"The Encyclopædia Britannica was born in 18th-century Scotland amid the great intellectual ferment known as the Scottish Enlightenment...
It was against this setting that Colin Macfarquhar, a printer, and Andrew Bell, an engraver, decided to create an encyclopedia that would serve the new era of scholarship and enlightenment...
Today Encyclopaedia Britannica has a larger and more diverse line of products than ever before. Our outlook is shaped by our tradition of excellence and an understanding of what knowledge seekers need in the digital age.
New initiatives for the Web are continuously under way. In 2002 Britannica introduced Britannica Online School Edition, a comprehensive reference and education service specially designed for elementary and secondary schools. It underwent major upgrades in 2004 and 2005.
Britannica is also expanding its line of printed products. We continue to publish the 32-volume Encyclopædia Britannica, the oldest reference work in the English language. A new, revised printing was issued in 2005."
"History of Encyclopædia Britannica and Britannica Online," corporate.britannica.com (accessed May 28, 2009)
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