Microsoft to kill off Encarta encyclopedia

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thetonestarr said:

Naraku_Diabolos said:

The software is worth it, though...it's integrated with Office 2003/2007 and it's great for educational purposes. I don't understand it. Besides, you cannot use Wikipedia as a source when doing research papers. You are able to with Encarta, as my professors have stated so with papers.

 

Well, for one, those of us that aren't in school/college anymore don't care about references.

Besides that, Wikipedia is earning respect and acceptance among schools nowadays. And even if it's not, you can just use the sources that Wikipedia cites and still reach the same verdict.

 

Agreed - all of my physics professors tell us that wiki is a valid source - I don't think they would accept Encarta as it is not technical enough