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The Encyclopedia of Ireland.

Publication: The Wilson Quarterly
Publication Date: 01-JAN-04 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: The Encyclopedia of Ireland.(Book Review)

Article Excerpt
Edited by Brian Lalor. YaLe Univ. Press. 1218 pp. $65

The reference book sector of the publishing world has been hit especially hard by the advent of the electronic age. Encyclopedias, once available through a variety of channels, including the storied door-to-door salesmen, now struggle against cheaper, less bulky sources of information--everything from inexpensive CD-ROMs to Google searches.

But encyclopedias have hung on, and some, such as Yale University Press's monumental Encyclopedia of the City of New York (1995), have met with acclaim and success. Many, readers, it seems, mistrust the newer platforms and still look to print...

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