Peter's Digital Reference Shelf-June

Lois Kiehl kiehl at hawaii.edu
Fri Jun 9 06:20:25 EDT 2000


The June edition of Peter's Digital Reference Shelf is now available on
the Gale Group website. This month Peter reviews the Online Columbia
Encyclopedia 2000 (6th edition), the Cambridge Dictionary of American
English and Choice Reviews Online.

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:

        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

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