Encyclopaedia Britannica Goes -- Gasp! -- Wiki

http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3064/encyclopedia-britannica-goes-gasp-wiki
Sukgu's Comment - This is the case to show that, in order for any business to survive, they have to follow technology developement and environment change. In the past, encylopaedia was just a huge book with hard case. However, with the affect from Wikipedia, very old and famous Britannica has changed its' rule of game. Thanks to the internet, information is so available every where. However, it's getting more difficult to obtain and judge really valuable information in the sea of information.

Long a standard reference source for scholarship, largely because of its tightly controlled editing, the Encyclopaedia Britannica announced this week it was throwing open its elegantly-bound covers to the masses. It will allow the “user community” (in the words of the encyclopedia’s blog) to contribute their own articles, which will be clearly marked and run alongside the edited reference pieces.