Encyclopedia.com[1][failed verification] is an online encyclopedia. It aggregates information from other published dictionaries, encyclopedias and reference works including pictures and videos.
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Type of site | Online encyclopedia |
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| 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 |
| OCLC number | 405663034 |
History
editThe website was launched by Infonautics in March 1998.[2] Infonautics was acquired by Tucows in August 2001.[3] In August 2002, Patrick Spain bought Encyclopedia.com and its sister website eLibrary from Tucows and incorporated them in a new company called Alacritude, LLC (a combination of Alacrity and Attitude).[4] The business became known as HighBeam Research and was eventually sold to Gale.[5][6] For a time the website was operated by Chicago-based company Highbeam Research, a subsidiary of reference publisher Gale, which itself is a subsidiary of Cengage.[7][5]
Content
editEncyclopedia.com allows 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, including Oxford University Press, Columbia Encyclopedia and Gale, its parent company.[9][10][not specific enough to verify]
References
edit- ^ "Reference: Encyclopedias". Curlie.org. Archived from the original on May 27, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "Infonautics Launches Encyclopedia.Com". Information Today. Vol. 15, no. 3. March 1998. ISSN 8755-6286. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018 – via Questia.
- ^ Magid, Larry (August 15, 2002). "BASICS; A Reference Library On Disc or Online". The New York Times. p. G7. ISSN 1553-8095. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Hane, Paula J. (August 26, 2002). "Tucows Sells Two Former Infonautics Services". Newsbreaks.infotoday.com. Information Today, Inc. Archived from the original on March 12, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ a b Creguer, Tina (December 15, 2008). "Gale Acquires HighBeam Research, Inc" (Press release). Cengage. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021.
- ^ Gwen (December 16, 2008). "Internet News: Gale Acquired HighBeam Research". Websearchguide.ca. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012.
- ^ Myers, Fort (July 27, 2011). "Partnership With HighBeam Research and Encyclopedia.com". Yippy, Inc. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018.
- ^ Gross, Melanie (May 21, 2012). "Wikipedia down? Try these alternatives". Ghacks.net. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "About Encyclopedia.com". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "The World's #1 Online Encyclopedia". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2024.