…ibraries, then you’ve probably come across some really strange maps during your Wikipedia wormhole plummets. Reading about the European discovery of the New World is one thing, but sifting through the speculative maps they made is another adventure entirely. With such limited inf…

…le search than a trip to the library. They are more likely to check in with the Wikipedia community, or to turn to another online friend, than they are to ask a reference librarian for help. They rarely, if ever, buy the newspaper in hard copy; instead, they graze through copious…