Sentences with phrase «printed volume reference»

And while the expense of the OED is not strictly the paper and printing, but rather the teams of people who sit hunched over keyboards every day in order to ensure that the information is accurate and comprehensive, the fact of the matter is Googling the information is free, a fact that has already toppled other mainstays of printed volume reference works like Encyclopedia Britannica.

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His previous print work includes many articles about classic films and the Greenwood Press reference volume, Carole Lombard: A Bio-Biography.

But whether in print or in pixels, the queen of reference works is an expensive proposition, if you're not connected to a university or another institution that subscribes: individuals pay $ 300 a year for the privilege of meaning online and $ 1000 for the 20 real volumes.