- List of online encyclopedias
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This is a list of notable online encyclopedias that are accessible on the Internet.
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General reference
Site Language Description Access Archimedes-lab.org English Edutainment Free Baidu Baike Chinese Collaborative online encyclopedia hosted by the major Chinese search engine Baidu Free Banglapedia Bangla, English General interest Free The Canadian Encyclopedia English, French General interest (original content of the hard copy Canadian Encyclopedia) Free Citizendium English General interest, wiki Free Columbia Encyclopedia English General interest Free Compton's Encyclopedia English General interest Free Conservapedia English Semi-open wiki written from politically extreme far right-wing and Biblical literalist perspectives Free Credo Reference English General interest and subject-specific encyclopedias Subscription Crnogorska Enciklopedija Montenegrin General interest (hopes to encourage a Montenegrin language Wikipedia) Defunct Den Store Danske Encyklopædi Danish General interest Free Deu Sözlük Turkish General interest Free Digital Universe English Collection of articles on educational, cultural, and scientific topics Free Diplopedia English US State Department internal encyclopedic wiki, available for diplomats and overseas US agents to use Access only through the State Department Doosan Encyclopedia Korean General interest Free EcuRed Spanish General interest. Cuban Free Ekşi Sözlük Turkish General interest Free Encarta English General interest Defunct Encyclopædia Britannica English General interest Limited free access and features, subscription for full access Encyclopædia Britannica –1911 Edition English General interest Public domain: completely free access from several online sources Encyclopedia of China Chinese General interest Subscription Encyklopedia Internautica Polish General interest Free Enciclopedia Libre Spanish Fork of the Spanish Wikipedia, using wiki software, released under the GFDL Free Enciclopedia Treccani Italian General interest Free Encyclopædia Universalis French General interest encyclopedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica Subscription Everything2 English General interest, users can submit articles on the topic of essentially anything Free FAQ English A collection of searchable FAQs Free GNUPedia English General interest articles are released under a GNU license Free Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana Catalan General interest Free Grand Larousse encyclopédique French General interest Free Great Soviet Encyclopedia Russian, English General interest, often from the former official Soviet viewpoint. Free Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia English Targeted at the younger researcher, it contains the text of the Academic American Encyclopedia Subscription Holocaust Encyclopedia English, Arabic, Persian, French, Spanish Holocaust-related articles Free Hudong Chinese General interest. China's largest wiki Free Hutchinson Encyclopedia English General interest Free Infoplease English General interest Free Internetowa encyklopedia PWN Polish General interest Free Interpedia English General interest, the first site to propose a free encyclopedia written by users Defunct Enciklopedio Kalblanda Esperanto General interest. The first online Esperanto encyclopedia Defunct Kdo byl kdo Czech Biographies on notable Czech and Slovak people Free Keyinpedia Chinese General interest Free Knol English General interest Free Kussmaul Encyclopedia English General interest with emphasis on science and the arts. First commercial online encyclopedia (1981–93). Subscription Marefa Arabic General interest Free Meyers Konversations-Lexikon 4. ed. 1888 - 1892 German General interest Free Nationalencyklopedin Swedish General interest, the most comprehensive contemporary Swedish language encyclopedia Subscription New World Encyclopedia English General interest Free Nupedia English Combined with GNUpedia Free Open Site English Categorized community-built encyclopedia, inspired by the Open Directory Project Free Private Sözlük Turkish Collaborative hypertext Turkish dictionary and encyclopedia site that shares a similar concept with Everything2 or H2G2 Free Probert Encyclopaedia English General interest Free Proleksis Encyclopedia Croatian General and national encyclopedia Free with registration Quid French General interest Free Scholarpedia English Articles are written by scholars and peer-reviewed for accuracy Free Store norske leksikon Norwegian (Bokmål) General interest Free Superpedia Bahasa Indonesia Indonesian, based on MediaWiki Free Susning.nu Swedish A Swedish language wiki 2001–2009 Defunct Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam Vietnamese General interest. State-sponsored encyclopedia. Free Veropedia English, Dutch, Spanish Mirrors stable versions of selected English Wikipedia articles Defunct Vikidia French, Spanish Articles designed for children ages 8–13 Free WIEM Encyklopedia Polish General interest Free Wikipedia See list here General interest wiki Free, copyleft Winkler Prins encyclopedie Dutch General interest, three different age levels Subscription World Book Encyclopedia English General interest Subscription Wikinfo English Holds multiple articles on subjects from different points of view Free Biography
Site Language Description Access Australian Dictionary of Biography English Entries on notable Australians who have died Free Dictionary of Canadian Biography English, French Entries on notable Canadians Free Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology English Focuses on topics dealing with Greek and Roman mythology and people Free Dictionary of National Biography English Comprehensive 66-volume reference work on notable figures from British history in every profession from politics to art Subscription Dictionary of New Zealand Biography English, Māori Entries on notable New Zealanders who have died Free glbtq.com English Entries on notable homosexuals Free MacTutor History of Mathematics archive English Biographies of mathematicians Free MyWikiBiz English A wiki encyclopedia that allows people and enterprises to write about themselves Free Who's Who English General biographies, mainly of British people Subscription Classical antiquities, arts, and literature
Site Language Description Access A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities English Incorporates text from the 19th century encyclopedia of the same name. Focuses on topics of cultural and historical Greek and Roman significance. Free Encyclopedia Mythica English Contains articles on mythology, folklore, and religion Free Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities English Covers subjects of classical antiquity Free The Literary Encyclopedia English Literature related articles Subscription SIKART English, German, French, Italian Biographical dictionary and database of Swiss visual art Free Culture and country-specific
Site Language Description Access Aeiou Encyclopedia German, English Online database of Austrian culture Free Encyclopedia of Alabama English Articles on the state of Alabama Free Encyclopedia of Arkansas English A project of the Central Arkansas Library System and is the only U.S. state encyclopedia sponsored by a public library Free Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography English Focuses on topic relating to Greek and Roman geography Free Encyclopædia Iranica English, plans for a future Persian version Topics on the influence of the Iranian peoples throughout history Free Encyclopedia of Korean Culture Korean Korea-related topics Free Gazetteer for Scotland English Articles on the geography and locations of Scotland Free Jewish Encyclopedia English The state of Judaism and the Jews (as of 1901) Free, Public domain Jewish Virtual Library English Portals to essential Jewish topics Free Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan English Comprehensive articles on Japanese arts and culture, history and politics, etc. Subscription Looklex Encyclopaedia (about) English (based in Norway) Middle East and North African topics (known as CiAS 1996-1999) Free New Georgia Encyclopedia English Articles on the U.S. state Georgia Free Oregon Blue Book English Articles pertaining to Oregon Free The Oregon Encyclopedia English Articles pertaining to Oregon Free Panyathai Thai, limited English General interest. Designed to honor the Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej Free TAGIPEDIA Arabic, English Articles on Arab heritage and content Free with registration Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand English, Māori The New Zealand government site with content on the country Free Encyclopedia of Ukraine English Ukraine related articles Free Encyclopedia Virginia English Articles on Virginia's history and culture Free Wikanda Spanish Andalusian encyclopedia Free Pop culture and fiction
Site Language Description Access Don Markstein's Toonopedia English Focuses on articles pertaining to print and animated cartoons Free H2G2 English Collection of sometimes humorous encyclopedia articles, based on Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Free Heroes Wiki English, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish Contains articles pertaining to the American television drama Heroes. Free Lostpedia English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese Contains articles pertaining to the hit drama Lost Free Memory Alpha English, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, Esperanto, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish and Swedish Articles about Star Trek Free The Rocklopedia Fakebandica English Articles on fake bands from popular entertainment Free TV Tropes English, German, Esperanto, Spanish, French, Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish, Al Bhed, Quenya Articles related to the devices and conventions that a fiction writer can reasonably rely on as being present in the audience members' minds and expectations Free Wookieepedia English, German, Spanish, Bulgarian, Danish, Finnish, French, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Chinese Star Wars-related articles Free WoWWiki English, German, Spanish, French, Czech, Danish, Greek, Persian, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Dutch, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Korean, Japanese, Chinese World of Warcraft-related articles Free Wowpedia English, Spanish, French, Czech, Russian World of Warcraft and Warcraft Universe -related articles Free Mathematics
Site Language Description Access Cut-the-knot English Mathematics related topics Free Encyclopaedia of Mathematics English Encompasses articles on the topic of mathematics Free EqWorld English, Russian, German, French, Italian, Spanish Articles on mathematical equations Free MathWorld English Articles on a wide variety of math related topics Free On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences English Encyclopedia of number sequences (what is next term after 1,2,4,9,20,48,115, ..., say?) Free PlanetMath English Math related topics and articles Free/GNU The QED Project English A project to establish a "distributed, computerized repository that rigorously represents all important, established mathematical knowledge." Free Music
Site Language Description Access Allmusic English Music-related topics Retail sites Discogs English Database of audio releases Free Encyclopaedia Metallum English Archives of heavy metal bands Free LyricWiki English Encyclopedic database of song lyrics Free MOOMA Hebrew Articles on Israeli music and musical artists Free MusicBrainz English Database of audio albums Free MusicMight English Bio- and discographies of rock bands Free Philosophy
Site Language Description Access Encyclopedia of Marxism multi-lingual Topics related to the study of Marxism Free Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy English Philosophy related articles Free Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy English Philosophy articles Subscription Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy English Philosophy subjects Free Politics and history
Site Language Description Access Campaigns Wikia English Political issues and campaigns Free Congresspedia English Seeks to improve on public information through articles about US Congress specifics Free Cyclopaedia of Political Science English Articles pertaining to science, economics, and American authors. The 1899 edition is available online Free dKosopedia English A political encyclopedia written from a left/progressive/liberal/Democratic point of view Free Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential English Presents articles on perceived human problems Free HistoryLink English Articles on the history of Washington State Free Jurispedia Arabic, English, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Dutch An academic encyclopedia on the concepts of law Free Religion and theology
Site Language Description Access Boston Collaborative Encyclopedia of Western Theology English Articles on Western Christian theology Free, Public domain Catholic Encyclopedia English Topics relating to Catholicism Free, Public domain Christian Cyclopedia English A collection of historical and theological information Free Easton's Bible Dictionary English Articles on Christianity and theology Free, Public Domain Encyclopaedia Biblica English Contains articles pertaining to "the Literary, Political and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible"[1] Free Encyclopedia of Mormonism English Articles by Mormon academics on history and doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon or LDS Church). Free Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online English Topics relating to Anabaptism and Mennonites Free Jewish Encyclopedia English Topics relating to Judaism Free New Advent English Articles on Catholicism and apologetics Free Science
Site Language Description Access APpedia Chinese Contains articles on the subject of general animal protection Free Encyclopedia Astronautica English Contains articles on the subject of space exploration and astronomy Free Encyclopedia of Earth English Articles on the Earth and its ecosystems Free Javapedia English Coverage of all topics related to the Java platform Free ScienceWorld English Covers astronomy, scientific biography, chemistry, and physics. Like MathWorld, it is edited by Eric Weisstein. Free Biology-Life science
Site Language Description Access Animal Diversity Web English Student wiki-type database at the University of Michigan of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology. Free ARKive English Visual and audio recordings of the world's species Free Encyclopedia of Life English, French Seeks to categorize all 1.8 million known species on the planet Free Encyclopedia of Life Sciences English Biology related articles Subscription Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems English Articles about the natural and social sciences Subscription Erowid English Information about psychoactive substances Free FishBase English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Chinese (Simplified Han), Chinese (Traditional Han), Bahasa Malay, Indonesian, Greek, Swedish, Russian, Persian, Vietnamese, Thai, Lao, Hindi, Bangla Articles on fish species Free Flora Europaea English Covers different plant species Free Macroscopic Observatory English Covers Flora and Fauna Free Palaeos English Covers palaeontology Free The Plant List English Covers Flora Free Wikispecies English Seeks to create a catalogue of all living things Free Medicine and surgery
At least 70 online medical wiki encyclopedias has been created.[2] Some include:
Site Language Description Access Ganfyd English Medical content Free Medcyclopaedia English Articles on medical imaging used in radiology and radiography Free Medpedia English Medical content Free Radiopaedia English Articles on medical imaging used in radiology and radiography Free WikiSurgery English Surgical content Free See also
- List of academic databases and search engines
- List of blogs
- List of encyclopedias by branch of knowledge
- List of online databases
- List of online dictionaries
- List of wikis
- List of Danish online encyclopedic resources
References
- ^ Encyclopaedia Biblica
- ^ Heilman JM, Kemmann E, Bonert M, et al. (2011). "Wikipedia: a key tool for global public health promotion". J. Med. Internet Res. 13 (1): e14. doi:10.2196/jmir.1589. PMID 21282098. http://www.jmir.org/2011/1/e14/.
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