Peter's Digital Reference Shelf- Dec 2000

[Lois Kiehl]

The December edition of Peter's Digital Reference Shelf is now available
on the Gale Group website. Peter's analytical treats this month include:

   A carnival barker's version of Guinness World Records
   A just adequate version of Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary on
HealthGate

These in-depth reviews are illustrated with dozens of screenshots and
provide a multi-linked virtual walk-through of the databases. They are
written by Peter Jacso, the 1998 recipient of the Louis Shores - Oryx
Press Award of the Reference and User Services Association for his
discerning database reviews. His column is available free of charge to all
users at:

        http://www.galegroup.com/reference/reference.htm

See the Archives for databases previously reviewed:

	Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
        Grolier Multimedia Online Encyclopedia version 2
        Nolo Law Dictionary
        Nolo Legal Encyclopedia
        CIA World Factbook 2000
        GuruNet reference suite
        InteliHealth version of the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
        Columbia Dictionary of Quotations
        Nobel Prize List
        Zagat Survey
        Encyclopaedia of the Orient
        Bowker's Complete Video Directory
        Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
        Online Columbia Encyclopedia 2000 (6th edition)
        Cambridge Dictionary of American English
        Choice Reviews Online.
        Oxford English Dictionary Online.
        New Millennium Encyclopedia on CD-ROM
        Funk & Wagnalls Knowledge Center
        Biography Resource Center      Biography.com
        Biographical Dictionary
        Amazon
        Barnes & Noble
        Borders
        Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 2000 (CD-ROM)
        Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Deluxe 2000 (CD-ROM)
        Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia 2000 (CD-ROM)
        American Heritage Dictionary Deluxe
        Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
        WWWebster Dictionary
        Encarta World English Dictionary
        Encarta Africana 2000
        Britannica.com

This notice is posted to multiple lists. Please pardon any duplicates.