Encyclopedia
 Encyclopedialogo | |
Type of site | Online encyclopedia |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Gale |
| Created by | Infonautics |
| Revenue | Display advertising |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | No |
| Launched | March 1998 |
| Current status | Online |
Content license | Copyrighted |
| OCLCnumber | 405663034 |
Encyclopedia[1][failed verification]is anonline encyclopedia.It aggregates information from other published dictionaries, encyclopedias and reference works including pictures and videos.
History
[edit]The website was launched byInfonauticsin March 1998.[2]Infonautics was acquired byTucowsin August 2001.[3]In August 2002,Patrick SpainboughtEncyclopediaand its sister websiteeLibraryfrom Tucows and incorporated them in a new company called Alacritude, LLC (a combination of Alacrity and Attitude).[4]The business became known asHighBeam Researchand was eventually sold toGale.[5][6]For a time the website was operated byChicago-based companyHighbeam Research,a subsidiary of reference publisherGale,which itself is a subsidiary ofCengage.[7][5]
Content
[edit]Encyclopediaallows users to access information on a subject from multiple encyclopedias and dictionary sources,[8]and has nearly 200,000 entries and 50,000 topic summaries. It provides a collection of online encyclopedias and entries from various sources, includingOxford University Press,Columbia Encyclopediaand Gale, its parent company.[9][10][not specific enough to verify]
References
[edit]- ^"Reference: Encyclopedias".Curlie.org.Archivedfrom the original on May 27, 2023.RetrievedSeptember 27,2024.
- ^"Infonautics Launches Encyclopedia.Com".Information Today.Vol. 15, no. 3. March 1998.ISSN8755-6286.Archived fromthe originalon June 14, 2018 – viaQuestia.
- ^Magid, Larry (August 15, 2002)."BASICS; A Reference Library On Disc or Online".The New York Times.p. G7.ISSN1553-8095.Archivedfrom the original on August 10, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 27,2024.
- ^Hane, Paula J. (August 26, 2002)."Tucows Sells Two Former Infonautics Services".Newsbreaks.infotoday.Information Today, Inc.Archivedfrom the original on March 12, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 27,2024.
- ^abCreguer, Tina (December 15, 2008)."Gale Acquires HighBeam Research, Inc"(Press release). Cengage. Archived fromthe originalon April 22, 2021.
- ^Gwen (December 16, 2008)."Internet News: Gale Acquired HighBeam Research".Websearchguide.ca.Archived fromthe originalon March 5, 2012.
- ^Myers, Fort (July 27, 2011)."Partnership With HighBeam Research and Encyclopedia".Yippy, Inc.Archived fromthe originalon March 25, 2018.
- ^Gross, Melanie (May 21, 2012)."Wikipedia down? Try these alternatives".Ghacks.net.Archivedfrom the original on March 27, 2023.RetrievedSeptember 27,2024.
- ^"About Encyclopedia".Encyclopedia.Archivedfrom the original on March 9, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 27,2024.
- ^"The World's #1 Online Encyclopedia".Encyclopedia.Archivedfrom the original on July 13, 2018.RetrievedSeptember 27,2024.
External links
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