Limitations of encyclopaedias, Humanities

Assignment Help:

Limitations

Every set of encyclopaedia has some limitations and the librarian must be vigilant about these limitations.

  1. In order to keep the size of the volume under control, some good articles are omitted to yield to the pressure of including the new subjects. This effects the overall coverage of the set in a long run. 
  2. It serves only as a background source of information. Reader has to refer to special encyclopaedias or those mentioned in the bibliographies appended to articles for detailed information. 
  3. It is not possible to update annually incorporating all the literature in every field of knowledge by bringing out the supplement to encyclopaedia. The purpose of bridging the gap is not fulfilled by publishing the supplements. 
  4. The national encyclopaedias do not follow the rule of objectivity but suffer from bias. The popularity of the publication is marred due to exaggeration in praising their own, country and not giving clear picture of the developments in other countries. 
  5. The general encyclopaedias cannot treat all the topics equally and include all the developments in each and every field. Thus, it becomes necessary to publish more subject encyclopaedias to give detailed information in specific subjects.

Related Discussions:- Limitations of encyclopaedias

Thesaurus in post-coordinate indexing systems, Thesaurus in Post-Coordinate...

Thesaurus in Post-Coordinate Indexing Systems   Thesaurus has come into existence as a tool for vocabulary control in  post-coordinated indexing system. It helps the  indexer i

Define acceptability of risks, Define Acceptability of risks?  A risk i...

Define Acceptability of risks?  A risk is acceptable when those affected are usually no longer apprehensive about it. Doubtfulness depends mostly on how the people take the ris

Authority - evaluation of dictionary, Authority The authority of a dic...

Authority The authority of a dictionary can be determined by the reputation of its compiler(s)/editor(s), associates and publishers. Generally, a linguist et a philologist he

ANTHROPOLOGY, DISTINGUISH THEORIES FROM TRUTHS AND EXPLAIN WHY THEPRIES NEE...

DISTINGUISH THEORIES FROM TRUTHS AND EXPLAIN WHY THEPRIES NEED CRITICAL REVIEW AND MODIFICATION

Purposes of a library catalogue, Purposes of a Library Catalogue   Libr...

Purposes of a Library Catalogue   Libraries generally acquire reading and reference materials in various physical forms, which will be utilised by users for study, reference, r

What are the internal and external factors of ncc, Perform a SWOT analysis ...

Perform a SWOT analysis on NCC (NCC- Collage). Provide lists for NCC's Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. Use pages 190-192 as a guide, Perform a situation (SW

Other marc formats, Other MARC Formats   After the joint work of BNB an...

Other MARC Formats   After the joint work of BNB and LC on the MARC format, other countries also quickly started development of their national formats. They are Canada (CANMARC

Development with culture and identity, Development with culture and identit...

Development with culture and identity: Indigenous peoples often have a different vision on development than the western, dominant vision. The western vision is more based on

Nociception, Provide a detailed description of the nociceptive system and d...

Provide a detailed description of the nociceptive system and describe its normal function. The description should include peripheral and central (spinal cord and brain) components

Write Your Message!

Captcha
Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd