Commonwealth Universities Yearbook 2002: 2 Volume Set

Rating:
Summary: Sort of Useful???
Review: As all the editions that preceded this one, there's a list of all the universities under the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), the major contact details for all universities in Commonwealth / ex-Commonwealth countries, and full departmental contact details for those who are ACU's members. The universities are listed under sections, one for each country. At the beginning of each section there's a short informative history of HE institutions in the country.
OK. So it's useful, but in this age when the majority, if not all, of HE institutions are online and most departments have their own webpage, what is the point of having this big giant book (in 3 volumes, if I remember correctly) when you already have a big computer with internet connection sitting on your desk and you're dying for some extra desk space?