encyclopedia
Also known as encyclopædia, encyclopaedia
thumb|357x357px|A laptop shows a Wikipedia page on "Encyclopedia", beside stacked volumes and an open page of the Encyclopædia Britannica. An encyclopedia is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge, either general or special, in a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles or entries that are arranged alphabetically by article name or by thematic categories, or, in the case of online encyclopedias, they are hyperlinked and searchable. Encyclopedia entries are longer and more detailed than those in most dictionaries. Generally speaking, ency
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An encyclopedia is a reference work that provides summaries of knowledge on topics either across many subjects or within a specific field, organized alphabetically or by theme for easy lookup. Encyclopedias matter because they offer more detailed information than dictionaries and serve as a practical way for people to quickly learn about a wide range of subjects.
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Research
24,573 papers- An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome.Nature · 2012ENCODE Project ConsortiumDOI: 10.1038/nature11247
- The Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia enables predictive modelling of anticancer drug sensitivity.Nature · 2012Barretina J, Caponigro G, Stransky N et al.DOI: 10.1038/nature11003
- CD-CODE: crowdsourcing condensate database and encyclopedia.Nature methods · 2023Rostam N, Ghosh S, Chow CFW et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41592-023-01831-0
- nf-encyclopedia: A Cloud-Ready Pipeline for Chromatogram Library Data-Independent Acquisition Proteomics Workflows.Journal of proteome research · 2023Allen C, Meinl R, Paez JS et al.DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.2c00613
- The Encyclopedia of Proteome Dynamics: the KinoViewer.
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20 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Characteristics
- Four major elements
- Encyclopedic dictionaries
- Differences between encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Pre-modern encyclopedias
- Printed encyclopedias
- ''Encyclopédie''
- ''Encyclopædia Britannica''
- ''Brockhaus Enzyklopädie''
- Encyclopedias in the United States
- Digital encyclopedias<span class="anchor" id="Digital"></span>
- Physical media
- Online <span class="anchor" id="Online"></span>
- Free encyclopedias
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Cited works
- External links
thumb|357x357px|A laptop shows a Wikipedia page on "Encyclopedia", beside stacked volumes and an open page of the Encyclopædia Britannica. An encyclopedia is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge, either general or special, in a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles or entries that are arranged alphabetically by article name or by thematic categories, or, in the case of online encyclopedias, they are hyperlinked and searchable. Encyclopedia entries are longer and more detailed than those in most dictionaries. Generally speaking, encyclopedia articles focus on factual information concerning the subject named in the article's title; this is unlike dictionary entries, which focus on linguistic information about words, such as their etymology, meaning, pronunciation, use, and grammatical forms.
Encyclopedias have existed for around 2,000 years and have evolved considerably during that time as regards language (written in a major international or a vernacular language), size (few or many volumes), intent (presentation of a global or a limited range of knowledge), cultural perspective (authoritative, ideological, didactic, utilitarian), authorship (qualifications, style), readership (education level, background, interests, capabilities), and the technologies available for their production and distribution (hand-written manuscripts, small or large print runs, Internet). As a valued source of reliable information compiled by experts, printed versions found a prominent place in libraries, schools, and other educational institutions.