[Sca-librarians] Fwd: [Carolingia] OED online vs printed

[Johnna Holloway]

The print editions as they exist on reference shelves all over the  
world will still be
there. They just won't be the latest tweaking nor will they contain  
the latest "words"
as of whatever the cut-off date would have been. Print was always out  
of date.

Considering that OED took decades to produce, the idea that there  
won't be a printed
new 2010 plus edition is not so tough to take. As long s Oxford  
continues to pour money in and
libraries subscribe to the online edition or cd-rom or whatever is  
offered, the reference needs are met.

Johnnae

On Aug 31, 2010, at 4:34 PM, Nancy Shapiro wrote:

> I don't know about you folks but I want both available.  (Especially  
> since I finally _do_ need the magnifying glass for my 2 volume  
> reduced font version.)
>
> Ki-lin
>
>
>        This came across another list:
>
> >  http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/europe/oxford-english-dictionary-may-soon-only-be-available-online/article1689097/

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