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Press Release
Encyclopaedia Britannica wins the Wheatley Medal for an outstanding index.
1st of November 2002
Encyclopaedia Britannica was amongst the winners of the coveted 2002 CILIP/Nielsen BookData Reference Awards
for outstanding works of reference. The winners and commended entries were announced today (November 1st, 2002),
at the CILIP Awards Gala Ceremony at the Landmark Hotel, London.
Winner of the Wheatley Medal : Encyclopaedia Britannica 2002 Revision, edited by Dale H Hoiberg,
published by Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. Indexer: Dale H Hoiberg
“The index is a masterpiece of editing,” comments David Lee, Chair of the Wheatley Panel,
“There are about 700,000 references and its two-volume index draws together references to
information in the various parts of the book. It is a clear and useful reference tool.”
The Reference Awards are organized and administered by CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library
and Information Professionals which are sponsored by Nielsen BookData, the market leaders in provision
of information and e-commerce services for the book industry worldwide.
The Wheatley Medal is awarded each year, jointly by the Library Association and the Society of Indexers,
for an outstanding index published in the United Kingdom. A prestigious golden medal,
plus a cash prize are awarded to the top indexer.
Notes to editors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. creates and markets products of the highest quality for reference,
education and learning.
The 32-volume Encyclopaedia Britannica, first published in 1768, is the oldest continuously published
reference work in the English language.
Since the 1980s Britannica has been a leader in electronic publishing and now publishes
encyclopedias and other works in many forms on the Internet, CD-ROM, and DVD.
The company makes its headquarters in Chicago and maintains offices in London, New Delhi, Paris, Seoul,
Sydney, Taipei, Tel Aviv and Tokyo.
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