Computers in Libraries, September 1st, 1995
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The most recent CD-ROM encyclopedia to hit the scene is the Guinness, based on a venerable U.K. print publication by the company famous for world records and Irish beer. This encyclopedia has a thematic, rather than alphabetic, arrangement. The universe of knowledge is classified into 12 broad topics the living planet, the human organism, technology and industry, history of the world, etc.--which are in turn sub-classified in a hierarchical fashion. But navigation is not constrained--"see" references i...
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