From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of online encyclopedias
List of online encyclopedias
This is a list of notable online encyclopedias which are accessible on the World Wide Web.
References
[1] Encyclopaedia Biblica
General reference Classical antiquities, arts, and literature Culture and countryspecific Pop culture and fiction Mathematics Music Biography Philosophy Politics and history Religion and theology Science
Life science Medicine
External links
• "Encyclopedic Knowledge, Then vs. Now", The New York Times, May 3, 2009
See also
• List of academic databases and search engines • List of blogs • List of online databases • List of online dictionaries • List of wikis
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Site Ansiklopedika Archimedes-lab.org Baidu Baike Language Turkish English Chinese Description
List of online encyclopedias
Access Free Free Free
Collaborative online encyclopedia Edutainment Collaborative online encyclopedia hosted by the major Chinese search engine Baidu General interest General Interest (original content of the hard copy Canadian Encyclopedia) General interest
Banglapedia The Canadian Encyclopedia Chinese Encyclopedia Citizendium
Bangla, English English
Free Free
Chinese English
Free
Wiki-based free encyclopedia project Free spearheaded by Larry Sanger, cofounder of Wikipedia General interest General interest Free Free
Columbia Encyclopedia Compton’s Encyclopedia Credo Reference Crnogorska Enciklopedija Den Store Danske Encyklopædi Deu Sözlük Digital Universe Diplopedia
English English English
General interest and subject-specific Subscription encyclopedias
Montenegrin General interest (hopes to encourage Free a Montenegrin language Wikipedia) Danish Turkish English English General interest General interest Collection of articles on educational, cultural, and scientific topics Free Free Free
US State Department internal encyc- Access only lopedic wiki, available for diplomats through the State and overseas US agents to use Department General General interest General interest Free Free Limited free access and features, subscription for full access Limited free access and features, subscription for full access Subscription Free
Doosan Encyclopedia Korean Ekşi Sözlük Encarta Turkish English
Encyclopædia Britannica
English
General interest
Encyclopedia of China Encyklopedia Internautica
Chinese Polish
General interest General interest
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Enciclopedia Libre Spanish
List of online encyclopedias
Fork of the Spanish Wikipedia, using Free wiki software, released under the GFDL General interest encyclopedia published by Encyclopedia Britanica General interest, users can submit articles on the topic of essentially anything A collection of searchable FAQs Subscription Free
Encyclopædia Universalis Everything2
French English
FAQ Gale Virtual Reference Library GNUPedia Grand Larousse encyclopédique Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Holocaust Encyclopedia
English English English French English
Free
Database for search of source mater- Subscription ial of an academic nature General interest articles are released Free under a GNU license General interest Targeted at the younger researcher, it contains the text of the American Academic Encyclopedia Holocaust related articles Free Subscription
English, Arabic, Farsi, French, Spanish Chinese English English
Free
Hoodong Hutchinson Encyclopedia Infoplease
General interest. China’s largest wiki Free General interest General interest General interest Free Free Free
Internetowa encyklo- Polish pedia PWN Interpedia English
General interest, the first site to pro- No longer exists pose a free encyclopedia written by users. Now defunct. General interest. The first online Esperanto encyclopedia Biographies on notable Czech and Slovak people General interest General interest General interest with emphasis on science and the arts. First commercial online encyclopedia (1981-93). General interest General interest Free Free Free Free Subscription
Kalb Encyclopedia Kdo byl kdo Keyinpedia Knol Kussmaul Encyclopedia Marefa
Esperanto Czech Chinese English English
Arabic
Free Free
Meyers German KonversationsLexikon 4. ed. 1888 1892
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Nationalencyklopedin Swedish
List of online encyclopedias
Subscription
General interest, the most comprehensive contemporary Swedish language encyclopedia General interest Combined with GNUpedia
New World Encyclopedia Nupedia Open Site
English English English
Free Free
Categorized community-built encyc- Free lopedia, inspired by the Open Directory Project Collaborative hypertext Turkish dictionary and encyclopedia site that shares a similar concept with Everything2 or H2G2 General interest General interest Articles are written by scholars and peer-reviewed for accuracy General interest A Swedish language wiki Mirrors stable versions of selected English Wikipedia articles Articles designed for children ages 8-13 General interest Free
Private Sözlük
Turkish
Probert Encyclopaedia Quid Scholarpedia
English French English
Free Free Free Free Free Free
Store norske leksikon Norwegian (Bokmål) Susning.nu Veropedia Swedish English, Dutch, Spanish French, Spanish Polish
Vikidia WIEM Encyklopedia Wikipedia WikiPilipinas WikiZnanie World Book Encyclopedia
Free Free Free, Copyleft Free Free Subscription
See list here Wiki-based free general interest encyclopedia English Russian English Based on the Wikipedia model, from the Philippine point-of-view Russian language wiki General interest
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Site Language Description
List of online encyclopedias
Access
A Dictionary of English Greek and Roman Antiquities Encyclopedia Mythica English
Incorporates text from the 19th century encyclope- Free dia of the same name. Focuses on topics of cultural and historical Greek and Roman significance. Contains articles on mythology, folklore, and religion Covers subjects of classical antiquity Free Free
Harpers DicEnglish tionary of Classical Antiquities The Literary Encyclopedia SIKART English English, German, French, Italian
Literature related articles
Subscription
Biographical dictionary and database of Swiss visu- Free al art
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Site Aeiou Encyclopedia Language German, English Description
List of online encyclopedias
Access Free
Online database of Austrian culture
Dictionary of Greek and English Roman Geography Encyclopedia of Alabama Encyclopedia Iranica English English, plans for a future Persian version
Focuses on topic relating to Greek Free and Roman geography Articles on the state of Alabama Topics on the influence of the Iranian peoples throughout history Korea-related topics Ukraine related articles Presents articles on perceived human problems Free Free
Encyclopedia of Korean Korean Culture Encyclopedia of Ukraine Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential Gazetteer for Scotland Jewish Encyclopedia Jewish Virtual Library English English
Free Free Free
English English English
Articles on the geography and loc- Free ations of Scotland The state of Judaism and the Jews as of 1901 Portals to essential Jewish topics Comprehensive articles on Japanese arts and culture, history and politics, etc. Articles on the U.S. state Georgia Articles pertaining to Oregon Articles pertaining to Oregon Free Free Subscription
Kodansha Encyclopedia English of Japan New Georgia Encyclopedia Oregon Blue Book The Oregon Encyclopedia Panyathai English English English Thai, limited English Arabic, English English, Māori English
Free Free Free
General interest. Designed to hon- Free or the Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej Articles on Arab heritage and content Free with registration
TAGIPEDIA Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand Encyclopedia Virginia
The New Zealand government site Free with content on the country Articles on Virginia’s history and culture Free
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Site Battlestar Wiki Don Markstein’s Toonopedia H2G2 Language
List of online encyclopedias
Description Access Free
English, Simple English, German, Spanish, Battlestar Galactica-reTurkish, Malay, French, Chinese lated articles English
Focuses on articles perFree taining to print and animated cartoons Collection of sometimes Free humorous encyclopedia articles, based on Douglas Adams’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Contains articles pertain- Free ing to the American television drama Heroes. Content dedicated to everything Futurama. Articles on comic strips and comic artists Free Free
English
Heroes Wiki
English, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish English English, Dutch
The Infosphere Lambiek Lostpedia
English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Contains articles pertain- Free Japanese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Rus- ing to the hit drama Lost sian, Chinese English, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, Articles about Star Trek Esperanto, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish and Swedish English Inspired by The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Articles on fake bands from popular entertainment Free
Memory Alpha
Project Galactic Guide The Rocklopedia Fakebandica
Free
English
Free
Wookieepedia English, German, Spanish, Bulgarian, Dan- Star Wars related articles Free ish, Finnish, French, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Chinese
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Site Cut-the-knot Language English Description Mathematics related topics
List of online encyclopedias
Access Free
Encyclopaedia English of Mathematics EqWorld
Encompasses articles on the topic of mathematics Free
English, Russian, Articles on mathematical equations German, French, Italian, Spanish English Articles on a wide variety of math related topics Encyclopedia of number sequences (what is next term after 1,2,4,9,20,48,115, ..., say?)
Free
MathWorld
Free Free
On-Line Encyc- English lopedia of Integer Sequences PlanetMath The QED Project English English
Math related topics and articles
Free/ GNU
A project to establish a "distributed, computerized Free repository that rigorously represents all important, established mathematical knowledge." Access Retail sites Free Free Free Access Free
Site Allmusic LyricWiki MOOMA
Language Description English English Hebrew Music-related topics A searchable encyclopedic database of song lyrics Articles on Israeli music and musical artists Database of audio albums Language Description English English
MusicBrainz English Site Australian Dictionary of Biography
Entries on notable Australians who have died
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Dictionary of New Zealand Biography glbtq.com
Focuses on topics dealing with Greek and Free Roman mythology and people Entries on notable New Zealanders who have died Entries on notable homosexuals Biographies of mathematicians Free Free Free
English, Maori English
MacTutor History of Mathem- English atics archive MyWikiBiz English
A wiki encyclopedia that allows people Free and enterprises to write about themselves
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Site Encyclopedia of Marxism Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Site Campaigns Wikia Language English Language Description English English English English
List of online encyclopedias
Access Free Free Subscription Free
Topics related to the study of Marxism Philosophy related articles Philosophy articles Philosophy subjects
Description Political issues and campaigns Seeks to improve on public information through articles about US Congress specifics Articles pertaining to science, economics, and American authors. The 1899 edition is available online
Access Free Free
Congresspedia English
Cyclopaedia of English Political Science dKosopedia English
Free
A political encyclopedia written from a left/ Free progressive/liberal/Democratic point of view Articles on the history of Washington State Free An academic encyclopedia on the concepts Free of law
HistoryLink Jurispedia
English Arabic, English, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Dutch Language Description English
Site Catholic Encyclopedia Christian Cyclopedia
Access Free, Public domain Free Free Free, Public Domain
Topics relating to Catholicism
English
A collection of historical and theological information Semi-open wiki written from a Biblical literalist perspective. Articles on Christianity and theology
Conservapedia English Easton’s Bible English Dictionary Encyclopaedia English Biblica New Advent English
Contains articles pertaining to "the Literary, Political and Free Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible"[1] Articles on Catholicism and apologetics Free
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Site Encyclopedia Astronautica Encyclopedia of Earth Javapedia Rationalwiki Language Description English English English English
List of online encyclopedias
Access Free Free Free Free
Contains articles on the subject of space exploration and astronomy Articles on the Earth and its ecosystems Coverage of all topics related to the Java platform An encyclopedia dedicated to analyzing and refuting the anti-science movement. Description
Site ARKive
Language English
Access
Visual and au- Free dio recordings of the world’s species Seeks to cat- Free egorize all 1.8 million known species on the planet Biology related articles Subscription
Encyclopedia English, French of Life
Encyclopedia English of Life Sciences Encyclopedia English of Life Support Systems FishBase
Articles about Subscription the natural and social sciences Free
English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Articles on Italian, Dutch, Chinese (Simplified Han), Chinese fish species (Traditional Han), Bahasa Malay, Indonesian, Greek, Swedish, Russian, Farsi, Vietnamese, Thai, Lao, Hindi, Bangla English
Flora Europaea Palaeos Wikispecies
Covers differ- Free ent plant species Covers Free palaeontology Seeks to create a catalogue of all living things Free
English English
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Site Language
List of online encyclopedias
Description Articles on medical imaging used in radiology and radiography Medical content (tentative launch in 2008) Articles on medical imaging used in radiology and radiography Medical content Access Free
Medcyclopaedia English
Medpedia Radiopaedia
English English
Free Free
WikiDoc
English, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Romanian, Chinese, and Turkish
Free
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