words “blue whale” with a mouse. The hyperlink is usually denoted by highlighting the relevant word…
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