Yes, I do. I wrote several myself. But I also know it is – at its best – a tertiary source, where articles are compiled over years, not days, drawing from a variety of sources which no single secondary source can match.
Put it this way: sometimes, the most important part of a story is what you choose to leave out. An encyclopedia article contains elements which have been drawn from (and may be woven into) many different stories.
Yes, I do. I wrote several myself. But I also know it is – at its best – a tertiary source, where articles are compiled over years, not days, drawing from a variety of sources which no single secondary source can match.
Put it this way: sometimes, the most important part of a story is what you choose to leave out. An encyclopedia article contains elements which have been drawn from (and may be woven into) many different stories.