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>  From: "Robert B. Waltz" , on 8/16/96 8:41 PM:
>  Nichael Lynn Cramer listed some "devil's advocate" objections to the
>  TC Encyclopedia.
>  
>  I'm not sure I agree with him; I think there is a lot of material that
>  is not covered in the books he listed. But I have another concern.
>  
>  It has to do with editorial supervision. How does someone decide what
>  goes in the Encyclopedia? More to the point, *who* decides?
>  
>  This list is very eclectic -- far more so than most of the libraries
>
>  Bob Waltz
>  waltzmn@skypoint.com

	If you folk would forgive an intrusion by a lurker, I'd find an
encyclopedia which was eclectic and carried a diversity of viewpoints on
entries that were disputed (like a mishnah, for example, where opposing
opinions are reported, while some conclusions are allowed to be drawn) much
more meaningful 'in the field' than any tome which reflects the opinions of its
sponsor(s) to the expense of others.  Good luck on your project!


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