World Book
Encyclopedia 2010
Genre: Non
Fiction/Hardcover
Editor in
chief: Paul A. Kobasa
ISBN: 9780716601104
Publisher: World Book Inc. 2009
Suggested age:
13-adult
Growing up with
print encyclopedias, World Book hardcover will always have a special place in
my heart. The huge list of qualified
contributors, editors, and advisers lead me to feel secure in including facts
from this source as part of any school project.
As with every new edition of this resource, World Book strives to keep
pace with the rapid pace that society is setting for information retrieval. The 2010 edition advertises that it has
expanded its sections on Michelle Obama, wrestling, Kanye West and biofuel,
obviously making an effort to follow trending interests.
The Spinescape® is
updated with every edition to rival other print resources found on the library
shelf to draw attention to itself. But, the
images within this edition seem to remain unchanged and dated. I understand that the sources of the images
are from respected institutions such as the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard
University, but without bright, bold, and eye-catching illustrations, this
print edition falls far behind its virtual counterpart and competitors. In addition, some facts and figures, ie) how
advertising money is spent, the information that is being used is from 2006
data where online advertising only accounts for 3.2% ! I’m definitely not an advertising expert, but
I have a strong feeling that in the six years since this data has been
collected, that number has increased significantly!
In all honestly,
although I have the greatest respect for the World Book Institution, I could
not see myself using the print edition of this encyclopedia set unless I found
myself teaching in a remote posting with very little resources and no internet
access for kilometers.
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