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That still happens with Wikipedia. By following the chain of links to other articles, I often find myself learning new things that are almost completely unrelated to what I was searching.
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Granted. But, I still have qualms about Wikipedia; I am wary of using Wiki as a definitive source in my research since there have been so many questions about the accuracy of the entries and/or cites. I usually have to go to the hard copy of the cite in order to verify the data is accurate or in context. This is something you don't generally have to do with a respected source like Britannica. Also, there is quite a bit less of the spectre of "tainted" or "slanted" information placed by someone to advance their pet theory or cause...
Besides, there is something about holding a book in one's hands that is the continuing result of over 200 years of tradition and pride of scholarship. Somehow a mouse click on a hotlink just isn't the same...
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