Electronic Encyclopedias

[Barb Ehlers <behlers@trxinc.com>]

Dear Friends,
School is out, so it's time to return to my research paper. I'm doing
research on electronic encyclopedias, more specifically, the search
engines. Is anyone familiar with the CD-ROM versions of Collier's and
Encyclopedia Americana? Please send any info you might have. I would
prefer Mac versions, but PC would do.
Another question---has anyone tried the Mac version of the 1997 World
Book? I just received it and it is verrrrry slow! I allocated more
memory and turned virtual memory on and off--and it is still slow. I'm
using it on a Mac 5200/75----every other version of encyclopedia I'm
using is fast, so I'm sure it's not the machine. The others I have are
Encarta, Compton's, Grolier, Infopedia and Britannica. If anyone has any
comments about the latest versions of those, please email them to me.
Thanks for all your help!

Barb Ehlers
Media Specialist
Wings Park Elementary
Oelwein, IA 50662
behlers@trxinc.com